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Inc. Uncensored is a lively weekly podcast exploring the fast-moving world of startups, entrepreneurship, technology, and high-growth businesses—all through the eyes of the veteran business journalists of Inc. and Inc.com. We’ll keep you up to date on industry trends, best practices, and cool companies. With host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, Inc.’s senior writer, along with frequent appearances from staff writers Kevin Ryan, Emily Canal, executive editor Kimberly Weisul and more.

When the global Covid-19 pandemic hit, Airbnb’s core business all-but ground to a halt. It lost 80 percent of business in eight weeks. The company’s co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky explains in candid conversation with host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin precisely how he restructured the company’s teams, and put the company on one radically simplified calendar-based product-launch plan, and then released it all to the world…as the 6,000-person global business prepared for its IPO. And today, Chesky is getting back to his roots, and is listing a bedroom in his own home on Airbnb.

When the U.S. baby formula shortage hit, Bobbie was still a startup, scaling its own operations and customer-base. But it had to make its most important decision: How to answer that crisis for its own customers. It decided to stop growing, in favor of serving its existing subscribers. Turns out: It wasn’t the first crisis the young startup had overcome. Host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin interviewed Bobbie co-founder and CEO Laura Modi about how she made that extremely challenging decision–and how she built a company of parents, by parents–with world-class benefits for employees.

Nina Vaca is the chairperson and CEO of Pinnacle Group, an IT and staffing firm based in Dallas, which has grown so fast it has made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies thirteen times. It was named the fastest-growing woman-owned business in the United States by the Women Presidents Organization in 2015–when her company crossed a billion dollars in revenue, and again in 2018. Nina founded it 25 years ago, when she was just out of college, with just $300. In part, it seemed natural: he’d been schooled in entrepreneurship by her family, which emigrated from Ecuador when she was little. She tells host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin what she’s learned about entrepreneurship along the way–and takes a bird’s eye view on what’s changed, and what hasn’t.

Nina Vaca is the chairperson and CEO of Pinnacle Group, an IT and staffing firm based in Dallas, which has grown so fast it has made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies thirteen times. It was named the fastest-growing woman-owned business in the United States by the Women Presidents Organization in 2015–when her company crossed a billion dollars in revenue, and again in 2018. Nina founded it 25 years ago, when she was just out of college, with just $300. In part, it seemed natural: he’d been schooled in entrepreneurship by her family, which emigrated from Ecuador when she was little. She tells host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin what she’s learned about entrepreneurship along the way–and takes a bird’s eye view on what’s changed, and what hasn’t.

Bill Shufelt was a trader at a hedge fund who got tired of drinking. It was doing nothing for his performance at work–or while trail running. So he decided to start a non-alcoholic craft brewery. Not that anyone else believed in his mission. He tells host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin how he struggled for years to find a co-founder, and met with 120 investors before putting together enough money to start his own brewing facility–because no other brewery wanted to work with him. Now, his company, Athletic Brewing, is growing so fast it has been struggling to meet demand in the $109 billion craft brewery industry's fastest growing segment. Athletic Brewing grew 13,071 percent over the past three years, making it the 26th fastest growing company in the United States, as recognized by the Inc. 5000.

His company grew 1,131 percent over the past three years–and he realizes that kind of fast pace isn’t for everybody, even with an important mission in mind. Xiao Wang in 2017 had founded Boundless Immigration, a Seattle-based tech company that helps individuals and families navigate immigration paperwork and processes through data, and through its online platform. Today its process has a 99 percent success rate, and the company has helped more than 70,000 individuals file for green cards or citizenship. To keep growing at its rate, Xiao maintains an “adapt and evolve” strategy, and realizes that perfection is sometimes the enemy of progress. He tells host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin that his company’s culture of fast-growth and constant change isn’t for everyone–just like black licorice.

After the birth of her second daughter, she began feeling marginalized in the workplace–even though she was a seven-figure sales exec. Stephanie Nadi Olson felt the drive to create a legacy for herself and for her daughters–and named her new flexible-employment community We Are Rosie after her youngest. That was 2018, and since, the company has grown to a platform with 17,000 flexible workers signed up, more than 60 full time employees, and a three-year growth rate of 2,267 percent. We Are Rosie is No. 232 on the 2022 Inc. 5000. Host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin speaks with Olso about her vision for the future of work, and how she built a truly inclusive, diverse workforce.

