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Ron R. posted thisAs brothers and co-founders of Picmonic, Ken Robertson and I are writing to express our gratitude for the past 12 years on our entrepreneurial journey. We are proud of what we achieved with Picmonic while also humbled by the many lessons we learned along the way. From the early days of ideation, through raising capital and scaling the team and product lines, to evolving our business model and gaining international traction, it was incredible to see our vision grow into a global community of learners, educators, and healthcare professionals. Through Picmonic, we were honored to lead an amazing organization that helped over a million healthcare students worldwide learn and remember information in a more fun and effective way. This was made possible by our team, investors, board of directors, family, and friends. We want to express our deepest appreciation to all those who believed in us and supported us along the way. In 2021, Picmonic was acquired by TrueLearn, a leading platform in healthcare education and an LLR Partners portfolio company. Today, the Picmonic team and products have been successfully integrated into TrueLearn to create an even more powerful organization and platform. We have full confidence in TrueLearn and LLR and we’re excited to see how Picmonic continues to make an impact in the medical community around the world. Now, it's time for us to embark on a new chapter of life. Following our transition out of Picmonic, we were blessed to spend the first few months of 2023 traveling the world, allowing the time and space to contemplate where we would like to invest our time and energy next. We believe technology can be a powerful force for good, and we will continue to be part of that change. We founded Whip Ventures, a new company where we will leverage our experience, knowledge, and networks to help other entrepreneurs in their pursuit of success. We hope to help startups grow and thrive by providing coaching, consulting, and investment capital. We are open to conversations and introductions if you think we can help. Here’s to an amazing ride! 🚀 With gratitude, Ron and Ken Robertson #startups #success #founders #entrepreneurs #business #gratitude #technology #healthcare #coaching Ken Robertson Picmonic Inc (Remember More in Less Time) TrueLearn
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Ron R. shared thisCongrats to the Picmonic Inc (Remember More in Less Time) team and thank you to all who helped make it possible! #technology #education #entrepeneurshipRon R. shared thisWe are very proud to announce that Picmonic made the #Inc5000 list. Thank you to our entire community of learners, educators & supporters for helping us become one of the fastest-growing companies! inc.com/inc5000 #nursingeducation #medicaleducation #Education #Innovation #Technology #Entrepreneurship #meded #nursingstudents #fastestgrowing #growingcompanies #top50002025 Inc. 5000: Meet the Companies That Epitomize Resilience2025 Inc. 5000: Meet the Companies That Epitomize Resilience
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Ron R. liked thisRon R. liked thisTokens-to-Understand (TTU) — a KPI I'm coining for agentic coding. The tokens an AI agent burns to understand the slice it needs to answer one real question. Without maps, it scales with your whole repo — not the slice you need. Measured on my repo this week. Same question, same answer: 🔴 "Where's tenant filtering enforced?" 262,800 → 4,300 tokens. 98% less. 🔴 "What writes this table?" 21,700 → 4,300 tokens. 80% less. Tenant rules touch almost every query — so the answer hides in the noise. The map points straight to it. Make TTU a gated KPI: ✅ Generated, CI-checked maps ✅ A budget that ratchets down ✅ TTU regresses → the build goes red We've measured the cost of understanding code since the '90s — back when the reader was human. I'm re-cutting it for agents, on Anthropic's Claude Code. Same wave, new board 🏄 #ClaudeCode #Anthropic #AgenticCoding #ContextEngineering #DeveloperTools #TokensToUnderstand
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Ron R. liked thisRon R. liked thisDOJO Air × Kickstarter × CES 2026: CES marked an important milestone for our team. DOJO Air was selected by Kickstarter as one of only four companies chosen for emerging launches in 2026, reflecting a growing shift toward measurable, human-centered health data. Kickstarter has a strong history of helping breakthrough wellness products grow into category-defining companies. Brands like Oura and Peloton reshaped how people understand physiological data, recovery, and connected fitness, demonstrating what is possible when hardware, software, and community come together. We are honored to continue in that lineage. One of the strongest signals at CES this year was the broader conversation around health data accessibility. Leadership from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration emphasized the importance of making high-quality data more accessible, interpretable, and actionable so individuals can better understand and manage their own health. That philosophy sits at the core of the DOJO platform. We believe breath is the most fundamental human signal, and that transforming it into real-time, measurable data can unlock meaningful improvements in calm, focus, sleep, performance, and long-term health. At CES, we introduced the DOJO platform and our real-time breath-volume feedback system, built to turn physiology into insight rather than noise. Thank you to the Kickstarter team for the platform and belief, and to everyone who stopped by, took a breath with us, and engaged in the conversation. 2026 is the year breath becomes measurable. Learn more at dojoair.com and on our Kickstarter pre-launch page. Every breath counts. Craig Olson Rusty Allen Hugo Groening Cory McCluskey Paul Fitzgerald, PhD NICHOLAS BRUNE Photos by Amanda Altman
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Ron R. liked thisRon R. liked thisEveryone needs a real Ross in their life. Not the paleontologist from Friends (though we love him too)—but the kind of person who doesn’t just believe in you, they make you believe in yourself. When I was preparing for the Arizona Commerce Authority Innovation Challenge, everyone said “no one wins on their first try.” My Ross made sure I never heard that noise. He saw my vision and matched it with even more excitement than I had. He spent two entire weekends in August of 2021 whiteboarding with me—breaking down financial projections, business growth strategies, and proformas. His consulting fee? Tacos. I can’t fully repay what he’s done for me, but I can pay it forward. If you’re chasing a big goal, find your Ross. And when someone needs you to be theirs, show up the way he showed up for me.
