Microsoft Startup Labs

August 26th, 2009 by Stephen

Microsoft is a company that we have briefly featured before, but today’s post gives a much better look at a specific wing of the Microsoft corporation; Microsoft Startup Labs.

Before writing this post, I hadn’t heard of it, but am now intrigued. The MSL team is currently working on several projects like Meshlists, Collaborative Crossword, Corkboard, and CrowdVote. As you can tell, the theme of their projects all revolve around social productivity. The group is staffed by industry veterans and fresh startup minds ready to tackle their challenges.

Their offices are pretty great given the normal perception of what working at Microsoft might be like. This space has a lot of natural light, employee desk space, and a great bi-level layout. I personally like the circular, windowed meeting room for no other reason than that it reminds me of Rip Torn’s office in Men in Black. The smooth lines of the space are very appealing as well. Microsoft Startup Labs is located in Cambridge, MA just outside of Boston and is just one of the teams located at Microsoft’s New England Research and Development Center.

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Brightcove Office

June 17th, 2008 by Jose

The NBA Finals are heading back to back to Boston, and so are we! Today we are checking out Brightcove, one of the major Internet TV platforms. Brightcove helps video producers to distribute content, publishers to use it, and the world at large to view it.

One obviously awesome thing about Brightcove is huge jar of M&Ms near the entrance. Once you have a monstrous jar of M&Ms in the colors of your logo, you know you’ve hit the big time. Also big time: the fantastic view of Boston.

In the competitive spirit of the NBA Finals, leave your guess for the final score of tonight’s game in the comments. Closest guess gets $20 in Grooveshark gift cards!

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Virb HQ

January 10th, 2008 by Jose

Today we’re taking a look at Virb, which just happens to be one of the prettiest sites in the whole World Wide Internet. It’s a close second to Office Snapshots. Anyways, this music and film community has been around for a couple of years, and is brought to you by the fine folks who created PureVolume.

We don’t take you to Massachusetts very often, and it’s a shame, because apparently the offices are quite nice there. Full of light, dual widescreen Apple monitors, and Izze soft drinks. And booze. And the type of fire escape you’d see in Batman. Kudos to Virb for being pleasant to look at, on the web and IRL.

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