A rather KICK-ASS FRIEND OF THE TKC BLOG brings news of a rather significant biz development for the Kansas City tech community . . .
MICROSOFT IS STEPPING UP THEIR GAME TO HELP KANSAS CITY INTERNETS STARTUPS!!!
It's a nice entry into the local tech market considering that going to a coffee shop around town is like stepping into the Apple store . . .
Here's a portion of the note . . .
Think Big Accelerator Partners in partnership with Microsoft Ventures
Think Big Accelerator in partnership with Microsoft Ventures will be one of only a few partnerships of its kind in the United States. Microsoft Ventures will act as a strategic partner for promising startups in the Think Big Accelerator program focused on business growth, customer development, industrial strength technology and beautiful usable products.
According to Cliff Reeves, who leads the Microsoft Ventures Community team, “Entrepreneurism is a local phenomenon everywhere, and Think Big Partners represents the best of KC as well as startup reach nationally and globally. We’re very pleased to be working with them to find and support great startups.”
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We truly live in exciting times.
ReplyDeleteWill they teach kids to flush the toilet and clean up their messes at these start up places. Or hire volunteer moms and dads to do it?
ReplyDeleteInternet Feudalism is coming!
ReplyDeleteAbout as exciting as Google puncturing holes in gas lines and getting away with it.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is MS is looking to mine local talent to beef up staff so they can keep on patching 18 years of bad code with chewing gum, bailing wire, and duct tape.
ReplyDeleteSo what they going to start up another app that tells you where the cheap beer is at any given moment?
ReplyDeleteYeah they help folks get Internet while raping the public $2100.00 buck at a tine.
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