BeehiveID

Working with Microsoft

We got to work very closely with Microsoft in the Microsoft Accelerator program. I think this is one of the biggest differences between this program and the regular TechStars program. We were issued Microsoft badges so we could work onsite and meet with Microsoft people at any time. There were dozens of Microsoft people in all the various departments that were relevant who were amazingly generous with their time.

We met with their pricing team who reviewed our pricing and provided feedback. We had weekly meetings with their technical people working on Azure who reviewed our architecture, looked at code, helped us identify problems and optimize everything.

The facilities are amazing – I took a photograph of a water feature in the landscaping near one of the cafeterias and everyone thought it was a photo from a resort. Oh, did I mention a large amount of free credit on Azure to get us started?