Marcelo Calbucci
@calbucci.com
Author of "The PRFAQ Framework" (www.theprfaq.com). 18yrs of startups in Seattle & London, MSFT, Amazon. Runner. Cook. Geek.
Tech, software, AI/ML, UX, product, innovation, startups, leadership.
📍 Seattle
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https://calbucci.com/link
Tech, software, AI/ML, UX, product, innovation, startups, leadership.
📍 Seattle
🇧🇷🇺🇸
https://calbucci.com/link
Job in a tech company:
Software Engineer
Sr. Software Engineer
Staff Software Engineer
Principal Engineer
Distinguished Engineer
Job in a bank:
Associate Software Engineer
Associate Dir. Software Engineer
Sr. Associate VP of Software Engineering
Executive Sr. SVP of Software Engineering
Software Engineer
Sr. Software Engineer
Staff Software Engineer
Principal Engineer
Distinguished Engineer
Job in a bank:
Associate Software Engineer
Associate Dir. Software Engineer
Sr. Associate VP of Software Engineering
Executive Sr. SVP of Software Engineering
January 30, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Job in a tech company:
Software Engineer
Sr. Software Engineer
Staff Software Engineer
Principal Engineer
Distinguished Engineer
Job in a bank:
Associate Software Engineer
Associate Dir. Software Engineer
Sr. Associate VP of Software Engineering
Executive Sr. SVP of Software Engineering
Software Engineer
Sr. Software Engineer
Staff Software Engineer
Principal Engineer
Distinguished Engineer
Job in a bank:
Associate Software Engineer
Associate Dir. Software Engineer
Sr. Associate VP of Software Engineering
Executive Sr. SVP of Software Engineering
Looks like OpenAI is losing its magic. It went from having the Midas touch to being a curse for its key partners in less than six months.
January 29, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Looks like OpenAI is losing its magic. It went from having the Midas touch to being a curse for its key partners in less than six months.
I can't remember who said that working with AI today is like learning incantations. It's such a spot-on observation. Knowing the right combo of words gets you amazing results. Asking too little, you get no value. Asking too much muddles things. We need to attend AI Hogwarts.
January 28, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I can't remember who said that working with AI today is like learning incantations. It's such a spot-on observation. Knowing the right combo of words gets you amazing results. Asking too little, you get no value. Asking too much muddles things. We need to attend AI Hogwarts.
I miss when social media created community around events. Both attendees and others would follow a hashtag, get to participate and "feel" the conference.
January 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I miss when social media created community around events. Both attendees and others would follow a hashtag, get to participate and "feel" the conference.
Social media algorithms have transformed to the point where there's near-zero value in following accounts, being followed, or reposting to your followers. It decides what you see. It decides what your followers see. Everything is a tiny signal in the engagement machine.
January 26, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Social media algorithms have transformed to the point where there's near-zero value in following accounts, being followed, or reposting to your followers. It decides what you see. It decides what your followers see. Everything is a tiny signal in the engagement machine.
I don't remember when it happened, but ChatGPT gave up writing sentences and paragraphs. Now it's bullet points, numbered lists, and fragments.
January 22, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I don't remember when it happened, but ChatGPT gave up writing sentences and paragraphs. Now it's bullet points, numbered lists, and fragments.
PowerPoint won't tell you your pitch deck doesn't make strategic sense. QuickBooks won't tell you your marketing strategy causes a cash-flow crunch. These are syntactical products based on structure and artifacts. AI is finally opening the age of Semantic Products.
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The Age of Semantic Products
Marcelo Calbucci Founder, Author, Tech/Prod, Community Builder
www.calbucci.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:52 PM
PowerPoint won't tell you your pitch deck doesn't make strategic sense. QuickBooks won't tell you your marketing strategy causes a cash-flow crunch. These are syntactical products based on structure and artifacts. AI is finally opening the age of Semantic Products.
www.calbucci.com/2026-semanti...
www.calbucci.com/2026-semanti...
People in Seattle are nice but not kind. Being kind requires a level of candor that the people here avoid in favor of social cohesion. Folks don't share if they are sad or mad, so as not to upset others. Bottling up feelings and thoughts is not good for mental health, and it doesn't help us grow.
January 17, 2026 at 5:31 PM
People in Seattle are nice but not kind. Being kind requires a level of candor that the people here avoid in favor of social cohesion. Folks don't share if they are sad or mad, so as not to upset others. Bottling up feelings and thoughts is not good for mental health, and it doesn't help us grow.
Reposted by Marcelo Calbucci
Adobe's stock has slumped more than 45% since the end of 2023, reflecting analyst concerns over the threat of AI-driven disruption to SaaS companies (Ryan Vlastelica/Bloomberg)
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January 17, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Adobe's stock has slumped more than 45% since the end of 2023, reflecting analyst concerns over the threat of AI-driven disruption to SaaS companies (Ryan Vlastelica/Bloomberg)
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Claude is the best editor/critic of blog posts, emails, or essays. It’s brutally honest.
I prefer to do my own writing, but I constantly ask Claude to review the text over and over, often 5-7 times. The feedback I get is phenomenal, and the prompts couldn't be any simpler.
