Microsoft BizSpark

Microsoft BizSpark and your ideaMartin SchraySenior Technical EvangelistDeveloper Experience07/10/2014

Agenda

• Part 1: What is BizSpark?• Part 2: Making your idea real or learning something new

100,000 employees190+ countries 700K Partners

Microsoft – who we are?

Startups = next generation of partners

Partner EmpowermentMicrosoft Microsoft

Partners

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Entrepreneurs

InvestorsStudents

Technology

IncubatorsCorporations

Governments

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www.microsoft.com/bizspark

BizSpark – a Global Program for Startups

100+ Countries 50K Startups

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Software• Three year access to current,

full-featured software development tools

• $150 of monthly Microsoft Azure benefits to quickly build, deploy and manage web applications

• Free access to Windows and Windows Phone Developer Accounts

• Professional technical and product support

•Unique and valuable offers from the BizSpark Network Partners to help run your business

• Four free MSDN Support Incidents.

• Profile, Offers and Events

•A connection to the BizSpark ecosystem, giving startups access to investors, advisors and mentors

•Opportunities to achieve marketing visibility

Support Visibility

Microsoft BizSpark is a global program that provides free software, support and visibility to help startups succeed. Over 100K startups from 165+ countries have joined BizSpark. The three year program is free of charge and gives startups:

Access to featured Microsoft Technologies:

To qualify, startups must be:

› Developing Software

› Privately held and making less than US $1M in revenue per year

› Less than 5 years old

Eligibility

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www.microsoft.com/bizspark

BizSpark – a Global Program for Startups

100+ Countries 50K Startups

3

Software• Three year access to current,

full-featured software development tools

• $150 of monthly Microsoft Azure benefits to quickly build, deploy and manage web applications

• Free access to Windows and Windows Phone Developer Accounts

• Professional technical and product support

•Unique and valuable offers from the BizSpark Network Partners to help run your business

• Four free MSDN Support Incidents.

• Profile, Offers and Events

•A connection to the BizSpark ecosystem, giving startups access to investors, advisors and mentors

•Opportunities to achieve marketing visibility

Support Visibility

Microsoft BizSpark is a global program that provides free software, support and visibility to help startups succeed. Over 100K startups from 165+ countries have joined BizSpark. The three year program is free of charge and gives startups:

Access to featured Microsoft Technologies:

To qualify, startups must be:

› Developing Software

› Privately held and making less than US $1M in revenue per year

› Less than 5 years old

Eligibility

Need one or more:• Web sites hosted (PHP, Ruby, ASP.NET,

Python,…)• Need some Virtual Machines (Windows

& Linux)• SQL databases• No SQL • Web Service hosted• Authentication via Facebook, twitter,

Microsoft Account, …• Active directory• Elastic scale to grow with success• Redundancy• Load balancing• Geohosting • Edge Caching…

Includes

$150 Monthly Azure Credit

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BizSpark Plus Special offers to BizSpark Startups who are members or alumni of a Accelerator

New Offers

Cloud AcceleratorsOffer

A two year cloud computing offer for hi-potential startups who are a member of alumni of an accelerator

Helps cover cloud computing costs by providing up to $60K of Azure through a $5K monthly credit for 12 months

We work with 200+ leading regional accelerators that provide:• Coaching, mentoring• Investment, workspace• Generous access to

Microsoft technology50K Startups

Technical Support

Startups get access to:• BizSpark Technical Evangelist Office Hours• In person events and training• Online training & support at www.azure.Microsoft.com

Partnerships

Azure for BizSpark Plus Offer

www.microsoft.com/bizspark/plus5K of Cloud

Monthly!

AcceleratorsA sampling of some of the leading accelerators we work with. Startups in these programs get access to BizSpark Plus Offers.

BizSpark Country Champs

Microsoft Innovation Centers

Microsoft Ventures Accelerator

Engaging Locally Around the World

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100+ FIELD

Connect with Uswww.facebook.com/bizspark

@bizspark

www.microsoft.com/bizspark

BizSpark Online

Microsoft BizSpark Group

Microsoft Ventures is a strategic partner for promising startups around the world focused on business growth & development, industrial strength technology and beautiful usable

products. Build locally, scale globally. Microsoft Ventures helps smart companies take flight.

Visit www.microsoftventures.com to see: • Happenings: news,updates and events

• Startups: startups Microsoft ventures is working with

• Programs: programs to help startups including Accelerator Programs and a Seed Fund

• Locations: Local Microsoft Accelerators

• Blog: news and updates on Microsoft Ventures

• Contact: get involved and get alerted when program applications open up

Microsoft Ventures

Part 2: Developing your idea (or you’ll be learning something new)

It does what I told it! How cool is that!!!

Part 2:Developing your idea (or you’ll be learning something new)

• Developing your idea (or you’ll be learning something new)• What can you do with Visual Studio?• Getting the software• Setting up your learning project• Leveraging resources• Taking out the blockers

What can you do?

• What types of apps can you build with Visual Studio?• Mobile apps• web apps• Sharepoint Apps• HTML 5 Apps• Desktop apps• Powershell scripts• Cortana Apps• Windows Services• Cloud services• Cloud web apps…

What can’t you do?

C# Universal Apps

WinJS App

VersionAutodeploy using Visual Studio Online

Auto-deploy

In the store

Getting Microsoft software

• DreamSpark – provides any student• Provides access to server OSs and developer tools • https://www.dreamspark.com/

• DreamSpark Premium – STEM academic departments (e.g. Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering,…)• Client OSs, Server OSs, Servers software, developer

tools • https://www.dreamspark.com/

• BizSpark – geared at Startups in business under 5 years, less than million in revenue and privately held• Client OSs, Server OSs, Servers software, developer

tools• $150 of Azure Monthly• Priority support in support forums and support

incidents• Co-marketing• www.microsoft.com/bizspark

• Microsoft Developer Network• Client OSs, Server OSs, Servers software,

developer tools• $150 of Azure Monthly• Support incidents• http://

msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/buy.aspx

• Visual Studio Express• When none of the above apply you can still us• http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products

/visual-studio-express-vs.aspx

• What about the cloud?• Azure free trial -

http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/

• 30 days risk free of Azure

Setting up your learning project

• Picking a relevant learning project• No risk - your life or job don’t depend on it-just pick something that interests

you and that you have interested in learning• Pick the technology area you want to implement your project in such as

Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Azure, …• Acquire the software you need for development• Pick the smallest “proof of concept” you can imagine and give it a try

Learning resources

• Learning• MVA - http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/ • ASP.NET – http://asp.net/ • Azure - http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/ • Ch9.ms – http://ch9.ms • MSDN - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/ • PluralSight – http://Pluralsight.com (one month free)

“…we’ve learned that our job isn’t to teach them creativity. It’s to help them rediscover their natural creative confidence – the natural ability to come up with new ideas and the courage to try them out.” –David Kelly

What blocks creativity?

• What blocks creativity (and learning)*?• Fear of the messy unknown• Fear of being judged• Fear of the first step• Fear of losing control• Fear of getting stuck

*Tom and David Kelly founders of Ideo, in article in entitled “Reclaim Your Creative Confidence” Harvard Business Review December 2012 (http://hbr.org/2012/12/reclaim-your-creative-confidence)

Blockers and stoppers

• Key things I really liked• When generating ideas aim for 100 not 10 (Martin says – try at least 10 not 1)• The I like and I wish approach to feedback

*Tom and David Kelly founders of Ideo, in article in entitled “Reclaim Your Creative Confidence” Harvard Business Review December 2012 (http://hbr.org/2012/12/reclaim-your-creative-confidence)