--- title: So you want to become an MVP? | LIVE176 | daily.dev description: A panel discussion featuring Microsoft MVP program managers and current MVPs explaining what the Microsoft MVP award is, how to qualify, and what benefits it... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/so-you-want-to-become-an-mvp-live176-wl6xoni1x twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: So you want to become an MVP? | LIVE176 | daily.dev og:description: A panel discussion featuring Microsoft MVP program managers and current MVPs explaining what the Microsoft MVP award is, how to qualify, and what benefits it... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/so-you-want-to-become-an-mvp-live176-wl6xoni1x og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/wl6xOni1X.png og:image:alt: So you want to become an MVP? | LIVE176 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # So you want to become an MVP? | LIVE176 **[Microsoft Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/microsoftdeveloper)** · 18 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A panel discussion featuring Microsoft MVP program managers and current MVPs explaining what the Microsoft MVP award is, how to qualify, and what benefits it brings. The program recognizes community leaders who share knowledge about Microsoft products and services. MVPs share personal stories about how community contributions — through open source, social media, events, blogs, or user groups — led to their recognition. Key advice: follow your passion, contribute in whatever way suits you, and the award will follow naturally. The program currently has ~4,000 MVPs across 96 countries. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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