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Brian Johnson's Startup Developer Blog
Future Blogging
I do a lot of my online communication through Facebook and Twitter. You can find and follow my feeds...
Date: 09/05/2012
30 to Launch Azure at Seed Philly!
Back in February we had a great series of Windows Phone 7 talks we did at Seed Philly that...
Date: 04/24/2012
Event Report – Startup Weekend Tampa
Startup Weekend Tampa – April 13-15, 2012 (Quick Note – At Microsoft we do event reports when we...
Date: 04/19/2012
Windows Azure Learning Path
Great new content from the expert team I’m involved with around Azure. Check out all the new content...
Date: 04/05/2012
Testing against IE for Startups
I tell this to startups all the time. You need to test your sites and products against IE, even if...
Date: 04/02/2012
Tampa Hackathons: METRO FRIDAY for Win8 or Windows Phone in April
This sounds like a ton of fun. METRO FRIDAY hackathons for Win8 or Windows Phone - Tampa - April...
Date: 03/27/2012
Ars Technica: Create a Bootable Windows 8 USB Thumb Drive
I’m going to build one of these today. Just need to dig up a 30GB+ storage drive. Ordering...
Date: 03/06/2012
HTML5 Drag and Drop for SharePoint
Really good article in MSDN Magazine this month by Andrey Markeev. Check it out: Adding HTML5 Drag...
Date: 03/06/2012
Updated BizSpark News App
Well, I haven’t actually updated the app, but I have updated the feeds going into it. The BizSpark...
Date: 03/05/2012
East Region BizSpark Startup Kinvey Closes $2M Round
Awesome news. Hacker Chick, Abby Fichtner, has some details in the Microsoft BizSpark blog. Congats...
Date: 08/04/2011
Microsoft training from 10 years ago
The Microsoft fiscal year (FY) started on July 1, and it’s our time of year to do things like plan...
Date: 08/03/2011
BizSpark One Startup Panopto in GeekWire
I met the guys from Panopto in Pittsburg a couple of years ago and they floored me with the demo of...
Date: 08/01/2011
New from Ignition Showcase 11.15.10
Good stuff from our Partner Ignition blog… Windows Azure Updates! Update Your Windows Azure Skills...
Date: 11/15/2010
Online Silverlight Firestarter on December 2nd
If you do any WP7, Silverlight, or WPF development, you’re probably not going to want to miss this....
Date: 11/12/2010
BizSpark Graduation Offer
In the next year or so, a number of our BizSpark Startups will come to the end or their three years...
Date: 11/04/2010
Curse on the Windows Team Blog
No, not that kind of curse. Brandon has a great post on the Windows Team Blog about BizSpark Startup...
Date: 10/18/2010
MyWebCareer.com goes live
I’ve been working with a BizSpark startup called MyWebCareer.com. This site lets you monitor and...
Date: 10/12/2010
Windows Phone 7 Available November 8th!
Really excited for this. Be sure to check out the Windows Phone 7 launch events linked below: Today...
Date: 10/11/2010
Microsoft Security Essentials for Small Business
Eric Ligman announced today that Microsoft Security Essentials will be available to small business...
Date: 09/22/2010
Interview with Hedgehog Development - Azure, the Microsoft Partner Network, and BizSpark
Posted this to the MPN East blog and though I would also share it here. Hedgehog Development is a...
Date: 03/14/2010
Small Basic Updated
Check out the Small Basic blog for details on the update they’ve release to Small Basic. Coolest new...
Date: 02/12/2010
Is Azure Right for my Business?
Free Live Meeting on February 25. Check out the link for details and to register. Should be a good...
Date: 01/29/2010
Partner Interview: SummitCloud | brianjo | Channel 9
This is an audio interview I posted to Channel 9 today. SummitCloud is working through the Microsoft...
Date: 01/25/2010
Microsoft in the Cloud
The Microsoft in the Cloud events are coming to cities in the US East Coast in February and March....
Date: 01/18/2010
Interoperability Bridges & Labs Center
Great resource for those working with PHP and other F/OSS tech on Windows and IIS. Lots of...
