Comments on: A Microsoft venture fund http://davidcrow.ca/article/6812/a-microsoft-venture-fund Commentary about high tech happenings in hogtown Tue, 15 May 2012 16:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Karthik Narayanaswami http://davidcrow.ca/article/6812/a-microsoft-venture-fund/comment-page-1#comment-11368 Karthik Narayanaswami Tue, 10 May 2011 02:52:00 +0000 http://davidcrow.ca/innovation/6812/a-microsoft-venture-fund#comment-11368 $25,000 per founder and $100,000? That's peanuts. I think capable entrepreneurs can raise much, much more from angel investors and friends & family. I'd argue that you need to be investing at least 1 million in the company and $100,000 per founder. You want your founders to be happy and productive, don't you? Not all founders are teenagers and college freshmen. Many have families and children. The idea is to make entrepreneurship easy and accessible, not a test of poverty and suffering. $25,000 per founder and $100,000? That’s peanuts. I think capable entrepreneurs can raise much, much more from angel investors and friends & family. I’d argue that you need to be investing at least 1 million in the company and $100,000 per founder. You want your founders to be happy and productive, don’t you? Not all founders are teenagers and college freshmen. Many have families and children. The idea is to make entrepreneurship easy and accessible, not a test of poverty and suffering.

]]> By: Mark MacLeod http://davidcrow.ca/article/6812/a-microsoft-venture-fund/comment-page-1#comment-3863 Mark MacLeod Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:21:20 +0000 http://davidcrow.ca/innovation/6812/a-microsoft-venture-fund#comment-3863 I see the benefit for Microsoft but see a few issues: 1.) Would a startup want money from them? 2.) Would a startup trust them to not take the idea sooner or later? 3.) Would MS invest in a startup that's developing in a LAMP environment (I don't know of one startup using .net as an example)? 4.) What changes in process, culture, etc would need to be made throughout MS for this to be successful? Mark I see the benefit for Microsoft but see a few issues:

1.) Would a startup want money from them?
2.) Would a startup trust them to not take the idea sooner or later?
3.) Would MS invest in a startup that’s developing in a LAMP environment (I don’t know of one startup using .net as an example)?
4.) What changes in process, culture, etc would need to be made throughout MS for this to be successful?

Mark

]]> By: Mark MacLeod http://davidcrow.ca/article/6812/a-microsoft-venture-fund/comment-page-1#comment-10522 Mark MacLeod Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:21:00 +0000 http://davidcrow.ca/innovation/6812/a-microsoft-venture-fund#comment-10522 I see the benefit for Microsoft but see a few issues:<br /> <br /> 1.) Would a startup want money from them?<br /> 2.) Would a startup trust them to not take the idea sooner or later?<br /> 3.) Would MS invest in a startup that's developing in a LAMP environment (I don't know of one startup using .net as an example)?<br /> 4.) What changes in process, culture, etc would need to be made throughout MS for this to be successful?<br /> <br /> Mark I see the benefit for Microsoft but see a few issues:<br />
<br />
1.) Would a startup want money from them?<br />
2.) Would a startup trust them to not take the idea sooner or later?<br />
3.) Would MS invest in a startup that's developing in a LAMP environment (I don't know of one startup using .net as an example)?<br />
4.) What changes in process, culture, etc would need to be made throughout MS for this to be successful?<br />
<br />
Mark

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