[gregd]

"Most early stage startups will no longer have to jump through hoops trying to get into BizSpark, nor prematurely start the clock ticking on that until they're ready.

One of my major peeves with BizSpark has been the requirement that your company's public-facing site be more than just a "Coming Soon" page. "

I found BizSpark's barrier to entry, practically zero. I applied online and got accepted within hours. I just graduated last month. I never got bothered by Microsoft during the whole membership and exiting was pain free. My experience with the program has been wholly different than yours.

[rl3]

I was just questioning a facet of BizSpark. Taken as a whole, it's a great program.

My point was how Visual Studio Community 2013 enhances BizSpark by rendering that particular complaint moot.