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Microsoft Startups @ Brandeis
Steve Ramsay, Microsoft Startups, Students and Developers
Sharon Gillett, Microsoft Research
@MSFTstartups
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source: Yale Professor Richard Forster
An unprecedented rate of change for customersAverage lifespan of a company on the S&P 500
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Our approachA funnel structure drives value for a wide range of startups
100,000 Started
10,000 Angel funded
1,000 VC funded
~10 > $1B
Discover
Evaluate
Accelerate
Grow
Reach Microsoft BizSpark Program
Community
Microsoft Innovation Center (MIC), Partnerships
Accelerator
Partner Accelerators & Microsoft Ventures Accelerators (MVA)
Enablement
Customer Access Program (CAP), Top Startup (HiPo) Program
Per year
# of ww startups Engagement Model MSFT Goal
Ideate
Validate
Build
Grow
Lifecycle
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Supporting Startups Through Their Life Cycle
Discovery
Startups need How we engage
An abundant of
resources and tools
Access to partners, VCs,
Introduction to local
customers
Microsoft Accelerator
program: Space, equipment,
platforms and
tools estimated at $1M
Mentors, experts,
via accelerators
Access to top VCs, customers
& partners, introduction to industry
leaders, Marketing and PR
Alumni program
Success managers
Ongoing
support
A platform to
experiment with
Meetups, workshops
BizSpark
Office hours Sounding
board, no
strings attached
Thriving
ecosystem
Constant
challenging and
guidance
A powerful
Launchpad to set
up trajectory
Go to market and
BizDev support
Extensive tech
enablement
BizSpark+
Azure Offer $120K+
Validation Growth
Startups need How we engage Startups need How we engage
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Customer and Channel Access
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Unparalleled customer base
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