Microsoft Startup Blog

Keeping the Front End Progress Front of Mind

2013-05-14T15:00:00Z

These guys won the best Windows 8 Hack award at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013: Pasha and Pelle . They built “Big Picture,” which aids developers in keeping track of the state of the design of their front end . You can watch their demo here . ...read more...(read more)

Prodibi: Swiss Rebels Give Due Respect to Web Photo Enthusiasts With Their BizSpark Software Innovation

2013-05-13T18:08:07Z

While web-based video streaming and digital audio has become increasingly sophisticated, the quality of photograph images viewed online has lagged behind. At the moment, if someone was to try to upload a high quality image for viewing on a PC, tablet ...read more...(read more)

Azure in the Valley: Microsoft Accelerator in Tel Aviv Visits Microsoft Silicon Valley

2013-05-09T20:07:00Z

Israeli Windows Azure Demo Day comes has come and gone twice, and this time there is evidence of strong growth in the class members. Last year's class received on average $900,000 in venture funding per startup. This year, the group doing a tour of investment ...read more...(read more)

Opinion Piece: Sponsorship is Key When Leaning In

2013-05-07T21:16:00Z

While I entirely agree with Sheryl Sandberg’s “lean in” approach, I do believe that her methodology misses a critical component necessary in order for women to reach their goals, especially when it comes to building and scaling start ...read more...(read more)

People In A Line of Code: Instant Retail Through Face Recognition

2013-05-04T23:40:15Z

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Schedule Startuplandia Interviews with Up and Coming and Established Entrepreneurs and Investors

2013-05-04T21:27:13Z

We are building up our Microsoft BizSpark Startuplandia Interviews schedule and it's getting really good. Almost all of May is booked with special guests, and here they are. We're still waiting to hear back from a very special guest from the Bay Area ...read more...(read more)

Practice Your Music: Bringing Harmony to a Tech-Music Business

2013-05-04T18:42:03Z

So what’s it like to launch an app, if your company is from completely outside the tech business? This was the situation facing Spanish start-up Practice Your Music , as CEO and founder Unai Goikolea explains. “We are from the music ...read more...(read more)

Paul Berry and RebelMouse Are Solving the Social Media Fragmented Identity Problem

2013-05-03T19:56:59Z

A good, problem-solving approach to investment and company formation. That's Paul Berry, former CTO of The Huffington Post, and current CEO of RebelMouse , a social curation tool / platform that makes your social media doings so much more cohesive and ...read more...(read more)

Meet Denis Crowley During Live Chat May 23

2013-05-03T16:00:00Z

We are honored that Denis Crowley, Founder of awesome check-in and recommendations app Foursquare, will be sitting down for a live chat with Douglas Crets on May 23 . Biography from his LinkedIn Profile: Dennis Crowley is the co-founder of foursquare ...read more...(read more)

Speek No Evil: Meet Speek Co-Founders at TechCrunch Disrupt NY Today

2013-04-30T14:59:29Z

This is part two in a series of blog posts and interviews about Microsoft BizSpark companies that will be presenting at TechCrunch Disrupt NY. Here is an interview with John Bracken, CEO and Co-Founder of Speek , one of the easiest teleconferencing apps ...read more...(read more)