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The Father of the Cable Modem on Broadband, AI & Hype with Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard

Modern CTO
3390November 24, 2025
Product & Engineering

When he went to investors, nobody believed that the internet would be a big deal. Today, we're talking to Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard, the Father of the Cable Modem. We discuss how he invented broadband when no one believed home internet would succeed, why letting your product do the talking beats PowerPoint presentations, and how to distinguish between technology hype and delivery reality in the age of AI. Thank you to Digital Ocean for sponsoring this episode.

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