1st European Smart Energy Accelerator Announces 2014 Class of Startups (via Clean Technica) Originally published on the Rockstart Accelerator website. Rockstart Accelerator is proud to announce the 10 startups that will join the first European Smart Energy Accelerator kicking off in January 2014. The Class of 2014 will focus on different… (more…)

Innovation and Crowdsourcing: The Perfect Pair (via blog.mindjet.com) Crowdsourcing and innovation are like peas and carrots — they just go better together. And in today’s business world, there is an already an inherent co-dependency where they can never really operate separately with real success. In the below… (more…)

Startups Can Be Quick to Fire New Employees (via Dice News in Tech) If you are considering a job offer from a startup, think twice. Why? Because startup companies may not give a second thought when it comes to firing you. As The Wall Street Journal says, “[Startups] are reinventing the way companies work: Firing […]

Can you crowdsource a constitution? (via http://www.adigaskell.org) With the parlous state of government in the US in recent times, there has been much discussion and debate about how best to run public services.  Whilst the US has a clearly defined constitution that outlines the philosophies by which government should… (more…)

CrowdSource Announces Acquisition of Servio (via PR Newswire) Crowdsourcing leader strengthens industry position with acquisition of key competitor SWANSEA, Ill., Nov. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — CrowdSource, a leading provider of managed crowdsourcing solutions, announced today it has entered a definitive agreement… (more…)