Brian Witlin’s ShopWell Demo at Health 2.0 in San Diego. 

Dinner at Bistro - Oil On Canvas - 2011, by Brian Witlin

Dinner at Bistro - Oil On Canvas - 2011, by Brian Witlin

Don’t mistake a clear view for a short distance
Kevin Kelley, Blogger
emergentfutures: Using Twitter Improves Students’ Grades, And Other Surprising Tech Usage Facts OnlineEducation.net made an infographic based on results from a student/technology study. Full Story: Business Insider

emergentfutures:

Using Twitter Improves Students’ Grades, And Other Surprising Tech Usage Facts

OnlineEducation.net made an infographic based on results from a student/technology study.

Full Story: Business Insider

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Obsessed with Lytro

I love disruptive innovation.  I also love when Stanford Grads come up with something that truly changes how we think about things.   Google took the leap to effectively crawl the internet to create the best search engine out there.  The Lytro folks have re-thought the idea of a camera.  

Many people, including myself, take great pride in our pictures.  I continue to enjoy shots with my digital SLR, pulling them into photoshop, doing edits, capturing moments and creating artwork.  Lytro has taken the camera to the next level for pros, enthusiasts, and novices alike.  The camera they are developing captures the whole light field using software built into the camera instead of focusing.  What does this mean?  You can actually focus your shot AFTER you take the photo.  

You are probably asking, “Is this some tilt shift trick that someone is using in instagram?”.  The answer is no.  Check out the examples below.   You can simply click on an area to focus.  I can’t wait to get my hands on one of these cameras when they come out.  They will truly revolutionize the way we look at photography.  I can’t wait for the results!

Dear Photograph, which has gone viral since it sprung up less than two months ago, collects past-meets-present photos from readers.  There are pages and pages of really cool pictures of pictures merging the past with the present.  

Dear Photograph, which has gone viral since it sprung up less than two months ago, collects past-meets-present photos from readers.  There are pages and pages of really cool pictures of pictures merging the past with the present.  

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Never, never, never, never give up.
Winston Churchill

Interview With Craig Diamond, Founder of Diamond MMA

AS mentioned in my previous posts, I enjoy building entrepreneurs as much as I enjoy building startups.  Below is a great interview with Craig Diamond of Diamond MMA.   I have been working with him for the last two years getting his business off the ground.  

Craig talks about his company and being featured during UFC 133 when Joe Rogan mentioned his company during multiple time-outs.  


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shivvermetimbers:

If Social Media Was Around For The World Wars 

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Here is a painting I have been putting the final touches on: A portrait of my sister Lauren.

Here is a painting I have been putting the final touches on: A portrait of my sister Lauren.

My @shopwell pitch @500startups in two minutes! Fun to attend the Investing In Food Startups Event.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Theadore Roosevelt, 26th president of US (1858 - 1919)
Some people like building startups. I think that is fun too. I also enjoy building entrepreneurs like @diamondmma and the awesome folks @500startups.

New Fine Art Experimentation

I have been playing around with some new techniques to improve my painting/design skills.  In the three images, note the use of lower intensity colors.  I still love achieving a mood while limiting the necessary detail.  These are all still works in progress.  I will post updates as I finalize the designs.

Chicago Sunset

Grappling

Bridesmaids

Optimists make lemonade out of lemons. Entrepreneurs make lemonade out of lemon seeds.