We told you earlier today that the fun was not going to stop with just a few Windows 8 apps made by some Microsoft BizSpark members. No, we said there would be more on the way. So, here continues our deluge of Windows 8 and Windows Phone apps that you can download and tinker around…
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Windows 8 Apps That Should be On Your End of Year List
The holidays are here, and that means one thing: you are not going to be doing much work. We hope. But it is a time of the year when you plan on how you are you going to tackle the new year. For some of you that means more fun. For others, that means more…
There Is No Signal In Your Signal Anymore: Why Startup Marketing Needs a Six Step Social Marketing Methodology
Many of the startups in our 50,000+ membership roll have asked our team for some advice on social media marketing. Many of the founders ask, “How can I get more visibility for my startup?”; “What are some tricks for rapid social media or viral marketing?” Douglas Crets is the Community Manager for Microsoft BizSpark. He…
Consumer Decisions Through Scarcity and the Perception of Value by Yu-kai Chou
Today we bring you a story about the flaw inherent to traditional economic theory, and an inherent human attitude about scarcity that gives the lie to this thinking. We asked Gamification expert and occasional Stanford University lecturer Yu-kai Chou to write a blog post about how scarcity can drive demand. You may remember our conversation…
Europe's Top Judges and Entrepreneur Talent Join the European BizSpark Summit in Berlin July 4, 2013
On July 4, Microsoft Germany will host ten finalists that represent the top entrepreneurial talent in Europe. They will gather at the new Berlin offices of Microsoft Germany and celebrate the ninth annual BizSpark European Summit. You can follow updates from this summit here on the blog and also on Twitter, where we will be…
BizSpark Members Pitch Their Startups in Less Than 140 Characters
Here are today’s #BZPitch pitches. When you sign up to Microsoft BizSpark, you are introduced to literally hundreds of thousands of people working on over 50,000 startups. To take advantage of this, sign up. When your application is approved, dive in on Facebook, Twitter, and in LinkedIn. [<a href=”http://blogs.technet.com//storify.com/douglascrets/bizspark-pitches-in-140-characters” target=”_blank”>View the story “BizSpark Pitches in…
BetaWorks: "A Collection of Things" and Looking Holistically at the Wild West of Social Web
In 2011, BetaWorks CEO John Borthwick and his management team gave back $27 million “and then some” to investors, according to a recent TechCrunch Disrupt interview (see below), and then they topped up the tank for another few millions in investment to keep building what is emerging as a suite of media products that sew…
Up Global: Startup Weekend and Startup America Form New Partnership to Build Entrepreneurs in a Big Way
Startup Weekend and the Startup America Partnership announced today that they will join together to create UP Global, a new organization supporting the creation of vibrant entrepreneurial communities around the world. With generous support from The Kauffman Foundation, the Case Foundation, Omidyar Network, Google for Entrepreneurs, Microsoft and The Coca-Cola Company, UP Global will combine…
Schedule: Startuplandia Interviews with Up and Coming and Established Entrepreneurs and Investors
We are building up our Microsoft BizSpark Startuplandia Interviews schedule and it’s getting really good. Almost all of May is booked with special guests, and here they are. We’re still waiting to hear back from a very special guest from the Bay Area for May 30. We will update you as soon as we know….
May 2 Live Chat with Yu-kai Chou, Entrepreneur and Gamification Expert
Yu-kai Chou is an experienced Entrepreneur as well as a Gamification Consultant & Speaker. He has been a regular speaker/lecturer on Gamification at organizations like Stanford University, Google Inc., The Internet Marketing Conference, Draper Richards Retreat, UCLA, UBC Sauders School of Business and many more. He will be talking with us live on May 2,…