Tech Addiction

Gene and Doug discuss three topics that caught their attention today: Takeaways: Today’s news that Blackberry has terminated its services is a reminder that the company was first on the market to inspire phone addiction. Smartphones leveled up user addiction…

As one of the world’s leading enablers of technology addiction, Apple also walks the fine line of helping to curb it. Features like Screen time, Downtime, Quiet Hours, App Limits, and Do Not Disturb represent Apple’s efforts to equip customers…

Apple will be the best performing FAANG stock in 2019 As of the close on July 2nd, Apple is up 29%, Google 6%, Facebook 43%, Amazon 26%, and Netflix 41%. Apple sits in the middle of the pack, but we…

Sean Higgins is the founder and CEO of BetterYou, a product that “nudges” you to make better decisions and work toward your goals. He is also an entrepreneur in residence at Techstars, a partner at Router Ventures, and previously founded VidGrid. Top…

Sean Higgins is the founder and CEO of BetterYou, a product that “nudges” you to make better decisions and work toward your goals. He is also an entrepreneur in residence at Techstars, a partner at Router Ventures, and previously founded…

Sean Higgins is the founder and CEO of BetterYou, a product that “nudges” you to make better decisions and work toward your goals. He is also an entrepreneur in residence at Techstars, a partner at Router Ventures, and previously founded…

Mark Zuckerberg is telling us what to believe again, this time in a WSJ op-ed “The Facts About Facebook.” Zuckerberg’s defense of Facebook’s business model is fair. Unfortunately, the article also shows we shouldn’t expect Facebook to change how it…

2018 was a banner year for tech addiction in large part because of the movement around “time well spent.” The time well spent movement started as an effort to encourage humane design that put users first. Unfortunately, as some are beginning…

I used to tease my dad for not wanting an EZ Pass, the express toll card for your car. He said he didn’t want the government to know where he was driving. It was none of their business. I told…

1. Apple will be the best performing FAANG stock in 2019 (by Gene Munster) First, we believe the theme of Apple as a Service will slowly take root in 2019. Apple’s new reporting methodology will help focus investors on revenue…

Freedom is the ultimate luxury. Most people don’t have it, even the wealthy. Most people don’t have it because they’re addicted to technology. Their time isn’t free. Their choice isn’t free. Their mind isn’t free. There’s been a lot written…

Since we started writing about tech addiction as a potential market opportunity, we’re often asked, “What exactly are the opportunities?” We see opportunities across three broad categories: Health services Leveraging healthy addiction Augmentation These opportunities can be visualized along a…