David Starr is a Principal Solutions Architect at Microsoft, focusing on Azure and cloud marketplaces. With over 20 years of experience, he has led software development initiatives, held architectural responsibilities, built high-performance teams, and fostered technical learning. He is passionate about delivering great software, designing cloud-scale solutions, and quality-focused engineering practices.

He has contributed to or led several team initiatives that enable and accelerate the Azure Marketplace, such as the Marketplace FastTrack Copilot using Azure Open AI, the SaaS Accelerator, the Data Sales Accelerator, and the .NET and Java SaaS fulfillment libraries. Additionally, he is the program owner for Mastering the Marketplace, a comprehensive learning platform for Microsoft partners and customers.

Topics of Discussion:

[6:09] Agile methodologies, Scrum, and software development leadership.

[6:38] Working with Agile Alliance and Scrum.org.

[7:50] What David learned working for several years at GoDaddy.

[9:49] Using Azure Marketplace to sell software and services, with examples of successful partners and their experiences.

[15:20] Who has full admin rights on MongoDB?

[17:49] Pricing models for AI models in Azure Marketplace.

[21:56] AI cost estimation and model selection.

[29:40] Azure Cloud Marketplace and AI advancements, with insights on how to get started with product development.

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