Jesslyn Rollins’s dad created a product in secret. She brought it to the masses. What would it take for him to let her run the company? Christine Lagorio-Chafkin speaks to the CEO of the electrolyte beverage company, Biolyte, that saw a remarkable three-year growth rate of 1,052 percent. The first in our season series exploring the stories behind fascinating companies that made the 2022 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing businesses.

In this flashback episode, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks with Rosie Mattio, founder and CEO of Mattio Communications, about saying yes and taking a risk on a burgeoning industry. (Original Air Date: Sept 13, 2021)

Being chief executive doesn’t mean doing everything–or, necessarily, being good at every little thing your company does. In “What I Don’t Know,” What I Know host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin asks founders to explain a skill or task they just aren’t good at. Maybe it’s the first thing they delegated once they hired staff–or something they would like to get off their plate. On this week’s bonus episode, Shivani Siroya, the founder and CEO of Tala, talks about her relationship with being the face of her company–and all the publicity that comes along with it. She doesn’t love public speaking; she’d rather be heads-down solving a problem. But, she says, she’s found a silver lining.

Shivani Siroya had worked in microfinance around the world for major banks–and saw a lot of structural issues with lending to unbanked or non-traditional entrepreneurs in small doses. Before launching her own company to fix those, she went back to school–and also worked in Kenya, for the UN Population Fund. It was there she began lending her own money to small-business owners–and learned firsthand how to establish trust in lending. When she founded Tala in 2013, she also learned the value of risk–or, as she calls it, “taking the first risk.” She explains to host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin how the company took many audacious leaps through its growth to 6 million customers–including one that shook Tala to its core during the pandemic.

Being chief executive doesn’t mean doing everything–or, necessarily, being good at every little thing your company does. In “What I Don’t Know,” What I Know host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin asks founders to explain a skill or task they just aren’t good at. Maybe it’s the first thing they delegated once they hired staff–or something they would like to get off their plate.

On this week’s bonus episode, Alex West Steinman says: “People look at a business like ours or see the category of businesses like ours, like the Riveter and The Wing, and they go, ‘oh, like, they're really good at social media!’” No so, says Steinman, the co-founder and CEO of The Coven, a co-working and collaboration membership space in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. She admits social media is not her strong suit. She doesn’t like keeping up with the algorithmic changes, or processing things via social networks’ endless scroll of content. Her takeaway: What’s good for the business might not be good for any given individual.

The past few years have been catastrophic for many coworking spaces. WeWork’s dramatic crash was the most well known–but spaces created by and for women, too, hit walls due to pandemic lockdowns and leadership crises. But in Minneapolis, there was a holdout. It’s called The Coven, and it is a coworking space with virtual and in-person memberships, designed to be inclusive and welcoming to all types of entrepreneurs, creatives, and workers. Host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin spoke with The Coven’s co-founder and CEO, Alex West Steinman, about how she and three friends launched their idea with backing from their community–and precisely how she built a sturdy business that withheld the pressures of the pandemic and the George Floyd protests, with a little help from that very community she nurtured.

Since he was a grade-schooler, Stu Landesberg dreamed–as odd as it sounds–of starting a sustainable home-products company. When he founded it, in 2012, he called it ePantry, and it didn’t exactly soar. Investors were lukewarm–and customers hard to come by. But with a rebrand and reshaped strategy in 2016, Grove Collaborative started finding lots of eco-minded consumers online and over social media. This year, as the San Francisco-based company turned 10 years old, it was valued at $1.5 billion. In June, it went public with help from a Richard Branson-backed SPAC. Host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin speaks with Landesberg about his journey, from struggling to keep the lights on to running a public company with hundreds of employees–and his promise to the future to be entirely plastic-free by 2025.

