Marcelo Calbucci
Marcelo Calbucci manages this profileMarcelo Calbucci is the founder of Seattle Flow and author of The PRFAQ Framework, focused on rethinking communities in the age of AI. He is a product and technology leader who has launched dozens of products across various industries. He provides Fractional CPO/CTO support for Seed to Series B startups and has taught, mentored, and advised nearly a thousand founders, product managers, and professionals.
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Tin Can CEO Chet Kittleson and Founders Share Key Startup Lessons at Seattle Flow Day on May 15
At Seattle Flow Startup Day, experienced founders including Tin Can CEO Chet Kittleson shared lessons from their hardships, emphasizing building passionate companies, maintaining emotional stability, hiring capable people, disciplined fundraising, questioning the need for venture capital, and considering acquisition early. Kittleson recounted surviving a disastrous network outage that nearly ended his startup, highlighting resilience and customer-driven growth.
Mark Cuban Backs Seattle Startup Skylight Social Developing TikTok-Like App on AT Protocol Amid TikTok Ban Concerns
Seattle startup Skylight Social, founded by Victoria White and Reed Harmeyer, raised funding from Mark Cuban and Graham & Walker to develop a TikTok-like short-form video app built on the AT Protocol, enabling users to own and transfer their data across platforms. The app is a Public Benefit Corporation committed to positive social impact and aims to capitalize on TikTok's uncertain future amid a potential U.S. ban.
Inside Amazon's strategic planning process; the state of the Seattle startup community
This week on the GeekWire Podcast: An inside look at Amazon's classic process for strategic thinking and decision-making, with a former Amazon product and technology director who has written new book about the documents used by the company to determine its direction. What can others learn from its approach? Plus, we break down this pivotal moment in Amazon's history, as employees return to the office five days a week; and we check in on the state of the Seattle startup world. Our guest is Marcelo Calbucci, a serial entrepreneur and longtime Seattle startup community leader who has worked for both…
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See all 5Author announces Seattle Flow as a central hub for Seattle’s startup community
The author announces Seattle Flow, a dedicated hub for founders, investors, and startup operators to discover, understand, and engage with Seattle’s startup ecosystem.
ATmosphere Conference Spotlights AT Protocol Enabling Decentralized Social Web with Bluesky and Obama Joins
The ATmosphere Conference in Seattle highlighted the emerging Authenticated Transfer (AT) Protocol, a decentralized social web system enabling users to own their identity and data, exemplified by the Bluesky social network. This protocol aims to disrupt current social apps by allowing interoperable, user-controlled data across multiple apps, with notable figures like Barack Obama joining Bluesky recently.
Techstars Seattle 2011 cohort produced three unicorns (30% rate), making it arguably the accelerator world's most successful class
Techstars Seattle’s 2011 accelerator cohort produced three unicorns — a 30% unicorn-rate — making it likely the most successful accelerator class ever, despite founders facing near-death challenges and a low representation of women among its ten startups.
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EveryMove Co-founder · current
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PRFAQ Lab Author & Founder · current
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Sampa Founder · current
Education
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Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Bachelor, Computer Science
