Seattle 2.0 Blog

February 11, 2008

MON 11 FEB

Showcase your company on the Seattle universe map By Marcelo Calbucci

 

     If you are the founder/CEO of one of the many tech startups in Seattle, fill out the information about your roots and help create the "map" of the Puget Sound. This will become a physical poster and will be a big hit on most tech blogs once it hit the market.

 

    Fill out the form today!

 

    Check out an example of what this would look like.

 

 

 

  

MON 11 FEB

What stresses entrepreneurs the most? By Marcelo Calbucci

 

    Kelly Smith did an informal survey with a dozen entrepreneurs to find out what is the most stressful moments in a entrepreneur life, primarily focused on the first few months. The answers are great and you should check it out.

 

    He used this on his talk on NWEN Friday morning and as Brent Lamphier (Athleon Sports) and I were going down the elevator we were discussing how good it is for somebody to bring up the "tough side" of being an entrepreneur, because we usually hear a lot of the great things, but not as much as the tough reality.

 

    Brent compared that to a talk from Glenn Kelman (Redfin) he attended at the UW a few days ago, and how Glenn is all cheerful and optimistic, without telling you the real pain it will be.

 

MON 11 FEB

Seattle 2.0 Logo Contest! By Marcelo Calbucci

 

    I think is time for me to have a real logo for the Seattle 2.0 site*.

 

    I could open Illustrator, PhotoShop, CorelDraw and a few other tools and try to do it myself, but I'm very familiar with the results of what I can do and I'd have to fire myself. To avoid this whole cycle of getting disappointed with the results and then decide to find some professional help, I'll just do it from the beginning, with a contest.

 

• How it works: You design a logo for the Seattle 2.0 blog. If I like it better than any other logo (if there is any other logo), then you are the winner.
  
• Prize: Besides bragging rights, of course, Your design firm (or yourself) gets a sidebar banner on the Seattle 2.0 blog that links to your site for one year**. This is priceless!
  
• Submission Deadline: Let's say, 4 weeks from today, on March 10th.
  
• Eligibility: This being the Seattle 2.0 site, I have to limit it to only Puget Sound-based companies and individuals to submit entries.

 

    I'll also blog about all the submitted logos, so you get some benefit even if you don't win.

 

    You don't have too, but if you want to specify a tagline, feel free. If you want to specify matching template colors, feel free to do so as well. I really care more about the logo.

 

    Just keep in mind what the Seattle 2.0 is about: Entrepreneurs helping entrepreneurs; Seattle Startups; Technology; Web 2.0;

 

 

 

*During the WSA Industry Achievement Award last week, for my surprise, the Seattle 2.0 "logo" was displayed. I felt ashamed of having Verdana 24pt in orange as being considered our "logo".

** Over the next 1 year this banner is expected to get 200,000+ impressions.