What's your experience with the buddy program?

What's your experience with the buddy program?

• vignesh_b

  This will be more efficient in email. I'll send an update offline via email.

  -brenda (ISV Buddy Team)

  
  
  

• DLafferty

   

    Hi Brenda,

    I recieved my email, with assigned buddy as Valerie Wolley, but it also said

  that my buddy may be changed, because she may be leaving the program.

  I am waiting to hear from Valerie. Thanks for your responce.

  
  
  

• Ilske

  Hi !
  
  I'm quite a novice programmer and my experience with my buddy is such:
  
  He is very responsive - it generally takes 1-2 days to get a reply. In most cases replies are helpful.
  
  Buddy is especially helpful in the issues concerning betas of VS 2005 / SQL 2005 cause documentation is not complete and there are a lot of bugs.
  
  Almost no problems - just issues. E.g. once buddy replied that he has no SQL Server installed )
  
  Thanks very much to my buddy and the program in general.
  

• ChrisRichardson

  Greetings,

  3 months and I'm still waiting.

  I’m a fool, I still look for an email everyday, as I love the idea and can use the help.

  Really I trusted MS to do what they said they would and I still want to.

  Mike Greenway

  
  

• Alexander Klizhentas

  Hello Thomas,
  
  Please send your name and email address to budsup@microsoft.com and we can look into what's happening with your buddy. If your buddy is no longer available to support you, we can search for a new buddy for you.
  
  Also, we recommend two-way correspondence with your buddy even when you don't have specific questions, so please feel free to contact him/her again.
  
  Thank you,
  Michelle (ISV Buddy Team)
  

• BKenitz

   

      I am having trouble loging in. I recieved my welcome email about 2 weeks ago,

  with my loge in information. The email said that my membership was already

  activated and that I would be kept on the program for 6 months. I logged in

  succesfully the first time right after I recieved the welcome email, and haven't

  been able to loge in since. What should I do

  
  
  

• NMF

  My buddy is terrific! 
  
  I'd met him before on a different program Microsoft were running and he actually got intouch and asked if he could be my buddy.  He mails me regularly to see if I need help with anything and always comes back as fast as possible.  He's really supportive and goes to a great deal of trouble to find information I need.  He's the best!
  
  

• Lou Belaro

  Once you submit your Request a Buddy profile, no further login is necessary. As soon as you're matched and your new buddy send you a welcome email, you just need to touch base with them regularly via email.

  Per our records, you were matched on Saturday, December 31st so you should receive a welcome email this week. You can check out the Program Guidelines to find out more about the program and what to expect from it on http://msdn.com/isv/isvbuddy.

  -brenda (ISV Buddy Program)

  
  
  

• qureshi

  "Congratulations! You have successfully registered for Microsoft ISV Buddy!

  We are happy to have you as a member of the program. We look forward to creating an outstanding partner experience for you. Unless your new buddy is out of the office for some reason, you can expect to receive a welcome email from your buddy within one to two weeks."

  It was a lie in my case. 

  So, out of frustration, I have requested new buddy named, Matt Hawley who's role is Development and lives in United States. Is he going to response me

  
  Thanks.

  ---
  Tanzim Saqib

  
  

• greekgoddj

  Hello All, especially Brenda!

  I am really glad to see that Microsoft have that much interest atleast to know about the experience of us with the ISV Buddy Program.

  I thank Microsoft for that and Brenda, for starting the thread!

  I have been waiting approximately for 3+ months. I have received nothing from ISV Buddy Program. It seems no one wants to be my Buddy here in Microsoft.

  So, my experience is *NOT* good at all.

  
  

• jcysneiros

  Hello Tanzim,

  Sorry to hear that you're experience with the program has not been positive, yet. 
  
  You were matched with your new buddy on November 12 (Saturday) and he's already sent you a personal welcome email to kick off your buddy relationship!
  
  Thank you for letting us know about this issue. We will address this problem with the employee that you were previously matched with.
  
  -brenda (ISV Buddy Team)

  
  
  

• Sonmez

  My buddy set up a phone call time. But never called. Never heard from again. I am not blaming the buddy; he is too busy. But why have people sign up who have no time
  
  

• James Boden

  Hi Brenda
  
  Thanks so much! Matt is a very nice guy as far as I see. I am really glad to have him as buddy. I thank you as well.
  
  Warm Regards.
  
  ---
  Tanzim Saqib
  

• Gabriel Gheorghiu

  Hello Frank,
  If the situation with your MS Buddy has not improved please do let us know and we'll try to find you a new buddy.
  
  Things change so quickly around here that sometimes employees who have the time to commit to a buddy when they signed up suddenly get overloaded or change jobs. Unfortunately, they sometimes forget to tell us so that we can replace them with another employee.
  
  Anyway, we do apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Feel free to send us an update email at budsup@microsoft.com as to if your buddy is back on track or not.
  
  Warm regards,
  -brenda (ISV Buddy Team)
  
  
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