Amy Errett might be a natural leader, and an expert team-builder–but she wasn’t always a founder. She spent her early career in banking and investment companies, before turning to venture capital. But once she was at the table with startup founders, making decisions on who deserved funding infusions…she realized she wanted to be not in her seat…but rather, the CEO’s seat. She founded Madison Reed in 2013 out of San Francisco as a hair-color subscription brand. She’s grown it–even as the pandemic shut down 12 beauty bars she’d opened across the country–to a company that has raised more than $220 million, in part from Jay-Z’s Marcy Ventures. Now, she has her sights set on opening 20 more stores in 2022, and hiring up to 800 people. Amy spoke to host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin about her rich career and her thoughts on leading growing organizations through big changes–including navigating the unknown, seeing around corners, and helping large teams make dramatic shifts.

When Michael Horvath, the co-founder and CEO of Strava, meets with employees, he doesn’t just start saying what he’s thinking. Instead, the first thing out of his mouth is: “what’s on your mind?” His company, Strava, is an app that serves 100 million athletes, to help motivate their movement, connect them with a community, and improve their safety. And these days, it’s a company of more than 400 people–which has both informed, and necessitated, Michael’s leadership style–which is a lot about listening, and letting employees grow into their passions and skills.

By the time he teamed up with Harvard geneticist George Church to found Colossal Biosciences, Ben Lamm had founded, built, and sold five companies. This one would be the most audacious yet: Its goal is to create disruptive conservation technologies, including, to de-extinct the woolly mammoth. Yes, it is actively working to edit elephant genes to create a cold-hearty herbivore to help decelerate melting of the arctic permafrost, and, thus, prevent release of 600 tons of carbon a year. It’s also working with existing species-conservation efforts globally–and hopes to apply its technology to save animal populations from going extinct. But with the audacious mission comes a lot of questions–and many critics. Lamm told host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin that he learns more from his detractors than from his supporters–and he welcomes both hearing from them, and, in a couple cases, he’s actually hired them to work with him.

He and his co-founder dreamed up their company over an unconventional Thanksgiving dinner in Shanghai. In 2009, they launched Full Circle, a line of sustainable household goods–and set out to change consumer perception about “eco” products. Today, they run three brands, including Full Circle, For Good, a line of household disposables, like compostable bags, and Soma, a line of filtration, pitchers, and bottles. He spoke with host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin about building a sustainable supply chain, bootstrapping his business from the start, and why his companies’ giving-back pledges of profits are so meaningful to their teams.

If there was a super-simple way to tweak the whole way you think about an experience…would you do it? Serial entrepreneur Toni Ko, the woman behind NYX Cosmetics, Perverse Sunglasses, and, most recently, Bespoke Beauty Brands, explains to host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin how she changes her wording to change her perspective.

Her family emigrated from Korea when she was 13 years old, and serial entrepreneur Toni Ko has since founded three different–each totally fascinating–companies. Her first, NYX Cosmetics, made $4 million in its first year, and, within a decade, was in beauty aisles of Target nationwide. But with growth, came some sacrifices–and, within years, she sold it to L’Oreal for a reported $500 million. A non-compete agreement meant Ko was locked out of the beauty industry for five years, a time during which she learned some of her most important life and entrepreneurial lessons–including how to stop worrying and focus on finding simple solutions to her own complex problems. Host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin explores with Ko how she coped with selling her company, what she created (sunglasses company Perverse) in the meantime, and how she’s back with a new company that’s creating brand new cosmetics in partnership with influencers, celebrities, and designers. It’s called Bespoke Beauty Brands, and for Toni, building it came with its own new learning curve.

There’s Silicon Valley’s playbook…and then there’s Trinity Mouzon Wofford’s radical bootstrapping. The founder of Golde, the maker of superfood powders that can be blended to make lattes or facemasks, and which is sold at Target and Goop, as well as direct-to-consumer. Trinity explains how she built her company herself, mixing turmeric lattes in her kitchen, and pounding the pavement of New York City trying to get her self-designed pouches of blends onto cafe shelves. As a super-small, scrappy, brand, growth was happening naturally–online, and off–and the level of control she had over it was not something she wanted to give up. Trinity tells host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin about how she reacted when investors came calling–and when major retailers proposed deals.