Date: 12/15/2009
Happy Birthday to BizSpark!
News from the PDC… Microsoft’s BizSpark Fires Up Startups, Ignites a Community: Marking its one-year...
Date: 11/18/2009
Windows Azure Briefings in the US East Region
I wanted to pass along information about these Azure events in the East in December. We’ve all heard...
Date: 11/17/2009
Sanjay on Incubation Week for Azure in Atlanta
Sanjay has a nice writeup on the final day of Incubation Week in Atlanta last week. Sounds like it...
Date: 11/16/2009
Elite Web Optimization Event in Boston in December
I’ll be at this event in Boston on December 9th. Check out the details and the registration link...
Date: 11/06/2009
TechDrawl Interview on Incubation Week in Atlanta
Cool. Interview with Murray Gordon about BizSpark Incubation Week next week in Atlanta from...
Date: 11/06/2009
Web Platform Installer Facebook Page
Mark Brown and I built out a Fan Page for Web Platform Installer this morning. Check it out and add...
Date: 10/29/2009
Channel 10 - Microsoft's Official USB/DVD Download Tool Helps you Upgrade Netbooks to Windows
I haven’t tried this yet, but I’m pretty happy to see it up there. The help file is available on the...
Date: 10/27/2009
PHP Magazine - The Great PHP on Windows Contest
I’m always on the lookout for cool PHP applications that people have running on IIS. If have one,...
Date: 10/26/2009
Windows 7 Launch
Should start at about 11:00 AM EST. More at the Windows 7 Virtual Press Kit site.
Date: 10/22/2009
The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery - Microsoft Research
New free book from Microsoft Research. I really can’t wait to dig into this. The Fourth...
Date: 10/19/2009
SocialGrow Promo Video
SocialGrow was one of the BizSpark companies that participated in our BizSpark Incubation Week in...
Date: 10/13/2009
Day1: Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week @ Boston
Sanjay has some nice coverage of Incubation Week in Boston . Check it out below. Microsoft Dynamics...
Date: 10/06/2009
Multitouch Mice
Cool mouse demos from Microsoft Research... Via Engadget.
Date: 10/06/2009
Connected Show Podcast: Please Pass the Duct Tape | The US DPE East Media Blog | Channel 9
Latest Connected Show from Peter and Dmitry. Good stuff, and the audio quality is impressive. :)...
Date: 10/05/2009
WebsiteSpark is Live!
One of the projects I’ve been working on for the last few months has gone live today. Building on...
Date: 09/24/2009
Glancephone – an exploration of human expression - Microsoft Research
Cool paper. I remember seeing a talk on this a few years ago. I think a lot of what they say here...
Date: 09/22/2009
Startup Post on TechCrunch: From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.
Great post on starting a new company by Seth Sternberg. In fact, this is such a great post that I...
Date: 09/21/2009
Incubation Week - Boston
We’re still taking nominations for startups to participate in our BizSpark Incubation week in Boston...
Date: 09/18/2009
Microsoft PDC09
So wish I was going this year. :) Check out the site to register and get the early-bird discount....
Date: 09/10/2009
Design for Startups: The Aesthetics of Web Apps
Cool article from ReadWriteWeb on design for startups. This story is part of their BizSpark...
Date: 09/09/2009
The New York Internet Company plans data center expansion in Bridgewater - NJ.com
Wanted to pass this on as New York Internet is a great BizSpark Network Partner. Their site is...
Date: 09/09/2009
BizSpark Startup Flickchart covered in OrlandoSentinel.com
Orlando Sentinel technology reporter Etan Horowitz did a nice writeup of Flickchart, a BizSpark...
Date: 09/08/2009
Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable
Another Springboard roundtable coming up on September 24. Definitely worth attending if you’re...
Date: 08/31/2009
Windows Azure and Partner Opportunities | brianjo | Channel 9
I posted this today to Channel 9. It’s talk by Mike Werner on Windows Azure, organized by my good...
Date: 08/26/2009
Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week for Windows 7 at Reston
Sanjay is documenting the BizSpark Incubation Week he organized in Reston, VA this week. Check out...
Date: 08/25/2009