HOOK users using this Nobel Prize theory

Jono Bacon · Advanced ·🧘 Mental Health & Wellbeing Practice ·11mo ago

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Ever wonder why losing $20 feels way worse than finding $20 feels good? That’s prospect theory at work — a groundbreaking insight from Nobel Prize-winning psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. Their research showed that losses carry more psychological weight than equivalent gains. Smart tech companies use this to their advantage. ✅ Slack uses early access betas to trigger FOMO — people don’t want to lose that exclusivity. 💸 DigitalOcean runs limited-time $100 credit offers to tap into urgency and fear of missing out. Understanding this psychological principle can dramatically improve your product strategy, user experience, and marketing. If you’re building or growing a tech product, don’t ignore the power of loss aversion. #ProspectTheory #LossAversion #GrowthHacking #BehavioralEconomics #SlackMarketing #DigitalOcean #UserPsychology #FOMO #CognitiveBias #ProductMarketing #Kahneman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ℹ️ Check out Stateshift 👇 Most tech companies struggle to build reliable user and developer engagement. We ride shotgun with you, with clear coaching and frameworks driven by 27 years of experience, to deliver consistent adoption, revenue, and brand growth. Customers inc. Dagger, Comcast, IBM, Linux Foundation, Neural Magic, CNCF, Pfizer, Okteto, Dragonfly, Gates Foundation, and many others. Find out more: https://clcl.ink/yt-d Also check out: Stateshift LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stateshift Stateshift Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Stateshift/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📧 Bacon Bulletin 📧 A weekly fast-track to community growth and engagement...direct to your inbox. Let's be real...building a community/devrel is challenging and stressful. Make your life easier and more productive with a FREE weekly dose of tips, tricks, techniques, and training that keeps you

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Ever wonder why losing $20 feels way worse than finding $20 feels good? That’s prospect theory at work — a groundbreaking insight from Nobel Prize-winning psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. Their research showed that losses carry more psychological weight than equivalent gains. Smart tech companies use this to their advantage. ✅ Slack uses early access betas to trigger FOMO — people don’t want to lose that exclusivity. 💸 DigitalOcean runs limited-time $100 credit offers to tap into urgency and fear of missing out. Understanding this psychological principle can dramatically improve your product strategy, user experience, and marketing. If you’re building or growing a tech product, don’t ignore the power of loss aversion. #ProspectTheory #LossAversion #GrowthHacking #BehavioralEconomics #SlackMarketing #DigitalOcean #UserPsychology #FOMO #CognitiveBias #ProductMarketing #Kahneman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ℹ️ Check out Stateshift 👇 Most tech companies struggle to build reliable user and developer engagement. We ride shotgun with you, with clear coaching and frameworks driven by 27 years of experience, to deliver consistent adoption, revenue, and brand growth. Customers inc. Dagger, Comcast, IBM, Linux Foundation, Neural Magic, CNCF, Pfizer, Okteto, Dragonfly, Gates Foundation, and many others. Find out more: https://clcl.ink/yt-d Also check out: Stateshift LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stateshift Stateshift Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Stateshift/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📧 Bacon Bulletin 📧 A weekly fast-track to community growth and engagement...direct to your inbox. Let's be real...building a community/devrel is challenging and stressful. Make your life easier and more productive with a FREE weekly dose of tips, tricks, techniques, and training that keeps you
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