In early May, at Startup Camp in San Francisco, I had the chance to talk to two startups about their open source projects and how community plays a role in these projects. I have been thinking about the best kind of community we could create on the Microsoft...
Thanks to PartnerUp.com, I was introduced to a new Microsoft site (I love the serendipity and connections in our connected life) called TaskMarket. It’s actually being run by MSR, Microsoft Research, in the Office Labs. Here is a description for Janine...
Continuing the theme of identifying useful books to tech startups, this blog post by Chris Brogan caught my eye. He writes on community and social media. Lots of ideas on building an audience. My comments on the book list: I read Paul Gillin's book...
Steve is an old friend and keeps this great bibliography of great books for startups. It grows over time. He uses it in his classes at Berkeley and Columbia on entrepreneurship. He graciously provided them to me in unlocked format to share with you. Please...
Microsoft has announced a new program for "ISVs" (aka software companies). You have to be a member of the Microsoft Partner Program (MSPP) -- at the first level, Registered, it's free. Here is a post about it on Microsoft.com/ISV and highights...
I discovered an interesting site for entrepreneurs who want to start an internet startup: http://www.startupping.com/ . It's a combination of blog, wiki and discussion forums. It also has a blog aggregator about everything related to startups. The...
There are two really interesting Web sites that anyone trying to decide how to bridge the gap or make a decsion between open source and Microsoft technology probably wants to take a look at. One is Port 25 , mainly a blog site from the team inside Microsoft...
Last night I went to hear my colleague John Nogrady participate in a discussion about “ Partnering with Gorillas ”at the Deal Maker Media Strategy Series in Menlo Park. The event was designed to help startups figure out a path to partnering with a ‘tech...
We at the Microsoft Startup Zone get asked often about resources for startups. When these cross our paths, we'll pass them on. Here are two that help entrepreneurs connect with each other. http://www.opencoffeeclub.org/ From David Rowe, our guy in...