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Blog Post: BizSpark Members Make Up 30% of Dave McClure's Fifth Class at 500 Startups

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Dave McClure's 500 startups announced their new class today , and since 9 of those 33 teams are members are BizSpark teams, we have reason to celebrate. Percentage-wise, Microsoft BizSpark members made up nearly 30% of those teams. Here's a rundown of those companies, and what they do. Congratulations...

on 31 Oct 2012
Blog Post: Is Microsoft BizSpark Real? The Startups Who Email Us Know It Is

BizSpark Online

When Microsoft first offered me a job at Microsoft to help them manage 50,000 startups that had joined Microsoft BizSpark for the free software and the community support, I had to admit, I wasn't sure what to think. but I talked to the woman who would eventually become my boss, and that entire conversation...

on 9 Oct 2012
Blog Post: New Round of Applications Opens for Second Windows Azure Accelerator

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If you are working on an app, or trying to build a company using the cloud, mobile, or any other device you have laying around the house, you may want to check out this new Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure . It's the second in what is looking to be a series of Accelerators that help startups partner...

on 20 Dec 2012
Blog Post: We Had Like A Bazillion Discussions on BizSpark's Facebook Group This Week. Join Us

BizSpark Online

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on 22 Mar 2013
Blog Post: M Is For ... The Death of Marketing?

BizSpark Online

There is something strange and beguiling about startup marketing. On the one hand, you shouldn't have to do any marketing at all, right? After all, your product sells and distributes itself by being functional, consumer-centric, or specific to the enterprise problem it solves. You shouldn't HAVE to tell...

on 28 Apr 2013
Blog Post: Facebook Promoted Posts: A Tool You Need In Your Startup Kit

BizSpark Online

After the IPO, what will $5 get you in Facebook? Turns out, plenty. After this months rocky but massively important IPO, we are really starting to see changes in how Facebook is trying to monetize their platform. Many of you have seen an additional button on Facebook posts on your brand page that says...

on 11 Jun 2012
Blog Post: What Kinect Technology Means To Me: The Poetry of Machines

BizSpark Online

There may be a bunch of lazy kids out there who don't get enough exercise, but the future trend is pretty clear, even in a digital age, we are moving into an age of kinetic discovery, communication and relationship building. Creativity will be a standard by which we will have to be measured, because...

on 29 Jun 2012
Blog Post: From Stereoscopic to Simple -- How Jintronix Went from Complicated to Kinect at the Microsoft Accelerator

BizSpark Online

At Jintronix, we use the Microsoft Kinect for Windows to capture a patient’s motions, allowing them to participate in meaningful and fun physical rehabilitation. This was not always the case. T his post was written for BizSpark by Max Graham, Jintronix Public Relations Director. Jintronix is a...

on 23 Jun 2012
Blog Post: There Is No Signal In Your Signal Anymore: Why Startup Marketing Needs a Six Step Social Marketing Methodology

BizSpark Online

Many of the startups in our 50,000+ membership roll have asked our team for some advice on social media marketing. Many of the founders ask, "How can I get more visibility for my startup?"; "What are some tricks for rapid social media or viral marketing?" Douglas Crets is the Community Manager for...

on 8 Jul 2013
Blog Post: Hey Bro: The Three Startup Pitches That Will Have Investors Screaming for More

BizSpark Online

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 or technology and referring more to how the pitch...

on 10 Sep 2012
Blog Post: Guest Post: Adam Peterson, CEO, Vipecloud: Other People's Marketing

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Most entrepreneurs are familiar with the term Other People’s Money. In fact, some believe Other People’s Money is the simplest definition of doing business. There is another OPM that is in many ways just as important, and that is O ther P eople’s M arketing. Adam Peterson, CEO of...

on 25 May 2012
Blog Post: Score a Date with Big Data Before Valentine's Day

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This will make your geeky little heart skip a beat. So sick and tired of Valentine's Day. Right? If only there was something much more interesting, someone much more captivating, someone who really understood me for me. Someone who knew what it means to de-dup and use cloud storage like it was really...

on 25 Jan 2013

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Blog Post: BizSpark Members Make Up 30% of Dave McClure's Fifth Class at 500 Startups

Blog Post: Is Microsoft BizSpark Real? The Startups Who Email Us Know It Is

Blog Post: New Round of Applications Opens for Second Windows Azure Accelerator

Blog Post: We Had Like A Bazillion Discussions on BizSpark's Facebook Group This Week. Join Us

Blog Post: M Is For ... The Death of Marketing?

Blog Post: Facebook Promoted Posts: A Tool You Need In Your Startup Kit

Blog Post: What Kinect Technology Means To Me: The Poetry of Machines

Blog Post: From Stereoscopic to Simple -- How Jintronix Went from Complicated to Kinect at the Microsoft Accelerator

Blog Post: There Is No Signal In Your Signal Anymore: Why Startup Marketing Needs a Six Step Social Marketing Methodology

Blog Post: Hey Bro: The Three Startup Pitches That Will Have Investors Screaming for More

Blog Post: Guest Post: Adam Peterson, CEO, Vipecloud: Other People's Marketing

Blog Post: Score a Date with Big Data Before Valentine's Day