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Stop obsessing over features and start thinking about your user’s needs. Photo credit: Juyoung Ryu Investing in technology companies is a privilege — I have the opportunity to meet people smarter than me, every day. Prior to this, I was building internet and software companies and managing teams of startups on the innovation frontier. I regularly spent time disseminating … To Design Great Products, Become a Student of Human Psychology

At Comcast Ventures, we spend a ton of time thinking about, and investing in, consumer marketplaces. To sift through the noise and spot the next OfferUp or NextDoor, we apply a set of benchmarks around transaction frequency, take-rates and trading liquidity to assess the overall health and potential of the businesses we see. Though if I had to … Leading MealPal’s $15M Series A Round of Funding

Seven years ago, Comcast Ventures invested in a company called EdgeConneX because we saw an exceptionally strong team with a plan to accelerate building fiber to cell sites, then office buildings. As Comcast Ventures and Comcast actively engaged with EdgeConneX, we identified a new direction that had far greater potential. The EdgeConneX team embraced our guidance … Bringing Content Closer to the Consumer: EdgeConneX

In January, Comcast Ventures led a $20M financing round for College Ave Student Loans, a company created to simplify the college loans process. I sat down with Joe DePaulo, co-founder, chairman, and CEO of College Ave Student Loans at their offices in Wilmington, Delaware to hear about the student-lending space, their experience working with us and the future … College Ave Student Loans: The future of the student-lending marketplace

YouNow allows users to discover, watch and broadcast to a live audience, providing a platform for people to spend time together — even from opposite ends of the globe. I spoke with CEO Adi Sideman about his company’s mission, our partnership as well as how the change in media consumption and participation matters to the future of YouNow. … How YouNow Brings People Together Through Live Video

By Managing Director, Sam Landman WhoSay, a Comcast Ventures portfolio company, curates the smartest, most interesting celebrity social media from thousands of famous actors, athletes, chefs, influencers and more, delivering content at the right place and right time to fans. I sat down with CEO Steve Ellis to talk about partnerships, successful content with brands, trends … How WhoSay Became the Fastest Growing Content Marketing Company in America