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December 3, 2007


MON
3
DEC
2007

Seattle Startup Index

By Marcelo Calbucci

 

    I just published the Seattle Startup Index on the Seattle 2.0 siteOpen in a new window.

 

    SampaOpen in a new window improved the Alexa Rank by 4,647 positions and the Compete Rank by 3,780 positions, yet we dropped 3 positions on the SSI list. What gives? 4 new startups have been listed above the Sampa rank (SEOmoz, ActiveRain, WidgetBucks and 3Guppies).

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MON
3
DEC
2007

What it means to be the best startup founder?

By Marcelo Calbucci

 

    I don't know, but I never won an award, so in case if you feel like I deserve it, click on the image below and put my name under "Best start-up founderOpen in a new window"

 

Crunchies2007 

 

   

    And since you are in a nomination mood, vote for SampaOpen in a new window under the "Most likely to succeedOpen in a new window" category.

 



December 4, 2007


TUE
4
DEC
2007

It's officially a bubble 2.0 and here is the official video

By Marcelo Calbucci

 

    Too good to not watch: http://youtube.com/watch?v=fi4fzvQ6I-oOpen in a new window

 

    Cue: If you don't find it funny, you are not in the middle of the bubble 'cause I'm knee deep.

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December 5, 2007


WED
5
DEC
2007

3 hours to make a button in CSS

By Marcelo Calbucci

 

    It's no surprise for people that understand the Internet main presentation protocols (HTML/CSS) how hard certain things are. Not only CSS/HTML are quite limited, but there are huge differences in behavior from one browser to another and from one version of the browser to another.

 

    I just spent the last 4 hours coming up with the HTML/CSS for our new button layout. Finally, I've got to a solution that works perfectly in IE 6, IE 7 and Firefox. There is just one small issue that I couldn't fix and I don't care anymore. Enough.

 

    Our new UI design will have some new elements that will enforce our brand and make the site look cool, that is why I'm working on buttons. There are still about 4 other things that I'll need to redesign (like Dialog Boxes, Drop-down menus, etc), but the button was probably the hardest one because buttons must resize automatically according to the text/icons inside that button. Dialog Boxes and Drop-down menus have fixed size, so they are much easier to implement.



December 6, 2007


THU
6
DEC
2007

Amazon WS Start-Up Challenge Awards Dinner

By Marcelo Calbucci

 

    I'll be going to this event tonight. I'm sure there will be at least a handful of people that I know (mostly from Amazon). It should be fun.

 

    UPDATE: Apparently all the tickets are sold out.

 



Week 49 of 2007

Netflix for Book: It won't work 9 months ago
Microsoft will win the Online Office battle 9 months ago
Amazon Start-Up Challenge Award 9 months ago
Vote/Nominate me for The Crunchies 8 months ago

Week 50 of 2007

Integrating Charity Giving into your Business Model 8 months ago
A Challenge for Entrepreneurs, Founders, Startups and CEOs 8 months ago
How much does it cost to found a Microsoft-based startup? 8 months ago
Is the Bubble exploding? Is sanity coming back? 8 months ago
How to handle bad press in a Blog World? 8 months ago
Amazon SimpleDB. What nobody is talking about? 8 months ago

Week 51 of 2007

What is a good backup/sync solution? 8 months ago
Why people still use IE 6? 8 months ago
Do you remember "The Crunchies"? The real story behind an award... 8 months ago
The Crunchies nominees have been announced 8 months ago

Week 52 of 2007

Top 10 posts of 2007 8 months ago
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