# [Yes, Social Media Is Addictive. Here's What That Actually Means for Your Teen](/content/blog/yes-social-media-is-addictive-heres-what-that-actually-means-for-your-teen/index.html)

Social media addictive to teens

# [Why I built Dayo](/content/blog/why-i-built-dayo/index.html)

When I was six years old, I could not stop sucking my thumb. My mother tried everything. Then she offered me twenty dollars. This was the 1980s. Twenty dollars was a fortune. I quit in a week.

# [Dayo wins top prize at Oregon Startup Conference](/content/blog/dayo-wins-top-prize-at-oregon-startup-conference/index.html)

Dayo, the app that pays users to stay off social media took home top honors at this year’s Pitch Willamette startup competition at the Oregon Startup Conference at George Fox University on June 20.

# [Angel Oregon Tech investors back app to curb social media use](/content/blog/angel-oregon-tech-investors-back-app-to-curb-social-media-use/index.html)

Portland startup [Dayo](/content/site-root.html) was named the winner of [this year’s Angel Oregon Technology competition, walking away with a $](https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/news/2024/05/09/oregon-entrepreneurs-network-angel-tech-fund.html) 105,000 investment.