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Kinect Accelerator is Open For Business!
How exciting. Heard about one about the gamification of everything? Xbox 360 and Kinect have changed...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 11/18/2011
Microsoft’s Inaugural Kinect Accelerator Is Now Accepting Applications
Microsoft’s Kinect Accelerator, a program created to incubate startups building the next generation...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 11/18/2011
Last Chance to Apply to Seedcamp Paris
In the final few months of 2011, Seedcamp has planned three camps: we were with them in Prague a few...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 11/16/2011
Happy #GEW2011
This week’s celebration of all things entrepreneurship has gotten off to a flying start. Read more...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 11/15/2011
Announcing BizSpark Partnership with Founder Institute
Guest blog by Adeo Ressi, Founder Institute All enrolled Founders and Graduates are invited to...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 11/14/2011
RocketSpace - Guest blog by Duncan Logan
Isolation is the silent killer of many startups. There are currently thousands of people working...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 11/14/2011
Get the Inside Scoop on 5 Strategies to Create Buzz
Are you ready to supercharge your company’s story telling strategy? Creating viral buzz for your...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 11/08/2011
Labtiva Launches ReadCube – A Faster Way to Research Literature
We’re super excited about BizSpark startup Labtiva’s official launch of ReadCube. ReadCube enables...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 11/02/2011
Mobile Acceleration Week Kicks off in San Francisco
Mobile Acceleration Week is back in the Bay Area, beginning a nine city worldwide tour through the...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 11/02/2011
BizSpark Startup of the Day - Gibberin
The BizSpark startup of the day is Gibberin, based in the US. Below you will find an interview with...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/20/2011
BizSpark Startup of the Day - buuteeq
The BizSpark startup of the day is buuteeq, based in the US. Below you will find an interview with...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/11/2011
Mini Seedcamp Barcelona
Mini Seedcamp Barcelona is happening on the 16th of November and we’d love to see BizSpark startups...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/10/2011
BizSpark Goes Under the Radar
We've secured a few free passes for our startups to attend the Under the Radar Conference. To enter...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/04/2011
A PR Gift to BizSpark Startups
In December 2009, I was fortunate enough to meet Colette Ballou. We were both at LeWeb and my...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/28/2011
Digital Folio - Changing the Dynamics of Consumer Shopping
The Wall Street Journal has done a great review of one of my portforlio companies - Digital...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/23/2011
MEGA startup week-end and DEMO Conference
Great facility in Silicon Valley, 3 tracks, 54 hours… Great cocktail to keep 300 talented people or...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/14/2011
BizSpark Startup of the Day - Cortexica
Congratulations to Cortexica, selected as the BizSpark Startup of the Day! Based in the UK,...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/30/2011
BizSpark Startup of the Day - Solu Digital
The BizSpark startup of the day is Solu Digital, based in Finland. Below you will find an interview...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/17/2011
Xero Gravity
On Monday, one of the rising stars of the SaaS accounting world announced their US version and last...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/17/2011
Mega Startup Weekend SV
Microsoft is hosting the largest Startup Weekend event ever in the Bay Area on September 9-11 at the...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/15/2011
Under the Radar
Calling all Valley Startups Under The RadarNovember 9-10, 2011Microsoft Campus, Mountain View, CA...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/05/2011
TechStars DEMO day, class of 2011, Boulder
I have had the pleasure of interacting with many of the TechStars companies this year, some before...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/04/2011
BizSpark Startup of the Day - Omega Optimisation
The BizSpark startup of the day is Omega Optimisation, based in Canada. Below you will find an...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/22/2011
BizSpark Startup of the Day - Vignature
The BizSpark startup of the day is Vignature, based in the US. Below you will find an interview with...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/18/2011
Featuring BizSpark One ISVs and Bringing Together the BizSpark Community at Day 3 of Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference
Day 3 of Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), featured special guest speaker Sir Richard...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/14/2011
BizSpark Startup of the Day - Overwolf
The BizSpark startup of the day is Overwolf, based in Israel. Below you will find an interview with...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/14/2011
High-Potential Emerging ISVs at Worldwide Partner Conference, Opportunities for Partner Success and more at Day 2 of Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference
Yesterday was Day 2 of Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) taking place in Los Angeles,...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/13/2011