Guest blog by Brett Laffel   Teens in Tech Comes to LA! Microsoft proud to be hosting   As part of Microsoft’s commitment to the startup community, we partner with a large range of startup incubators, accelerators and other companies. A...

Guest Post by my6sense   The world of technology is evolving and so has my6sense .   With innovation and you in mind, we bring to you the ultimate personalization experience – Smart Magazine by my6sense.   Imagine having all your favorite...

Having just completed the final Seedcamp of 2011 in Paris , we’re stoked for next year. We’re super excited to open applications for the first Seedcamp of 2012 in London . Call us biased, but we think there’s no better way to kick off the year than...

The BizSpark startup of the day is Magnetism Solutions, based in New Zealand. Below you will find an interview with Mark Smith, Managing Director in Magnetism. All the best to them and congratulations for being the startup of the day! Website: www...

Today the Windows Azure team is hosting an event in Redmond and LIVE ONLINE on Channel 9 . We are excited that Scott Cate from Event Day will be on stage with Scott Guthrie showcasing their very slick Azure application that is disrupting the way events...

Day Three at LeWeb began with rain and the usual transport chaos, even for newly-initiated Uber cab enthusiasts in Paris , and some legendary hangovers courtesy of the Deezer party with the Ting Tings on the Thursday night. Record long queues for the...

Day Two at LeWeb got off to a flying start with the “money panel” – investors including Jeff Clavier and Dave “Pirate” McClure. They discussed, among other things, the performance and underperformance of IPO companies.     Check in to see...

Guest post: French Academic team   Hi everyone !   Last night, Microsoft Game Studios published Hasta La Muerte , by Pohlm Studios   Pohlm is a Bizspark startup, created by Frédéric Pedro :   -           worldwide Game Design finalist...

Day One at Le Web. Phew.   If you missed it you can watch the vids here and live streaming here .   What a great day: starting with the enigmatic Karl Lagerfeld announcing an new online fashion startup with Net-A-Porter, then news from Uber...

We’re here for LeWeb and the final Mini Seedcamp of the year .     On Monday the teams had time to prepare and receive coaching ( hosted at Microsoft ). We just wrapped up a full day session with a room full of top notch mentors from all...

Guest Blog: Ahmed Siddiqui, Startup Weekend   As we close Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 and Startup Weekend’s Global Startup Battle, I would like to take a moment to reflect on some lessons in leadership that emerged during the past 2...

Guest Blog – By Mark Voermans, Microsoft Netherlands At the many start-up events I attend (usually focused on tech), there are typically very few female entrepreneurs presenting or pitching.  Whatever the reasons behind that (are fewer women pursuing...