20 months in, Microsoft Ventures shows promise

EXCLUSIVE: There’s a new Microsoft in town, and the company has spent the past and a half year embedding itself into the worldwide venture capital ecosystem. It’s a move that’s supposed to keep the company in touch with the latest startup developments, something that CEO Satya Nadella believes is critical to its success.
Making Microsoft an attractive resource to new companies is no small feat: While Nadella has spearheaded a massive effort to transform the company, it had to o