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How Deepak Chopra Is Using Virtual Reality To Improve Your Health

Tech.Co

Studies have shown that the practice of meditation positively affects the nervous system by lowering blood pressure, lessening symptoms of anxiety, fighting depression, and curbing insomnia. Deepak’s meditation guide will be available Fall 2016 for both mobile and desktop VR systems. Photo by Guided Meditation VR.

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A Guide to Using Authority & Social Proof in Fund Raising

Both Sides of the Table

The book is a layman’s guide to understanding how we as humans make decisions and is underpinned by data-oriented studies to prove his claims. Social proof is defined as “looking for others to guide our decision&# and it can be both explicit and implicit. You should, too. (no,

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As U.S. Looks to Launch Precision Health Study, Google’s Role Emerges

Xconomy

government has ambitious plans for a long-term health study with one million Americans, and one of the world’s most powerful tech companies has a big part to play, including the storage of all the data on its “cloud” servers. It even has a price guide.). million, with potentially $72 million over five years.

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5 Current Technologies Still Have Room For Innovation

Startup Professionals Musings

Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. Kerr, “ The Executive Checklist: A Guide for Setting Direction and Managing Change.” Platform as a Service (PaaS). So for those of you that love checklists, I saw some real value in the classic book by James M.

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Interview with Brad Stewart, Fair

socalTECH

What we are pursuing actively, is creating a curated, merchandising and transaction platform, which takes inventory from dealers so that consumers see a wide swath of inventory, all prioritized around value. We'll continue to build out our consumer financing options, to augment the platform. It's very strategic.

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Empowering Music Teachers With TakeLessons' Online Marketplace

socalTECH

We also see that, as video technology and platforms, and platforms grow and Internet connections grow stronger, and as the quality of HD video has started to develop, people are more in favor of online lessons as well. but someone who has studied music, or studied the art of teaching, have a tendency to do better.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

Tech Zulu Event

Startup Survival Guide: Beating the 800lb Gorillas. Hitchhikers Guide to Hypermonetizing the "3rd Wave". From an introduction to value pricing to case studies to client relationships, how value pricing can. Building a Social Ecommerce Platform in Mexico. Case Study marketing, Online community, Social Networking. . .

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