Growing up in New Jersey, Payal Kadakia found a passion for Indian dance. As an adult living in New York City, she founded her own dance troupe, Sa Dance. But when it came to finding fitness classes, she was at a loss. She created a boutique-class-search-engine–which went through many, many, iterations, before becoming the $1 billion company ClassPass. Christine Lagorio-Chafkin speaks with Payal about all the ups and downs along the way to building one of New York City’s unicorns–and her difficult decision to step back from the CEO role she’d held for so long in 2017. Along the way, she learned to not hide her feelings, or her passions, in the workplace–and instead, bring her full self to her job.

Growing up in New Jersey, Payal Kadakia found a passion for Indian dance. As an adult living in New York City, she founded her own dance troupe, Sa Dance. But when it came to finding fitness classes, she was at a loss. She created a boutique-class-search-engine–which went through many, many, iterations, before becoming the $1 billion company ClassPass. Christine Lagorio-Chafkin speaks with Payal about all the ups and downs along the way to building one of New York City’s unicorns–and her difficult decision to step back from the CEO role she’d held for so long in 2017. Along the way, she learned to not hide her feelings, or her passions, in the workplace–and instead, bring her full self to her job.

The founder and CEO of self-driving car company Cruise has finally done it: His company’s robo-taxis are picking up passengers in San Francisco. It’s been almost a decade since he founded his company with the audacious vision to take on Google and create autonomous driving vehicles. He and cofounder Dan Kan pursued that vision–one small step at a time. He spoke with host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin about his lifelong passion for robotics, the “leap of faith” he took when deciding to sell Cruise to GM, and leading a company of more than 1,000 people–plus, how the driverless taxi experiment is going in San Francisco.

The Golden Globe Award-winning actress is also a three-time founder of companies. More than a decade ago, she launched Fabletics, the membership-model activewear brand, and more recently, she’s launched King St. Vodka and wellness-supplement brand In Bloom. But before becoming an entrepreneur, Hudson did plenty of endorsement deals–and wanted more out of them than just being a salesperson. She thought: “What happens if I bet on myself?” and began taking a stake–and an active role in–the companies she chose to work with. In a wide-ranging and candid conversation with host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, she explains how she builds missions of sustainability and wellness into her brands, and how she thinks about democratizing high-end products, which sometimes becomes a game of tight margins.

On this week’s episode of Woman Inc., I sat down with Tala Akhavan, COO of Pietra, a platform that makes it possible to launch the brand you've always dreamt of. Tala, a former Uber executive, joined the creator economy platform with the mission to democratize access for female entrepreneurship via the platform’s capabilities. As a first time mother, Tala talked about the struggle of wanting to give her all to motherhood as well as her professional trajectory. While giving birth in the height of the pandemic, she made the uncharacteristic choice to not return to her secure job at Uber when her maternity leave ended. Leaving to become a full-time, stay-at-home mom, Tala experienced first hand that current workplace models and policies are not structured to support women who seek fulfillment in both areas. There has been a spike in female entrepreneurship coming out of the pandemic, but at present, there is little transparency across markets to launch a product in a financially feasible and time efficient manner. Tala discusses her role as a COO who followers a value-first philosophy and how she thinks through major decisions.

After the recording stopped, Tala told me something that I believe is incredibly powerful. She told me that when she was offered the role at Pietra, she was actually offered the same role at a different company for double the salary. She turned it down because they weren’t as accommodating to her musts of being able to be a present mom. I share this, with her blessing, because I believe that is the definition of being in your worth, and as Tala mentions, holding the line.

Make sure to tune in to hear the full story and subscribe to Woman Inc. so that you never miss an episode. Now, let's get over to my conversation with Tala.

By: Jenna Todey, Host of Woman Inc.

The author of The Awesome Human Project and CEO of Happier is a natural at public speaking. Known for her TED talks and corporate speaking engagements, as well as coaching, she’s not one to usually experience stage fright. But she does have a secret to calming nerves before large speaking engagements, which she explains to host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin. First: Don’t tell yourself not to be nervous. Second: Do tell yourself this one key thing.

