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SwitchCam: Perfect Startup Mentor? MacGyver, Obviously
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Remember how MacGyver used to take pencils, a piece of gum, a mirror shard and an armadillo paw and make a nuclear detonator out of it to escape his captors? Yes, that's how you build a start-up. It's not that far from the truth. Startup founders need...
Connecting BizSpark Members to a Billion People: New Windows Store and Windows Phone Marketplace Offer
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EDIT: Many people have been asking why they need to pay to get access to the Store. You do not have to pay money for this code. Users who want the code to get free access to the store must first activate their MSDN account to get this code. We apologize...
Chute: What Made You Fall in Love? Design.
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Even though the emotions are powerful, the move towards love is a choice, not some silly romantic puppy dog emotional experience. People often make really strong choices about themselves to get there. What's true for "romance" is very true in start...
StartX and Microsoft Announce Strategic Partnership
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The future is made of collaborators working in innovation strongholds like StartX. This post was written by Claire Lee Last Thursday evening StartX Stanford, the university accelerator, hosted their Summer Class Demo Day. This was the largest class...
Hey Bro: The Three Startup Pitches That Will Have Investors Screaming for More
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After seeing hundreds of startup pitches at startup competitions and Startup Weekend events, I’ve come to realize that there are three types of pitches that almost always win. When I refer to winning pitches, I am being agnostic to the industry...
Startup Washington Launches in Seattle
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The BizSpark team joined over 300 entrepreneurs and regional leaders for the official launch of Startup Washington ! Special attendees included Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Startup America Board Member Pamela Contag and Director of the Department of Commerce...
Follow the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon Pitches Here
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Watch our Microsoft Evangelist team present their app, Play it Forward, which they hacked together in 24 hours at TechCrunch Disrupt. It's an app that allows you to give people good karma points for helping you, while keeping track of all the good...
This is the Script the Microsoft Evangelists Used to Pitch their Hack
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We got our hands on the script that the Microsoft Evangelists used to pitch their product. This is the original script for their app that helps you collect good karma every time you do something good for someone. I think it would do a fairly good job...
Microsoft Developer Evangelist Hackers Enter TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon -- Follow Them on Twitter
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For the first time ever, Microsoft has entered its evangelists in the Tech Crunch Disrupt Hackathon . You can follow them on Twitter. You can follow this list on Twitter to connect with them: The TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 Microsoft Hackers Or follow...
Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure -- The Israeli Demo Day Edition
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Yesterday, about 40 VC / Angels showed up to the Microsoft Silicon Valley headquarters, and listened and interacted with a few Israeli startups that are a part of the Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure running in the Israeli Here are some notes...
Customer Service and Support: A Reason to Party
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You wouldn't think that launching a Twitter handle for BizSpark support was worthy of a party, but that's just what we're going to do. Well, in our heads, we will. There are so many requests for applications -- literally thousands each month -- and...
The Three Coolest Israeli Startups, With Links to Personal Interviews with the Founders
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Yesterday, we had our first Israeli Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure Demo Day, and it went off quite well. The Next Web's Alex Wilhelm wrote a spot on what he thought were the three coolest companies pitching their products. Here is the writeup...
Atav Founder Tal Moran: Believe In Yourself, Help Others
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Atav is another one of our Israeli startups debuting their product for an American audience today. Atav helps organizations recruit employees easily and effectively, without a lot of hassle. Here, Tal Moran, founder, explains the motive behind the...
Evolero Founder: Unload Your Head So Your Customers Can Experience Things Clearly
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This week, Israeli startups came to Microsoft's Silicon Valley headquarters and demonstrated their products in front of dozens of investors from around the world. We're running a series this week that gives the founders at these companies the oportunity...
Vidit Founder: You Must Know Your Customer To Know Your Product
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Vidit recreates events using crowd sourced video. Vidit collects videos taken by many people in a single event and by using a unique video synchronization algorithm; vidit synchronizes and edits all clips into one video that depicts the event from...
This is Stevie: Founder Says Social TV Still Defining Itself
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You thought Social TV was going to solve all your advertising market problems, and stop the annoying things that make being a TV consumer annoying? Oh, well, it will. Just not immediately. But, we do have an Israeli startup that has a solution they...
MediSafe Project: Starting a Tech Business is More Challenging Than Learning to Fly
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We asked Israeli startup MediSafe Project to teach us something about what it means to work on a startup. As it turns out, the entrepreneur lifestyle is very challenging. According to MediSafe founder You can follow them on Twitter @MediSafeProject...
RotaryView: Development Challenges Unite a Team
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RotaryView helps online vendors grow sales , quickly, simply and fuss-free through the creative and effective use of a 360° product viewer. Unlike others, RotaryView's photography platform does not require knowledge of code. Simply shoot and upload...
Investors at Microsoft Silicon Valley to Experience Demo Day with Israeli Startups September 6
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Today is the first ever Microsoft Accelertor for Windows Azure -- Israel Demo Day. Today, dozens of investors and startups from Israel come to Silicon Valley headquarters in Mountain View to experience pitches from some dudes and dudettes who have...
Now Hiring in Berlin: Will Pay in Club-Mate, Welcome to the Dark Side...Bakery
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If you have ever worked on a startup in Berlin, then you have heard of Club-Mate. This blog post is written by social media lead and editor Douglas Crets. There are startups around the city that are posting job descriptions. In those descriptions...
Two South African Companies Headed to DEMO Africa After Startup Weekend Cape Town
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An app that makes it easier for emergency services to connect in the field has won the Startup Weekend in Cape Town, South Africa . The winners will head to DEMO Africa in October to compete and to present in front of a panel of investors, entrepreneurs...
Socialize Founder Daniel Odio: Your App Works When People Care About It
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Apps are cultures. Here is a photo of some Socialize Founders. One of them is jumping in an alley. That bald guy is Daniel Odio. I met Daniel at a Turner MediaCamp dinner that we did with them in San Francisco a few weeks ago. Daniel's team is working...
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