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Your loneliness is big business for these startups

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By Allie Volpe Verified
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Over the years, Julianne Holt-Lunstad has fielded many requests from startups looking for her help. These entrepreneurs came to the Brigham Young University professor with the well-meaning goal of “solving” loneliness; they believed their app or company could help consumers build genuine connections, and wanted Holt-Lunstad’s opinion on this feature or that business tactic. Across the pond, University College London professor Noreena Hertz was getting the same calls.
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Your loneliness is big business for these startups

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By Allie Volpe Verified
| Yahoo Finance Verified
"Of the many startups who've approached me, and it's probably about 50 or 60 in the space," Hertz told Vox, "there hasn't been one where I felt convinced by their business model." Across the pond, University College London professor Noreena Hertz was getting the same calls. They wanted her to join their boards, to advise them, to give their proof of concept a stamp of approval. Over the years, Julianne Holt-Lunstad has fielded many requests from startups looking for her help.
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Phone-free social events are a thing now (and they are amazing)

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By Allie Volpe Verified
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Richie Bell stood at the door of an East Village bar, nervous for a singular reason: he had to hand over his phone to a bouncer to get in. At 23 years old, Bell had hardly ever been without a device — he got his first iPhone in elementary school — but when he saw a video on TikTok advertising a queer, phone-free, funk dance party called Who’s Dancing?, he decided to test his limits. He immediately purchased a ticket and planned to attend alone.
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