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Marc Andreessen Joins Facebook Board

The news today was Marc Andreessen's joining the board of Facebook. From Netscape to Facebook, some interesting ironies along the way. Marc is also a founder of Ning, a social networking application. So why is this important to startups? It's...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2008 9:00 PM by Microsoft Startup Zone

Filed under: Entrepreneurs, Tips for Startups, Startup

Five Things to Do Differently as an Entrepreneur

I decided to get serious about Technorati today and have "claimed" my Microsoft Startupzone blog. (Of course, I thought I had done this a year ago!) I have an authority of 1 and it's ranked 2 millionth something. We'll see how that changes...

Published Thu, Jun 06 2008 2:08 PM by Microsoft Startup Zone

Filed under: Entrepreneurs, Tips for Startups, Startups

Looking for a start-up idea and VC funding? Call Microsoft

I came across this article about Microsoft's IP Ventures and Licensing team (by Eric Lai at Computerworld). The article talks about a friendly and "progressive" Microsoft when it comes to licensing its technology to startups. Some of the...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2008 1:34 PM by Microsoft Startup Zone

Filed under: Entrepreneurs, innovation, IP Ventures

Women's Resource Center for Women Entrepreneurs

I wanted to share some new resources for women entrepreneurs and small business owners. The focus in not on tech or software startups, but on small businesses of any type. Explore the Office Live Small Business Women’s Resource Center where you can find...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2008 2:44 PM by Microsoft Startup Zone

Filed under: Entrepreneurs, Women, Tips for Startups

Student Innovation, Bill Gates and DreamSpark

Two days ago, Bill Gates spoke at Stanford – about the promise of innovation from today’s students. He also announced a program which is really cool: DreamSpark , free software for college students and later high school students. You might argue that...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2008 2:24 PM by Microsoft Startup Zone

Filed under: Entrepreneurs, Startups, innovation

Second Chance Tuesday

Today I spent the afternoon and evening at the Second Chance Tuesday event in London. In the afternoon there was an "Early Stage Funding Workshop" for an audience of about 100 companies, which consisted of a panel discussion with entrepreneurs...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2008 6:11 AM by Microsoft Startup Zone

Filed under: Partnering, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurs, Startups

The Entrepreneur’s Dilemma: Rich or Royal?

I came upon an interesting article about what motivates entrepreneurs. The Harvard Business School research note claims that entrepreneurs are often motivated by both the desire to become rich and the desire to be “king” – to have control of the business...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2008 1:15 PM by Microsoft Startup Zone

Filed under: Entrepreneurs

Free software?

One of the questions I get asked most frequently by start-up software companies, and one that came up during The Online Opportunity event last week, goes something like this:   "We would like to build a business around a solution we're...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2007 6:59 PM by Microsoft Startup Zone

Filed under: Partnering, Entrepreneurs, Startups, S+S

The Online Opportunity

This morning we had nearly 180 people turning up for an event at Microsoft's London office in Cardinal Place near Victoria Station. The title of the event was "The Online Opportunity" and the intention was to bring together some of the UK's...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2007 5:17 PM by Microsoft Startup Zone

Filed under: Silverlight, Partnering, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurs, Startups, S+S

Diane Green, CEO of VMware

Last weekend, the San Jose Mercury News ran an article on the CEO of VMware – Diane Greene. I have not met Diane, but she clearly brings some interesting management skills to the job – and I always like to celebrate the accomplishments of successful and...

Published Sat, Sep 09 2007 10:30 PM by Microsoft Startup Zone

Filed under: Virtualization, Entrepreneurs, Women

Guy Kawawaki on the Art of Evangelism

Guy came to talk to our team of evangelists this morning. He and Dan'l Lewin worked at Apple together on the Mac team in the 1980s; I was heading evangelism on the Apple IIc side during that time. Lots of people on our team know Guy - he and Don Dodge...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2007 7:17 AM by Microsoft Startup Zone

Filed under: Entrepreneurs, Tips for Startups

Guy Kawasaki on the Art of Evangelism

Guy came to talk to our team of evangelists this morning. He and Dan'l Lewin worked at Apple together on the Mac team in the 1980s; I was heading evangelism on the Apple IIc side during that time. Lots of people on our team know Guy - he and Don Dodge...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2007 7:17 AM by Microsoft Startup Zone

Filed under: Entrepreneurs, Tips for Startups

Web 2.0 Startups: Is Technology a Commodity?

I read two articles last weekend that say what we all know: it has become cheaper to start a Web 2.0 company by using “off-the-shelf” technology, outsourcing IT and marketing, off-shoring development, and keeping your costs low until you know if your...

Published Sat, Aug 08 2007 10:05 AM by Microsoft Startup Zone

Filed under: Venture Capital, Entrepreneurs, Why Microsoft?

Tips for Entrepreneurs from Women CEOs

MIT Panel on The Path to Entrepreneurship, Post 2 of 3 (July 10, 2007) Every woman CEO/founder on the panel exemplified the values in Stewart Alsop's list as she talked about her story - though there were many differences among them and lots of advice...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2007 1:19 AM by Microsoft Startup Zone

Filed under: Venture Capital, Entrepreneurs, Women, Tips for Startups

Stewart Alsop's Rating System for Entrepreneurs

The Path to Entrepreneurship, MIT Alumnae Club (part I of III) July 10, 2007 – Palo Alto CA Last Tuesday I attended a MIT alumnae event in Palo Alto on “The Path to Entrepreneurship” – featuring Joyce Chung, Cardinal Venture Capital, moderator; 4 women...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2007 7:00 PM by Microsoft Startup Zone

Filed under: Venture Capital, Entrepreneurs

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