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Well yes, let's face it: it is always good PR to be seen doing something with the kids. And through its Imagine Cup Microsoft has done quite well on that front - from giving kids from around the world a taste of the entrepreneurial life. But sometimes, something else emerges by happenstance. In the case of the Innovation …

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Mary Branscombe

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I've been looking at the Imagine Cup solutions for a few years now and it's always seemed a shame that none of them have gone on to turn into products. yes, there are plenty of rough edges and yes, students leave college, get a job and run out of time. At least one of the solutions has been picked up by a university incubator now and I did hope the accelerator might make some of the students feel they could get somewhere might continuing one of the projects. Am I asking for a US-style VC culture here?

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