Stacey Abrams is known as a politician, a lawyer, and a voting rights activist. Her voter rights organizing in Georgia has been credited with increasing turnout in the state, including during the 2020 presidential election, in which President Biden narrowly won Georgia. Abrams is also a three-time founder–and author of three New York Times bestsellers. In her latest book (Level Up: Rise Above the Hidden Forces Holding Your Business Back), she puts together the lessons she’s learned in business–along with her co-founder Lara Hodgson. Host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks with Abrams and Hodgson about what they’ve learned along the way to founding three companies together.

The five-time founder and author of Happier and The Awesome Human Project is known both for her public speaking and her research into what truly makes us happy. But when she was building her last company, she herself was anything but happy. Instead, she was prioritizing everything and everyone aside from herself–and that led to her spiraling into a really dark place. She speaks to host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin about how she learned to rebuild her emotional health–and what other founders can learn about emotional fitness being a key to keeping their company healthy, too.

The bestselling author and business advisor Daniel Pink has written about everything from human motivation to the powerful negative emotion, regret. He has lots of ideas. The one for his latest book, The Power of Regret, How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward, came to him while he was already contracted to write an entirely different book. How does he keep track of his ideas? He explains his system to our host, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin.

The bestselling author didn’t intend to write about the powerful negative emotion, regret, but then he experienced it himself and dug in. He explains to host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin what his worldwide study on regret illuminated–and how it has a place in your company, both culturally, and in the way leaders connect on a personal level.

The co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite is a visual thinker. She tells Christine Lagorio-Chafkin how she uses her abilities to visualize data points to solve problems or find places to innovate within her online event-ticketing company.

She co-founded the event-ticket site Eventbrite in 2006, took the role of CEO 10 years later, and then did what few women leaders have done: took her company public. Then, the pandemic hit–and with live events canceled globally, she stared into a terrifying future. Julia Hartz explains to host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin how she led her team through a harrowing crisis, as well as her unique view of company culture as “more of a living, breathing organism than a bug stuck in amber.” She explains that workplace culture can’t be stuck in time–nor can it always be happy or pleasant. But it can be strong, and self-healing and help workplaces get through even the toughest times.

The founder and CEO of Lively left Victoria’s Secret–and took it on with her inclusive intimates brand. These days, she does a lot of media and big meetings, and her secret to preparing is to not overdo it. She explains to Christine Lagorio-Chafkin.

In order to launch her intimates and loungewear brand, Lively, Michelle Cordiero Grant decided to do everything a little differently. In fact, some of her strategy turned convention on its head. She built up a community of fans and advocates before she had a product to sell–and made several other counterintuitive business decisions along the way to an $85 million acquisition very early in her startup’s life. She explains her motivations, inspirations, and the company’s turning points to host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin.

The co-founder and President of LTK, the influencer-shopping ecosystem, Amber Venz Box, works with a personal assistant. But that hasn’t always been seamless, she tells Christine Lagorio-Chafkin. Her simple collaboration tool was right under her nose.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks with Amber Venz Box--co-founder and president of LTK--about being an introvert, founding a company with her significant other, and the power of delegating.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks with Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerMedia and chairman of Vayner X.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin continues her conversation with Ryan Breslow and asks him about how he interviews potential employees.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks with the founder and CEO of the company that ranked No. 64 the 2021 Inc. 5000, Ryan Breslow. The company is called Bolt, and it is one-click checkout for retailers. Ryan started Bolt in 2014 as an offshoot of his cryptocurrency research at Stanford, and after years of product development and fundraising and slow growth, the company has hit an inflection point and is growing wildly, with over 10 million shoppers on the Bolt network.

Welcome to Business Brainstorm Podcast. Today's guest is Stephen Mathai Davis. Diversifying our investment might be easy in hindsight, but understanding the benefits and caveats requires an expert of Stephen's caliber. With his relentless pursuit of finding new investment themes, this intriguing episode is a must-listen for people interested in investments! You are going to love this episode.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks with Michael Dell about how to secure a huge customer in this segment of What I Know BEST.

