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Founder advice
August 17, 2022
5 min read

Surviving the founder journey – Megan Avard, CEO of SurePact

Today’s guest post features an interview between Colin Kinner, Founder and CEO of Startup Onramp in Brisbane, Australia, and Megan Avard, Founder and CEO of portfolio and project enterprise risk management software company SurePact.

Founder advice
August 15, 2022
9 min read

Meet the Innovators with Ellington West, co-founder and CEO of Sonavi Labs

This week I was delighted to catch up with Ellington West co-founder and CEO of Sonavi Labs, a medical device and software company using AI technology to enhance chronic disease management, based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Founder advice
July 5, 2022
6 min read

Transparency and your team: How much is too much?

Today’s guest post features an interview between Colin Kinner, founder and CEO of Startup Onramp in Brisbane, Australia and Hugh Geiger, investment manager at Techstars.

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Founder advice
June 14, 2022
3 min read

#LaunchWithAI – Benefits of being cloud-native on Azure

In the initial stages of launching Zammo.

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Founder advice
June 13, 2022
5 min read

Intentionally building a web of connections in the hybrid workspace

The past two years have led to a dramatic shift in the way we work.

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Founder advice
April 27, 2022
4 min read

Building and managing remote-first teams – Holly Cardew, founder and CEO of Carted

We’re seeing more companies embracing remote-first.

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Founder advice
April 26, 2022
2 min read

Effective cost management of your Microsoft Azure solution

Cost optimization is about ensuring that your cloud spend is optimized.

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Founder advice
April 5, 2022
2 min read

Introducing tailored training for startup founders

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub members get access to tailored learning paths to fill in the gaps in your experience and help you get to the next stage, with learning modules on topics ranging from product naming to raising capital to technical how-tos.

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News
March 8, 2022
4 min read

Unlocking Microsoft for Startups member benefits: a comprehensive guide

Microsoft for Startups is a new, innovative platform offering support for all startups at every stage of their journey, from ideation to exit.

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Founder advice
January 19, 2022
4 min read

The power of the pivot – Isabelle Ohnemus, CEO of EyeFitU

EyeFitU’s proprietary “Size-as-a-Service” increases conversion and reduces returns for online and in-store retailers delivering a more personalized experience for consumers.

Founder advice
November 8, 2021
2 min read

What is a mentor and how do you find one?

There is nothing that limits you to having one mentor only, or that restricts you from having different mentors for different stages in your startup’s growth.

Founder advice
November 1, 2021
3 min read

Finding a business mentor for idea validation

The value having a strong business mentor can provide at every stage in your startup’s development cannot be overstated.