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Startup stories
May 8
6 min read

5 prevalent AI themes for both startups and enterprise

With Microsoft Build 2025 coming up, I’ve spent some time reflecting on the events I’ve already had the opportunity to attend in 2025—and the insights startups can garner from these industry gatherings.

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News
March 31
5 min read

Shaping the future: Lessons from women founders in AI

Women entrepreneurs continue to drive innovation, transform industries, and redefine leadership in AI and technology.

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Founder advice
March 27
4 min read

DeepSearch Labs: Women’s History Month Microsoft for Startups Feature

Maryam Fayaz-Torshizi is the founder of DeepSearch Labs, a multi-agent research and intelligence platform that transforms complex data into multimodal outputs.

Founder advice
December 17, 2024
4 min read

5 key marketing tips for early-stage business startup founders

Five essential marketing tips to help early-stage B2B startup founders navigate the marketplace and achieve sustainable growth.

Azure
September 12, 2024
2 min read

Tapping into Experts Through Founders Hub: How Satori Turbocharged their Business with Guidance from Microsoft Sales Leaders

The Expert Network is a benefits program within Founders Hub dedicated to connecting founders with experts in their field.

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News
October 18, 2023
10 min read

Introducing startup-friendly offers from trusted partners in Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub offers an exciting portfolio of trusted partner offers to provide maximum value to our in-program startups.

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Founder advice
October 15, 2023
3 min read

Using AI to augment your sales process

Steli Efti is the CEO and co-founder of Close, a CRM with built-in sales automation features for startups and SMBs.

News
September 19, 2023
2 min read

Experts on AI: A series of fireside chats about LLMs and AI best practices

As AI capabilities advance rapidly, it’s now easier than ever for new companies to create intelligent apps, solutions, and services that attract customers and drive growth.

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Founder advice
March 28, 2023
4 min read

Use your conviction to help change minds and open new markets — Jeu George, Orkes

I sat down recently with Orkes co-founder and CEO Jeu George.

Healthcare
March 20, 2023
5 min read

A startup founder breaks the taboo around infertility – A conversation with Elin Øyre, CEO of Bumpy

With female founders comprising a larger share of the startup ecosystem than ever before, bringing increasingly diverse perspectives to the table, they are also creating technologies to solve problems that have been historically overlooked.

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Founder advice
March 9, 2023
3 min read

Startup founders, get comfortable being uncomfortable — Raluca Crisan, Etiq

Uncertainty is a natural part of founding a startup.

Founder advice
February 28, 2023
6 min read

Elephant in the cloud: Bridging the cloud infrastructure talent gap with software

Cory O’Daniel is CEO and co-founder of Massdriver.

Founder advice

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