Business brainstorm with the top entrepreneurial minds in the world. Hear scaling and growth tips, leader and management tactics, and big business ideas of how to create ultra-successful companies. Hosted by Andrew Medal, founder of creative digital agency Agent Beta.

In this episode, Eric talks with the director of the Shorenstein Center and the Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice of Press, Politics and Public Policy, Nancy Gibbs.

One of America’s best-known entrepreneurs, Michael Dell, founded his eponymous company out of a University of Texas dorm room. More than three decades later, he’s led his company through multiple transformations, including taking it private, and taking on $50 billion in debt to complete a major acquisition. Dell Technologies is in a new phase of its life--and Dell explains his leadership philosophies that have shaped it all in his new book, Play Nice But Win. Christine Lagorio-Chafkin interviews him about the early growth of his computer company, how his thinking and actions as a leader have changed over the years, and how he’d advise entrepreneurs to reconceptualize their risk-taking.

Our new segment, What I Know Best, hones in on a superpower of the founders and thought leaders from our biweekly, longform interviews. This week, Kim Lewis, the CEO and cofounder of CurlMix, explains how to sell anything, when face to face with a potential customer.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks with Kim and Tim Lewis, founders of Curl Mix, about their circuitous funding journey and landing at No. 93 on the 2021 Inc. 5000 after attaining more than 4,000 percent growth over the past three years.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks with Rosie Mattio, founder and CEO of Mattio Communications, about saying yes and taking a risk on a burgeoning industry.

The world of business leadership has shifted dramatically in the past few years – from stockholder capitalism to stakeholder. A higher purpose is what businesses need to be about and companies need to take a stand on societal issues. There’s one big problem though: today’s leaders weren’t trained for this new world. There was no class for this in business school. In some ways, it’s the wild west – a new frontier with no map. And C-suiters are struggling to find the way forward. As a result, there’s a vacuum in purpose leadership. Company purpose is often toothless and company social activism backfires. How do CEOs navigate this new terrain? How do CHROs build this new culture of leadership into the employee experience? How do CMOs build purpose effectively into their brand?

Corporations feel like they have to take on social issues, but as we’ve been discussing, doing so isn’t easy. Recent research from RepTrak found that 36 percent of consumers have "felt betrayed" by what a company stands for, and 47 percent have stopped doing business with the company as a result. 63 percent prefer to do business with companies that "stand for a purpose that reflects their values and beliefs, and will avoid those that do not." We sat down with Laura Lane, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at UPS, who had some great food for thought on the topic.

What do Millennials think about purpose? Do they actually buy and work for companies and brands that have activated purpose? Is this a real thing? And what should leaders know about this important generation? We’ve invited a couple of Millennials to chat about it. Fast Company’s Social Media Producer Christina Royster and Fast Company’s Associate Editor Yasmin Gagne from the podcast, Hit the Ground Running, are here to share their opinions and ideas about what purpose means to them.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks with Evan Horowitz and Geoffrey Goldberg, founders of the Los Angeles-based brand-marketing firm Movers+Shakers. Movers+Shakers is #78 on the 2021 Inc. 5000 list.

To celebrate the launch of the 2021 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest growing private companies, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin interviews the co-founder and chief executive of Carbon Health, the startup aiming to make health-care more accessible and affordable--and which earned the No. 2 spot on the Inc. 5000 list with $45 million in 2020 revenue and an astounding 39,734 percent three-year growth rate.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to John Christakos and Maurice Blanks--two of the three founders of Blu Dot Furniture--about how they used their design thinking to build a business.

When she had the idea for an organization to elevate women in leadership roles and entrepreneurship, Cate Luzio didn’t even intend to start a company. Three years later, she’s built Luminary, a thousands-strong networking and career-coaching company that’s weathered the pandemic--and taken the opportunity to expand digitally and globally. She tells Christine Lagorio-Chafkin about the challenges she faced, and what she’s learned along the way.

On this episode, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin interviews Sarah LaFleur, founder and CEO of womenswear brand M.M. LeFleur.

