Accelerating the Success of Early Stage Start-ups Ronan Geraghty BizSpark Program Manager Developer and Platform Group, Microsoft Ireland [email protected]
Jan 13, 2015
Accelerating the Success of Early Stage Start-upsRonan GeraghtyBizSpark Program ManagerDeveloper and Platform Group, Microsoft [email protected]
The Landscape
“Economic woes wreaking havoc on IPOs, M&As; Industry on pace for worst IPO year ever; M&As also behind as prices fall”
Venture Source September 30, 2008
Emerging trends• Turbulence abounds• Out of difficult times come rare
opportunities• Entrepreneurs need nurturing more than
ever
Microsoft BizSpark™
Microsoft BizSpark™ is a global program designed to help accelerate the success of early stage startups, providing:
Software• Development tools and production licenses • No upfront costs
Support• Community support from over 300 network and hosting partners• Professional technical support from Microsoft
Visibility• Profile and promotion on the BizSparkDB
Support
Visibility
Software
Entry Criteria
Actively engaged in development of a software-based product
or service
Privately held
In business for less than 3 years
Less than US $1 million in annual revenue
There are no initial costs to join
University incubators and government agencies Investors
Entrepreneur and industry associations Hosters
How it works
Startups join BizSpark™
Network Partners sponsor Startups
Network Partners in Ireland/Northern Ireland
NovaUCD
The Global Community Of Network Partners
Technology Offerings (1)
•Development Test & Demonstration:•Design Tools, with MSDN Subscription
•Expression Studio•Development Tools, with MSDN Subscription
•Visual Studio Team System, TFS, •Server Software, with MSDN Subscription
•SQL Server, Application Platform Servers•Business Productivity Servers• IT Operations Servers
•Dynamics, with MSDN Subscription•Windows •Office•Other tools, SDKs, etc.
•See the startup guide for comprehensive list.
Technology Offerings (2)
•Production and Hosting•SQL Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise and Workgroup Editions • SQL Server 2008 Web Edition •Windows Web Server 2008 •Windows Server 2008 Standard and Enterprise •Windows Server 2008 Standard and Enterprise without Hyper-V™ • Biz Talk Server 2006 R2 Branch, Standard and Enterprise Editions•Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Internet Sites•System Center Configuration Manager 2007•System Center Data Protection Manager 2007•System Center Operations Manager 2007 with SQL Server Technology
Three Years And Beyond
Aft
er
3 y
ears
Program offering fee• U.S. $100 program offering fee upon exit
Production licenses• Upon exit transition to appropriate
commercial license offer • Once in production, software licenses typically
represent a small percentage, less than 10%*, of the overall hosting costs. Scalability and manageability will be the major cost drivers
Tools and platform technologies • Startups keep the perpetual licenses for the development and design tools• Startups have the opportunity to renew the MSDN subscription to review updates
Partner programs• Startups can join one of our partner
programs, e.g. Microsoft Partner Program
*Source: IDC, 2007, Three Year Server TCO Study and estimated by hosters, OpSource and GoGrid, October 2008.
Get software, support, and visibility when they are most valuable and least affordable.
Get all the program components with no upfront costs for three years.
Visit: www.bizspark.ie or www.microsoft.com/BizSpark
www.microsoftstartupzone.com
Resources
•BizSpark home page : www.microsoft.com/bizspark •Startup Enrollment : http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/Startup/Signup.aspx •Network Partner Enrollment http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/NetworkPartner/Signup.aspx•Program Guide for Startups : http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/d/4/4d41081a-d8d9-407a-9bae-5127e6e931ca/BizSpark%20Startup%20Program%20Guide.pdf •Program Guide for Network Partners : http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/7/7/17789046-8e14-4e63-a879-5be6eda97645/BizSpark%20Network%20Partner%20Program%20Guide.pdf
•Contact [email protected] for more details
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