Daniel Sevitt, Author at Microsoft for Startups Blog

Mother and daughter entrepreneurs bootstrap their startup, Mixtroz

Daniel Sevitt — Thu, 05 May 2022 22:13:55 +0000

Mixtroz boosts engagement and encourages users to start networking outside the people they already know. It’s a SaaS platform that empowers organizers to create impactful connections for their attendees by collecting custom data in real time at live, virtual and hybrid events.

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Creating a new platform for short film – Janvier Wete of Minute Shorts

Daniel Sevitt — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 20:21:33 +0000

The biggest challenges facing short filmmakers today are discovery and monetization, and these are the problems Minute Shorts is tackling.

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Come and talk to Microsoft for Startups at Slush 2021

Daniel Sevitt — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 15:44:58 +0000

Microsoft for Startups will be returning to Slush this year as one of the Main Partners at the event. As part of our presence in Helsinki, Microsoft for Startups will be managing an official side event at Slush on December 2, 2021 titled “Find Your Way With Microsoft for Startups”.

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What is a mentor and how do you find one?

Daniel Sevitt — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:31:05 +0000

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.

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From mentoring to MVP

Daniel Sevitt — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 11:02:29 +0000

A good mentor can help you identify the right inflection point in your company’s growth and let you know that it’s time to take on additional team members.

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Finding a business mentor for idea validation

Daniel Sevitt — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 06:08:21 +0000

The value having a strong business mentor can provide at every stage in your startup’s development cannot be overstated. Finding a mentor to help navigate this pivotal founder moment of validating your startup idea is key to helping you reach the next level.

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Latin American Founders Symposium – November 9/10, 2021

Daniel Sevitt — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:05:01 +0000

Highlights of the upcoming Latin America Founders Symposium taking place over two days in November.

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Dr. Inbal Zafir-Lavie, CEO of Gina Life, on using AI/ML to reduce mortality rates for ovarian cancer

Daniel Sevitt — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 21:00:00 +0000

Femtech CEO describes how her personal loss motivates her lifesaving startup.

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KIMO is leveraging AI for curated reskilling

Daniel Sevitt — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 06:00:00 +0000

KIMO is solving some of the problems that people have learning with MOOCs.

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Learn. Connect. Code. Microsoft Build 2021

Daniel Sevitt — Wed, 19 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

This year, Build includes an emphasis on early-stage startups with a wide range of talks and breakout sessions delivering value to founders and everyone else in the startup ecosystem.

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