brooknam

Why is that?

An entrepreneur can't have a better last name than Grinda.

Pronounced: "grinder"

I don't see how "crowd computing" is fundamentally different from the crowd sourcing techniques already in use on the enterprise level, for example Facebooks translation.

Agree, the biggest downside to chart beat is the destructive impact it has on productivity and inter-personal relationships

Having been through one of the smaller accelerators named in this pier I just want to say, amen. Nobody talks about the stress of being picked over by investors like a piece of meat, and of falling out of favor with the program's organizers, because you're not showing the traction in the first ONE or TWO months they thought you would.

For those who can handle the pressure cooker, a big payoff is possible. But yes, buyer beware.

It was a poor decision, but I can see being furious/frustrated that the story of your company's success had mutated into one on how your new parent owner was evil.

Sounds like there is more to this story. If they are adding hundreds of new clients, why are folks heading for the door?

This goes a bit far. I am sure there are fine folks at Yahoo who have achieved seniority that they need to support their families. They may object to how the company does business, but can't just walk away job. Is the hiring situation in the Valley really so intense that anyone could find new work in 60 days?

Having seen a startup in Austin, TX go through this same kind of thing, I would guess its more common than the author makes it sound here.

The best defense is to build a technology that isn't cheap to reproduce. There is no better moat than killer IP.