Brian Johnson works with BizSpark Startups on the East Coast of the United States. For more information about the BizSpark program you can go to http://bizspark.com.
News from the PDC…
Microsoft’s BizSpark Fires Up Startups, Ignites a Community: Marking its one-year anniversary at PDC 2009, BizSpark continues to gain momentum, expand its reach with new offers, and put partners at the center of the equation to turn startups into successful businesses. Microsoft’s BizSpark Fires Up Startups, Ignites a Community REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 17, 2009 — For thousands of entrepreneurs huddling in coffee shops to thrash out business plans or tinkering in garages to build innovative applications, Microsoft’s BizSpark program has not only accelerated their software development process but also fine-tuned the equation for startup success by providing access to business acumen and mentorship. Almost exactly a year ago, Microsoft launched BizSpark, a global program designed to catalyze the success of entrepreneurs by making Microsoft’s end-to-end software solutions available to early-stage startups with no upfront costs. In creating BizSpark, Microsoft realized that the startup community requires more than the right technology tools to succeed. Startups also need access to marketing channels, creative partnerships and coaching from industry experts. BizSpark was developed with that perspective in mind — to deliver a holistic infrastructure that supports startups and the entrepreneurial community on a worldwide basis.
Microsoft’s BizSpark Fires Up Startups, Ignites a Community: Marking its one-year anniversary at PDC 2009, BizSpark continues to gain momentum, expand its reach with new offers, and put partners at the center of the equation to turn startups into successful businesses.
Microsoft’s BizSpark Fires Up Startups, Ignites a Community
REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 17, 2009 — For thousands of entrepreneurs huddling in coffee shops to thrash out business plans or tinkering in garages to build innovative applications, Microsoft’s BizSpark program has not only accelerated their software development process but also fine-tuned the equation for startup success by providing access to business acumen and mentorship.
I wanted to pass along information about these Azure events in the East in December.
We’ve all heard about the industry shift to the Cloud, but are you jumpstarting your Windows Azure business to be a part of it?
You are cordially invited to attend the fall Professional Developer Partner Briefing. You will not just hear the usual, but you will hear new insights and points of views from Microsoft’s well-known industry experts and a perspective from a leading edge partner company on what the Windows Azure opportunity means for your organization. We will demonstrate how you will be able to change the face of your business and introduce new revenue streams for building solutions for our customers.
Have you pondered the business opportunity behind Azure?
Do you want to know how to:
At this briefing you will:
Who should attend?
This is a business development briefing for Microsoft Partners, specifically system integrators, who build custom developed solutions. Partner attendees most likely to benefit from this briefing include:
AGENDA
8:00 am
Register, Breakfast
8:30 am
Kickoff
8:45 am
Key announcements on Azure
9:15 am
Building An Azure Business Practice
10:15 am
Break
10:30 am
Showcase of Azure Business Models
11:15 am
Ask-The-Experts Panel Discussion
11:45 am
Recap and Takeaways
Noon
Depart
Seating is limited, so register now by clicking on a city “near you” below.
City/State
Date
Event ID
Registration Link
Atlanta, GA
Dec 2, 2009
1032432913
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9694636
Tampa, FL
Dec 3, 2009
1032432918
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9694637
Waltham, MA
Dec 7, 2009
1032432919
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9694638
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 9, 2009
1032432920
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9694639
Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 15, 2009
1032432922
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9694640
Optionally call 1-877-MSEVENTS or visit http://msevents.microsoft.com and provide the event ID.
For more information on this event and other partner communications visit the Partner Evangelism team blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/usdevpartners.
Sanjay has a nice writeup on the final day of Incubation Week in Atlanta last week. Sounds like it was very productive for everyone.
Evangelism for Microsoft ISVs, BizSpark Startups & Network Partners : Day5: Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week for Azure @ Atlanta 13Nov09
I’ll be at this event in Boston on December 9th. Check out the details and the registration link below.
Elite Web Optimization Event
New England Research and Development Center (NERD) 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142 December 9th 2009 10:00AM-6:00PM Come spend a day with us to explore the Microsoft Windows Web Platform and the many managed hosting services provided by NaviSite, Inc., based in Andover, MA! During this event, we’ll review what’s new in the Microsoft Web Platform and tools, the interoperability improvements in the Microsoft Web platform and the value that NaviSite Managed Hosting can add to your project/business. We will discuss: MS Web Platform – IIS management Console, Hyper – V and the Dynamic Data Center, SQL Server 2008 Web Edition, IISMedia Services3.0 MS Interoperability – PHP on Windows, Web-PI, PHP Drivers in MS SQL Server 2008 MS Web Tools – Visual Studio, Expression, Silverlight (Hosting Partner) services and value add WebsiteSpark Program The Great PHP on Windows Contest Microsoft Partner Evangelism Initiative All attendees will be entered into a drawing to win one of the following: Copy of Win7 Xbox360 Elite ZuneHD 8GB Zune FREE NaviSite Windows Dedicated Server for 2 Months http://microsoftandnavisite.eventbrite.com For more info: call NaviSite at: 1-866-322-1905 Visit us at: www.navisite.com/smb
New England Research and Development Center (NERD) 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142
December 9th 2009 10:00AM-6:00PM
Come spend a day with us to explore the Microsoft Windows Web Platform and the many managed hosting services provided by NaviSite, Inc., based in Andover, MA!
During this event, we’ll review what’s new in the Microsoft Web Platform and tools, the interoperability improvements in the Microsoft Web platform and the value that NaviSite Managed Hosting can add to your project/business.
We will discuss:
All attendees will be entered into a drawing to win one of the following:
http://microsoftandnavisite.eventbrite.com
For more info: call NaviSite at: 1-866-322-1905
Visit us at: www.navisite.com/smb
Cool. Interview with Murray Gordon about BizSpark Incubation Week next week in Atlanta from TechDrawl. We’ll try to keep everyone posted with information about that event on the blogs and through Twitter next week.
Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week for Entrepreneurs by Ben Dyer on November 5, 2009 We had the pleasure on interviewing Murray Gordon of Microsoft on the date on the Windows 7 launch. Mr. Gordon, a West Point graduate, talks in this video about the BizSpark Incubation Week for Windows Azure, a session that begins in Atlanta Monday November 9 and concludes on Friday November 13. This week is intended to advance five start-ups from prototype to code using daily seminars and overnight coding services in India. A number of local notable entrepreneurs will be presenting to the teams, and yours truly and others will be judging the results on Friday. TechDrawl - Technology Startups from D.C. to Texas
by Ben Dyer on November 5, 2009
We had the pleasure on interviewing Murray Gordon of Microsoft on the date on the Windows 7 launch. Mr. Gordon, a West Point graduate, talks in this video about the BizSpark Incubation Week for Windows Azure, a session that begins in Atlanta Monday November 9 and concludes on Friday November 13. This week is intended to advance five start-ups from prototype to code using daily seminars and overnight coding services in India. A number of local notable entrepreneurs will be presenting to the teams, and yours truly and others will be judging the results on Friday.
TechDrawl - Technology Startups from D.C. to Texas