Announcing Microsoft BizSpark

re: Announcing Microsoft BizSpark

SJKP — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:57:44 GMT

I can see a lot of people being interest in this. It will be especially interesting to see how the "network partner" piece works - this could be the real value if it's done right.

By the way in the requirements is says:

"To be eligible to use the software for production and deployment of hosted solutions Startups must also be developing a new “software as a service” solution (on any platform) to be delivered over the Internet."

Should this be S+S or SaaS

re: Announcing Microsoft BizSpark

Vinit — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:39:16 GMT

Umm, But how would the Network Partner requirement work if you weren't funded by a VC or didn't belong to an incubator?

(which, I found out, most of the Network Partners are)

Then I'm left asking someone whose blog I've visited for the first time today, to give an invite code.

Like this ...

Steve, do you have an invite code for the BizSpark program?

Given we match the other 3 criteria.

re: Announcing Microsoft BizSpark

steve clayton — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:23:53 GMT

Stephen - I think it's simply a case of us using SaaS to avoid confusion given S+S isn't as widely used. As you know, we seee SaaS as a way of delivering S+S

Steve

re: Announcing Microsoft BizSpark

James Crowley — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:35:25 GMT

Vinit, it's not just VCs and incubators that are Network Partners. People like ourselves (a developer community site, developerFusion) are also being signed up.

James