I prefer to do my own writing, but I constantly ask Claude to review the text over and over, often 5-7 times. The feedback I get is phenomenal, and the prompts couldn't be any simpler.
January 15, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Claude is the best editor/critic of blog posts, emails, or essays. It’s brutally honest.
I prefer to do my own writing, but I constantly ask Claude to review the text over and over, often 5-7 times. The feedback I get is phenomenal, and the prompts couldn't be any simpler.
I prefer to do my own writing, but I constantly ask Claude to review the text over and over, often 5-7 times. The feedback I get is phenomenal, and the prompts couldn't be any simpler.
I started an email reply with “You’re absolutely right,” and the person was sure it was an AI responding. Speaking like AI is the new “life imitating art.” Maybe I should put Claude Code down for a while. 🙃
January 9, 2026 at 10:37 PM
I started an email reply with “You’re absolutely right,” and the person was sure it was an AI responding. Speaking like AI is the new “life imitating art.” Maybe I should put Claude Code down for a while. 🙃
AI won't take our humanity because our humanity is about other humans. 2026 is the year we rebuild what we lost.
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2026: The Year of Humanity in the Age of AI
Marcelo Calbucci Founder, Author, Tech/Prod, Community Builder
www.calbucci.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:15 PM
AI won't take our humanity because our humanity is about other humans. 2026 is the year we rebuild what we lost.
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We are about to witness unprecedented levels of psyops, disinfo campaigns, and astroturfing. Society is not prepared for this, and social media companies benefit from the engagement, so they won't do much to stop it.
January 6, 2026 at 4:05 PM
We are about to witness unprecedented levels of psyops, disinfo campaigns, and astroturfing. Society is not prepared for this, and social media companies benefit from the engagement, so they won't do much to stop it.
If true, this will be the inflection point for EV cars. A battery that delivers 30-60% more autonomy, charges in 5 minutes, lasts longer than the car, and it works under cold/hot temperatures. insideevs.com/news/783380/...
The First Production All-Solid-State Battery Is Here, And It Promises 5-Minute Charging
Donut Lab claims it can build gigawatt-hours worth of solid-state batteries today without using any rare materials.
insideevs.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:58 PM
If true, this will be the inflection point for EV cars. A battery that delivers 30-60% more autonomy, charges in 5 minutes, lasts longer than the car, and it works under cold/hot temperatures. insideevs.com/news/783380/...
2026 promises to be an exceptional year for movies:
Project Hail Mary
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Disclosure Day
The Odyssey
Dune: Messiah
Project Hail Mary
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Disclosure Day
The Odyssey
Dune: Messiah
January 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
2026 promises to be an exceptional year for movies:
Project Hail Mary
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Disclosure Day
The Odyssey
Dune: Messiah
Project Hail Mary
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Disclosure Day
The Odyssey
Dune: Messiah
Seattle set the fog level to 11 to celebrate the new year.
January 1, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Seattle set the fog level to 11 to celebrate the new year.
I'm looking for a designer (a person, not an agency) to help with a basic branding and website design for a project, probably 20-30h of work. When I lived in London I was impressed by the quality of the UX/Brand designers there. Is there a site that can help me find a person for this job?
December 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I'm looking for a designer (a person, not an agency) to help with a basic branding and website design for a project, probably 20-30h of work. When I lived in London I was impressed by the quality of the UX/Brand designers there. Is there a site that can help me find a person for this job?
Mega VC rounds are skewing the data about the realities of startup investing today. 2026 will be a hell of a year for early-stage startups to raise money.
PitchBook: the biggest US private startups raised $150B in 2025, surpassing the previous high of $92B in 2021, boosted by large funding rounds by AI startups (George Hammond/Financial Times)
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December 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Mega VC rounds are skewing the data about the realities of startup investing today. 2026 will be a hell of a year for early-stage startups to raise money.
Tentar renovar passaporte brasileiro morando no exterior é uma aventura! Estilo Da Vinci Code.
December 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Tentar renovar passaporte brasileiro morando no exterior é uma aventura! Estilo Da Vinci Code.
The person who came up with the word puppeteer is an evil genius.
December 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The person who came up with the word puppeteer is an evil genius.
Social media needs a no-spoilers feature. Let me select the shows and sports events I watch and then warn me or hide it for 24h before showing posts about it.
December 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Social media needs a no-spoilers feature. Let me select the shows and sports events I watch and then warn me or hide it for 24h before showing posts about it.
The dictionary definition of inhumane.
This is both disgusting and expected.
The Scumbag-in-Chief
The Scumbag-in-Chief
December 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The dictionary definition of inhumane.
The React/NextJS vulnerabilities recently discovered are a great example of how we still depend on software engineers. What happens to the vibe-coded apps deployed by non-engineers? Tech is too fragmented and too diverse for us to develop a unified AI agent to handle this.
December 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The React/NextJS vulnerabilities recently discovered are a great example of how we still depend on software engineers. What happens to the vibe-coded apps deployed by non-engineers? Tech is too fragmented and too diverse for us to develop a unified AI agent to handle this.
Someone forgot to turn the lights on in Seattle this morning.
December 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Someone forgot to turn the lights on in Seattle this morning.