I spend a lot of my time helping startups in Australia and giving them advice on how to get up & running. A lot of the advice comes from running my own company previous to joining Microsoft, sharing battle stories with others, understanding the mistakes...

      The Power of Lightswitch on Windows Azure       EVENT DETAILS Please register your attendance via the “Register Now” links below. Check in will be open from 7:30am on site. Introducing Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch...

I am continually surprised by how many of the BizSpark & MSDN Customers do not fully utilise the benefits included in their MSDN Ultimate Subscription. Most surprising is the lack of uptake of up to $3,500 in annual Windows Azure platform benefits...

This year we once again celebrated the Women in IT at Tech ED. Turns out it was the BIGGEST Women in IT event we have ever held in Tech Ed Australia with almost 100 people attending! We were fortunate enough to have as our Keynote speaker, Lynn Langit...

I am very disappointed that I am unable to attend the upcoming Un-Convention being held in Melbourne next weekend  - on the 6th of August. But this is always such a fantastic event I don’t want to miss out! So – I need your help! I have purchased...

It’s time to nominate yourself or someone you know for the Annual Women in IT Community Contributor of the Year Award! The 2011 Women in IT Community Contributor of the Year Award will be awarded during the Women in IT Lunch at Tech•Ed 2011 on the Gold...

It has been a while since I have had a chance to interview anyone for my Geek Girl Blogs podcast, but this week I had the honour to talk to Chris Shipley from the Silicon Valley based Guidewire group while we were both in Adelaide. Chris was working with...

The Entourage, NSW Office of Trade, Business and Industry and DKM Blue are offering business owners a chance to win over $12, 000 in prizes as part of MicroBiz Week 2011! FOR MORE INFORMATION AND HOW TO ENTER GO TO WWW.SMALLBIZ.NSW.GOV.AU/MICROBIZWEEK...

Got a wicked app idea? WIN $40K in backing to get it off the ground! You’re not just a code jockey – you’re an ideas machine, right? So prove it! Come up with a great idea, no {code} required, for an app that leverages Windows Azure™ and you could win...

Sydney (25 May), Brisbane (26 May), Adelaide (30 May) Calling all startups and early-stage companies in Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide! ANZA and Chris Shipley of the Guidewire Group are conducting G/SCORE Pitch Slam events in your city. Find out how your...

      After 4 SOLD OUT years, REMIX is back for another year! This year, we’re bringing the love to the Seymour Centre in Sydney and we’re doing it with a special event on the evening of 1 June then a mega-full day of learning and loving...

After a break in 2010, we're pleased to announce that MEGA will be returning to NSW in 2011. The course will run on Wednesday evenings and some Sunday afternoons and has been specifically tailored to help first time digital entrepreneurs get a cycle of...

BizSpark Network Partner iPitch.com.au is running a “How to Startup” Workshop on Tuesday 19 th , April in Sydney. For the full day, tickets are $195. There are only 20 tickets to the workshop – a small group, so they can provide personal attention to...

From the 24 th – 27 th of March we ran one of our largest BizSpark Startup Camps ever. Not only did we have a combination of top speakers and judges, but each participant committed to learning 2 new technologies in 2 days, then turning them into applications...

When you purchase a ticket to the Melbourne Unconvention being held on the 16th April, Microsoft will buy one for you to give to a guest! Australia's top entrepreneurs, investors, top tier business brands and 300 high-growth companies are all coming together...

www.sydstart.com - where startups meet talent and change the world. Sydstart is a community run event for startups to hear from successful leaders in the startup commnunity - those who are leading by example with great recent success such as exits or...

The pinnacle of these startup weekends we run is always the the opportunity for each of the participating teams to present their solution to our Panel of Judges. The panel includes technical experts, business experts and investors. Each judge has different...

                  After an extremely successful afternoon in New South Wales, Funding Connect returns to Victoria on Tuesday 29th March, 2011 at the Royce Hotel in Melbourne. Starting at midday and finishing...

I have finally signed off on the last of the updates to the Agenda for this weekends BizSpark Azure & Phone 7 startup BONANZA! I am so excited to bring together such a great range of both Technical & Business sessions for our attendees! Agenda...

  Asia Pacific Pitch Fest! Hear governments from around the region with tips on market opportunity and access !   Hear local BizSpark companies pitch their start-up to corporate and regional Microsoft executives ! Connect with peer start-ups...

I have once again had the pleasure of  being part of the Frankly Speaking Experience. While I was at WebCamp I had the very important job or “Roving Reporter” for  Frankly Speaking. After a few technical challenges, I was able to interview a...

We ran our first Azure BizSpark event in Sydney in April last year. Since then we have had Phone 7 ones in Melbourne and Brisbane as well as 2 more Azure Startup camps in  Perth & Melbourne . Each one has been bigger than the previous one, and...

On the 4-6 th of February, in tumultuous flooding rains, Melbourne was host to their first Azure BizSpark camp. This was the most successful BizSpark camp we have run to date. Not only did we have 11 teams present their solutions at the end of the event...

  Australia & New Zealand BizSpark partners! I am busily finalising the details for the upcoming Asia Pacific Startup summit. As part of this event we will be showcasing the top 2 startups in BizSpark Australia and New Zealand to an audience...

This weekend we are holing the Sydney WebCamp at Sydney Uni – this post is a reminder of the details for all attendees! The presenters for the event are Damian Edwards (Web Guy from Microsoft Corp) http://damianedwards.wordpress.com/ who is being joined...