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Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global is buying a startup that uses neuroscience to boost app usage

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Originally called Dopamine Labs, the company was founded in 2015 to bring some of the same technologies that social media companies like Facebook used to boost engagement to a broader range of applications. Meet the tech company that wants to make you even more addicted to your phone.

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8 Reasons Young at Heart Entrepreneurs Lead the Way

Startup Professionals Musings

They have learned from and interacted with multiple cultures online through social media and at school. Satisfaction is not connected to money. The entrepreneur lifestyle has the lure of future money, but more immediate satisfaction in the daily learning, new relationships and stature in an exciting community of peers.

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8 Keys To Providing Consulting Services To Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

It also highlights all aspects of required customer service, satisfaction, loyalty and referrals to peers. It’s time to adopt your customer’s favorite mode of communication, whether that be texting, phone calls or social media, and not limit responses to office hours. Google and social media have transformed the business world.

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Will People Ever Be Comfortable Sharing Data Online?

Startup Professionals Musings

a leading researcher on consumer behavior and the impact of digital, reports that decision makers, social media users, and younger demographics are more and more comfortable sharing data in order to close the gap between thought and action. In his new book, “ Digital Context 2.0: Norton, Ph.D., No-comfort consumers – 17 percent.

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7 Reasons Smart Startups Establish 'Coopetition'

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, think of all the specialized social-media sites that allow the use of your Facebook or Twitter credentials, instead of forcing a new one. Why not improve your customer satisfaction by referring customers you can’t satisfy to someone who can? Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 9/11/2015.

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6 Keys To Proving A Viable Startup Business Model

Startup Professionals Musings

Proof of any business model starts with a finished product or solution, sold to a new customer for full price, with high satisfaction for the value received. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 4/10/2015. Too many founders have learned that passion and free beta products do not imply a sustainable business.

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How Smart Startups Survive Investor Due Diligence

Startup Professionals Musings

Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. Use this opportunity to validate their satisfaction and support for your company and your solution. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 1/9/2015. Review of opportunity and segmentation.