Investing in people building businesses powered by visual technology.We thrive on collaborating with deep technical teams who leverage computer vision, machine learning and artificial intelligence to analyze visual data. Sectors: Visual Technologies across the full tech stack for businesses or consumers. Especially technology focused projects across the whole imaging/video spectrum from wearable cameras, anything with an imaging sensor, virtual reality, augmented reality, autonomous driving, auto-magic editing software, visual search, artificial intelligence, medical imaging, imaging enabled commerce, computer vision, content analytics, computational imaging, publishing, satellite imaging, distribution, robotic imaging and visual sharing.Geography: North American companies & European companies with business viability in the U.S.http://www.ldv.co

TechPeaks http://www.techpeaks.eu selects hackers, designers, entrepreneurs, mixing them into a high-pressure 6-month boot camp in the beautiful Italian Alps. Individuals or teams may apply and will be able to collaborate with international mentors to produce successful businesses in high-tech. Participants receive free lodging, food, office space, services and visa for 6 months. They have opportunity to receive 25K euro non equity grants for the best projects and options for future follow on matching funds up to 200K euro per project. Teams and ideas can be there from the beginning or formed during the accelerator programme.

Recent consulting projects:Photo Sharing Start-up: Business Plan DevelopmentOnline poker/gaming company: Community Product Dev. PlanVisual Search Initiative: Business and Product Dev. PlanMobile Micropayment: ResearchMusic Community: ResearchWorking on my long-term documentary photography project: Love the Living of Life.

As of 10/08, total revenue for 2008 was estimated to be ~$3M with about half of that being recurring revenue. The company was closed in 11/08.

Digital Railroad, Inc. was a technology services company and marketplace dedicated to solving critical technical problems facing the creators and buyers of digital imagery. Digital Railroad’s unique suite of online services (SaaS) evolved with the photography industry, bringing solutions to market that empower people. Digital Railroad managed the technology needs for the creative professional so that they could focus on what they love: being creative. As Founder and CEO, we initially self-funded, recruited a great team, developed the platform from zero and launched an innovating and valuable platform for the professional photography industry. Additional funding provided by DNCapital, Morgenthaler, Venrock and Angels.

Digital Imaging consultant to Virgilio, the #1 Italian Internet Portal, and its parent company SEAT. Activities included strategic planning, photo rights negotiation, marketing and product development.Hired to create their consumer photo channel business model, manage product development and plan a multi-phase product plan.

The Eyetide ViewerTM turns the idle computer screen into a new media channel, allowing partners to broadcast rich interactive content directly to users' desktops every day. Secured Eyetide marketing service agreements of $400K in 6 months of 2002 and commitments of $200K for 2003. Initiated, negotiated and signed service deals with Microsoft, AOL, Warner Bros., HBO, washingtonpost.com, Island Def Jam, Getty Images, Magnum, and Time Inc. among others.

Collaborated with founders to secure >2M in funding, hire senior management and successfully create a new business model for an image based marketing business delivered via the Internet. Hired and managed the content and product design team. Developed content partnerships, content production systems and collaborated on product design for the Eyetide Platform.

Managed a team that conceived and created the Internet's first broadband imaging portal, "Making Pictures" with Intel as a $3M joint venture partner. Manager of Content Development for Making Pictures, 7/97-8/99Managed strategic content development, editorial updates, user behavior, partner relationships, and spearheaded initiatives to offer the best imaging education, resources and tools online. Tripled user traffic by signing Corbis Images to implement an extensive image search and commerce service on Making Pictures.

Managed a monthly editorial photo budget of ~$10K and exponentially increased network value with photography. Collaborated with early Internet photo editor pioneers to develop Internet imaging standards.

Associate Producer for SCAN; 26 half hour television programs on global technology which aired on CNBC and its international affiliates. Orchestrated worldwide editorial research/development and TV crew coordination.

Assignment and Picture Editor for "24 Hours in Cyberspace," a worldwide multimedia photography project. Researched and tracked international editorial assignments, assistant manager of photo traffic for 160 photographers and three hundred stories on event day.

Picture Editor, international syndication liaison for overseas affiliates. Managed the agency's worldwide imaging computer network.