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Software Entrepreneurs: Go Big with BizSpark

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Come learn about Bizspark, a new partner program for early stage software startups. Discover how Bizspark provides startups the latest dev tools and production server licenses. Also hear about the worldwide network of experts available to help entrepreneurs succeed.

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Software entrepreneurs: Go Big with BizSpark !Julien CodorniouEmerging and Strategic Business TeamMicrosoft Corporation

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Source: Microsoft Startup ISVs Platform Selection Factors Qualitative Research, Sept 2007

Challenges For Startups

Cost

Complexity

Visibility Supp

ort • Professional support

• Technical guidance• Architectural guidance

• Market exposure• Funding• Customer credibility

• Licensing provisions• Installation/

Configuration• Business model

• Extending runway• Cash crunch• Technology lock in

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Microsoft BizSpark™

Software• Full featured Development tools and production

licenses (VS08, TFS, WS08, etc..) , Azure CTP• No upfront costs

Support• Community support from over 1000 network

and hosting partners• Professional technical support from Microsoft

Visibility• Profile and promotion on the BizSparkDB.com

Support

Visibility

Software

Introduced in November of 2008, Microsoft BizSpark is a program designed to provide software entrepreneurs all the resources they need to build successful

companies.Eligible companies (less than 3y.o and less than 1M$ in revenues) get, for 3

years:

BizSpark is available in 82 countries, in 9 languages and already counts thousands and thousands of startups.

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University incubators and government agencies

Trusted partners

Entrepreneur and industry associations Hosters

The Network Partner model

Startups join BizSpark™

Network Partners sponsor Startups

Microsoft

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BizSpark in one Slide

Eligibility

• Private software company (created or soon to be created)

• Less than 3 years

• Less than 1M$ in revenues

No Upfront Cost, just a 100$ fee to pay at graduation

Benefits:

• Full featured dev tools + MSDN premium subscriptions

• Unlimited production licenses of server products

• Technical support

• Visibility

• Support from the community

• Discounts from Hosters

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Want to join Bizspark ?

Connect with a network partner or a hoster on microsoft.com/bizspark

Send us an email at [email protected]

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Francois Bochatay, Sobees.com

David Hecht, GoGrid

partners

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Julien Codorniou

Email and IM: [email protected]

Twitter.com/bizspark

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BizSparkDB.com

The “Crunchbase of the BizSpark World”

• Profile your company

• Check out who is the startup of the week

• Discover emerging and innovative startups

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