I am writing to you all to share a little about the upcoming Startup event I am organising for startups on behalf of Microsoft BizSpark.
It's an Azure & Phone 7 BizSpark Startup weekend in Sydney that provide 4 days of goodness from both a technical, business & marketing and is planned for the 24-27th of March. Register Now <mailto:[email protected]?subject=mailto:[email protected]?subject =Sydney%20BizSpark%20Azure%20and%20Phone%207%20Startup%20Camp|%20Sydney%20|% 2024-27th%20March&body=Job%20title:%0D%0ACompany:%0D%0ATelephone:%0D%0ABizSp ark%20ID:> > During a BizSpark Startup Weekend Event, teams attend an intensive Deep Dive technical sessions on the Thursday and Friday. For this event there are 2 technical themes, the first is based on Microsoft's Cloud platform, Windows Azure, being run by Microsoft Developer Evangelist Andrew Coates. The second learning is based around Microsoft's Phone platform - Phone 7, presented by Phone 7 Guru Nick Randolph from Built to Roam. After receiving the 2 days of training, at 9am Saturday morning the teams kick off development on their project ideas. Across the weekend, each of the teams had the additional help & support of technical specialists for both .Net development, Phone 7, Silverlight & Windows Azure. The weekend component of the event is all about building something that you'd like to take to market. Attendees can work by themselves or in teams of up to 3 people. At the end of the weekend, present your work to the judging panel of experts & investors to receive feedback & prizes that include Windows Phone 7 handsets & xBox Kinect packages and having your application and company being featured in PR editorials. Throughout the weekend, the BizSpark partners had the opportunity to: . Learn and apply new skills to help grow their skillset & business opportunities; . Learn from experts in Law, Business and Government on topics such as how to develop a marketing and PR plan, producing sales results and how to Raise Capital for an Early Stage startup. Presenters include Alex Pirouz founder of founder of RIDC Advisory plus Jack Delosa, Executive Director of The Entourage. . Develop important business relationships; . Meet the Microsoft technical experts, marketing team and network with other Microsoft BizSpark partners. Previous attendee Enrique Albert-Gleiser Snr Solutions Architect/Developer had this to say after attending the last event we ran in Perth: "The boot camp is one of the best training experiences I have participated in so far, very well organised and fab people. Microsoft and the team deserve a 10 (over 10) for the event, I really recommend other developers to join the next camp event, they won't regret it." Catherine Eibner, Developer Evangelist and BizSpark owner for Microsoft Australia, said: "These weekends are far more than an opportunity to learn a new technology. It allows participants to understand how integrating across the entire Microsoft stack can allow you to build rich new experiences for your customers. "The quality of the applications I see built in less than 2 days is a testament to the Microsoft tools, the power of the integrated platform as well as the help of the fantastic technical experts we have on hand across the weekend." Microsoft is committed to helping entrepreneurs to transform their ambitions into sustainable, dynamic businesses and to foster innovation and entrepreneurialism. To this end, the BizSpark Program provides Startups with software, support and visibility at a time when they are most valuable and least affordable-during their first three years, with no upfront costs and minimal requirements. "We understand the difficulties startups face in trying to create a viable, scalable and sustainable business, especially in today's economy. "Says Catherine Eibner of Microsoft Australia. "Microsoft BizSpark provides startups with a unique opportunity to grow their business by taking advantage of the breadth of the Microsoft platform, our global partner ecosystem and new ways to gain market exposure." BizSpark gives Startups fast and easy access to Microsoft's current full-featured development tools, platform technologies as well as production licenses to bring to market innovative and interoperable solutions for the next generation of user experiences. To be eligible for the Microsoft BizSpark Program, Startups must be actively engaged in development of a software-based product or service that is a core piece of their business model, have been in business less than three years, and have less than USD$1M in revenue. So if you have any interest in finding out more about the Cloud offerings and its ultimate potential to fast track business growth - you need to attend this weekend! Register Now <mailto:[email protected]?subject=mailto:[email protected]?subject =Sydney%20BizSpark%20Azure%20and%20Phone%207%20Startup%20Camp|%20Sydney%20|% 2024-27th%20March&body=Job%20title:%0D%0ACompany:%0D%0ATelephone:%0D%0ABizSp ark%20ID:> > More Details can be found here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bizspark_au/archive/2011/03/07/the-biggest-and-the-b est-bizspark-camp-ever-hits-sydney.aspx Catherine Eibner | Developer Evangelist| Microsoft Australia | p +61 (2) 8817-9311 | m +61 (400) 404 166 | <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] | http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ceibner | <http://twitter.com/ceibner> http://twitter.com/ceibner -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 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