:: Authentic Happiness :: Using the new Positive Psychology. Ben’s Top 11 Positive Psychology Internet ResourcesBy Ben Dean, Ph.D. 1. Website for Reflective Happiness The most interesting new website in Positive Psychology is Marty Seligman's "Reflective Happiness" site at www.reflectivehappiness.com. For a nominal monthly fee, subscribers are given access to monthly exercises intended to increase happiness, question-and-answer sessions with Marty, newsletters, bookclubs and more.
But most valuable, is access to Marty's own constantly evolving thinking about the field. He knows everyone in Positive Psychology and thus is always at the center of the latest thinking and research. His own thinking is always evolving as well. 2. Barbara Fredrickson is perhaps most famous for her “broaden-and-build” theory of positive emotions. 3. If you can follow only one link, start here. 4. This is an active listserv for anyone interested in positive psychology (not just academics). 5. 6. 7.
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In the Pipeline: Pharma Strategy Blog. Pharma Blog. Bruce Booth - Life Sci VC. Biotech IPOs have long been viewed with skeptism, especially over the past few years in comparison to the high-flying media darlings in the Tech space. But recently a number of the social media phenoms have fallen from grace: Groupon is off 72%, Zynga is off 68%, and Facebook is off 44% as of today. Yet during the past 12-18 months, new Biotech IPOs have quietly been putting points on the board with their post-IPO performance. It’s now fair to say they have resoundingly outperformed their Tech cousins in the public markets. According to the National Venture Capital Association, 83 venture-backed IPOs occurred since January 2011 through end of 2Q 2012: 15 Life Science deals and 68 “Technology” deals (which include social media, retail, software, etc…).
Biotech median and average percent change since IPO are +19% and +26% versus Tech performance of -9% and +3%, respectively. But all deals aren’t created equal. The outliers don’t even breakout in favor of Tech. The Curious Wavefunction.
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