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Ron R. liked thisRon R. liked thisThe squad behind the squad. This year every team broke out and did their own dinner or celebration for the holidays. Without this bunch of people we… - Wouldn’t get paid - Wouldn’t pay bills - Wouldn’t hire anyone - Wouldn’t have management standards - Wouldn’t host events - Wouldn’t recruit A players - Wouldn’t run strategic planning - Wouldn’t have a forecast - Wouldn’t have the culture we have - Wouldn’t have working devices - Wouldn’t have company swag - Wouldn’t have world class onboarding - Wouldn’t travel - Wouldn’t close out every. loose. end. The office wouldn’t be as fun. The company wouldn’t run as well. And a million other things. This is the engine under the hood. The heartbeat of Trainual. The team that many people don’t get to interact with (unless you work here). And I’m immensely grateful to have each of these people in my life. Running a company is hard. But doing it with great people makes all the difference.
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Ron R. liked thisRon R. liked thisAfter nearly 5 incredible years at Box, I’m thrilled to share that I’ve joined Miro as a Senior Solutions Engineer! 🚀 The past few months have been an exciting whirlwind — new team, new city, and continued growth. Now, with my first quarter in the books, I can say it’s been the most energizing and refreshing experiences. I've been able to help teams bring their best ideas to life, from discovery and definition to execution, all within one visual workspace. What’s especially exciting is where we’re heading with our AI Platform and the concept of the canvas as a prompt. The ability for teams to map ideas, visualize workflows, and even prototype directly into code, all in one place. --- On a personal note, joining Miro also meant a move to Austin where I will be closer to family and surrounded by such a welcoming community. Forever grateful for my time at Box (professionally and personally), and I'm so excited to be part of this next chapter with the incredible team at Miro. 💡
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Ron R. liked thisRon R. liked thisLast Sunday was magical. My team and I welcomed our family, friends, clients, and community supporters to celebrate the milestone of making the Inc. 5000 list, and share what sets us a part in healthcare. We opened up with a beautiful cacao ceremony led by Nicole Warren, followed up with a soul-gazing activity that highlighted the power of truly seeing another human. Because that is what we do at Navi Nurses. We don't just provide incredible nursing care. We intentionally do all that we can to "see the souls" of the people who entrust us with their care. We were honored to also have Terry Goddard take the stage to share about his experience using our services for a loved one, and share the incredible history of the Abbey on Monroe Street, which served as the most perfect venue for our event. With great food and surrounded by incredible community, we opened up our hearts to the beats of Lincoln Jesser who spins healing house music. It couldn't have been more perfect. Thank you to everyone who joined us that evening. You were meant to be there. And thank you to all of our community supporters who helped to make it possible down to the smallest details, I am beyond grateful for your support: Our Nurse Hero Sponsor : Spencer Fane LLP - M. Elizabeth "Beth" Nillen Michael Patterson Andy Anderson Our Vitals and Visionary Sponsor: Faith Hospice Cameron Svendsen Our Healing Vibes Sponsors: Southwest Medical Imaging, LTD ❤️ Megan Stuff Auxilia Asset Management ❤️ Melissa Santangelo Kalyan Medical ❤️ Shiven Chaudhry Westpac ❤️ Thomas S. Hunt and Josh Brown Freeway ❤️ Daniela Santangelo WAYS Energy ❤️ Geoff Habicht Futurome ❤️ Dr. Adrijana Kekic The Sparkle Bar ❤️ Alexandra Bradberry HOTWORX Chandler Life Cider ❤️ Michael Brinker And to our amazing photographer and videography team Catedral Collective- you are simply the best! Thank you Alexander Catedral for all that you do ❤️ And to the best team ever- how did I ever get so lucky? Jason Saunders Jordan Baxter Erika Frazer Chelsea Schell Amineh Jenckes Sasha Santamaria Edward Collins-Fanner, CPA Marnie Robbins thank you and everyone else who keeps the heart of what we do pumping.
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Ron R. liked thisRon R. liked thisHonored to be speaking at the Nursing & Midwifery Professional Development Conference in the UAE on September 17. I am excited to explore how we think and work in an AI-enabled future. Looking forward to connecting with colleagues and leaders. #مؤتمر_التطوير_المهني_للتمريض_والقبالة #مؤسسة_الإمارات_للخدمات_الصحية #التمريض_والقبالة #الرعاية_الصحية #الكوادر_التمريضية #Nursing_And_Midwifery_Professional_Development_Conference #EHSUAE #Nursing_And_Midwifery #Healthcare #Nursing
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The Picmonic® Learning System: enhancing memory retention of medical sciences using an audiovisual mnemonic web-based learning platform.
Advances in Medical Education and Practice
Medical students are required to retain vast amounts of medical knowledge on the path to becoming physicians. To address this challenge, multimedia Web-based learning resources have been developed to supplement traditional text-based materials. The Picmonic® Learning System (PLS; Picmonic, Phoenix, AZ, USA) is a novel multimedia Web-based learning platform that delivers audiovisual mnemonics designed to improve memory retention of medical sciences.
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SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING A LEARNING AID USING PICTORIAL MNEMONICS
Filed US 14016016
The present invention relates generally to systems, methods, and computer
programs for providing a learning aid, and more particularly, to systems, methods, and
computer programs for providing a learning aid or tool using pictorial mnemonics
associated with a content topic.Other inventors -
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Education Technology Software: SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING A LEARNING AID USING PICTORIAL MNEMONICS
Filed US 4298979
Providing educational demonstrations via the internet, and printable materials in connection therewith; on-line educational services, namely, providing web-based instruction in the fields of medicine, law and accounting and printable materials in connection therewith, in class 41.
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