Month: June 2019

Brock Blake built Lendio to help small business owners navigate the complex web of business lending Brock Blake is a lifetime entrepreneur and current CEO of Lendio, the country’s largest marketplace for small business loans. His entrepreneurial spirit began to blossom when he took on a paper route as a young boy. From there he moved … How a Serial Entrepreneur Turned a $50K Award into the Largest Marketplace for SMB Loans

Hippo Partners with Xfinity to Expand Reach Across the U.S. Comcast Ventures invests resources into portfolio companies by providing access to innovative partnership opportunities Traditional home insurance carriers often provide overpriced coverage that is difficult to buy and becomes outdated quickly. This is not because of the well-meaning people driving the industry, but because of the … Comcast Ventures Case Study: Hippo Partners with Xfinity to Expand Reach Across the U.S.

goTenna, Mesh Networks, and the Future of IoT At Comcast Ventures, we think a lot about how technology can empower people in environments where lack of connectivity once limited who they could reach, where they could go, and what they could do. As an engineer and entrepreneur, I see many companies pushing boundaries but goTenna is actually … goTenna, Mesh Networks & the Future of IoT

Turning a Marketing Industry Problem into a Thriving Business James McDermott built Lytics to help marketers gain the insights they need to design effective data-driven campaigns Sometimes, an amazing business idea starts as a spark ignited by a challenge impacting those around us. This was the case for James McDermott and his co-founder, Aaron Raddon. After … Turning a Marketing Industry Problem into a Business