Garry Tan is known for his investments in Coinbase and Instacart--but before cofounding and managing his fund, Initialized Capital, he was a partner at Y Combinator, where he advised more than 700 startups. He’d been down that road before--founding two of his own companies. Christine Lagorio-Chafkin interviews Tan--now a thought-leader with a popular YouTube channel, about his journey from food-insecurity in the Bay Area to student to founder to investor, and what he’s learned along the way to shaking up venture capital and managing the flow of early-stage money to young companies.

We’ve been thinking a lot about how companies responded to recent social events and wanted to dig into it some more on today’s episode. What's at the heart of it? What are companies going to do to show they have a point of view, that it's not all talk and they are doing something meaningful for everyday people?

Ryan Petersen founded Flexport in 2013, when he decided to break into and transform part of the global-shipping industry by bringing reliable data and tracking to even the smallest companies. Now he has more than $1 billion in revenue and 2200 employees globally--and the industry is facing an unprecedented challenge in the wake of the pandemic. Christine Lagorio-Chafkin interviews Petersen about what he’s learned this year--and through the early chaotic days of scaling his company fast--about finding a balance between too much order and too much disorder when starting up.

On today's episode, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin interviews Sallie Krawcheck. Sallie is the co-founder and CEO of Elle-evest, the digital financial advisor that focuses on the money needs of women. She founded it in 2016, after spending decades as an analyst and executive on Wall Street.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin interviews Fawn Weaver, the CEO and founder of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, bestselling author, and serial entrepreneur, about how she built her brand and company after setting out to tell the remarkable story of Nearest Green, the first known African-American master distiller and man who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin interviews Melissa Bernstein, the co-founder of $500 million toy company Melissa & Doug and the author of a new book about mental health, LifeLines, about her own journey to building a company while suffering from depression.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks with Ashley Mills and Mark Mullett, the founders of Obé Fitness, about how the former adversaries founded their company--and how when the pandemic hit they reacted with creativity, sending the company into a period of wild growth.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to Matthew Inman and Elan Lee--founders of Exploding Kittens--about how they founded their company, when to give up on a potentially good idea, and the $1 million dollar meow.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin interviews the founder of Crowned Marketing and Communications about how she turned $500 in pageant winnings into a thriving company that advises big brands on inclusive marketing. She’s also an expert on Gen Z, who has researched their consumption habits for her book FutureProof: The Blueprint for Building a Brand Gen Z and Millennials Love.

Christina Lagorio-Chafkin talks to Jack Dangermond, co-founder of ESRI, about starting his business with little over $1000 in personal savings and turning that into a billion dollar, privately held business.

Part 2 of Christine Lagorio-Chafkin's conversation with Jim Collins.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks with Jim Collins--author of best selling books Good to Great and Built To Last--about his three decades of research and writing about the skills and practices that make strong, lasting companies

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to Eric Kinariwala--founder and CEO of Capsule--about disrupting the prescription drug industry.

A look back at some of the best moments of the year on What I Know

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin speaks with Blake Mycoskie, the serial entrepreneur best known for founding Toms Shoes, about the inspiration behind Toms' giving model, plus his mental-health struggles and the revelation that led to his new company, Madefor.

On today's episode, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to Phil Libin, the serial entrepreneur and investor known for co-founding Evernote, about starting what he's learned since starting his fifth company, Mmhmm. They also delve into the ills of the social-media ecosystem, and why Libin says he'll never touch an indirect-funding model again.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to Daina Trout, co-founder and CEO of Health-Ade Kombucha, about starting a company with her husband and best friend, running a company during the pandemic, and managing relationships with investors.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to Matthew Prince, co-founder of Cloudflare, about transparency as leader, election security and how his company has grown over the past decade.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to Steve Huffman, founder and CEO of Reddit, about the rise of the community The_Donald, political disinformation online, and running a 700-person company through this pandemic.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to tennis star Maria Sharapova about starting a company while in the midst of an entirely different career, finding balance in the pandemic, and her passions for design and branding.

On today's episode, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to Supergoop! founder, Holly Thaggard, about changing perceptions around a product, taking every meeting you can and how building her company over the past thirteen years.

On today's episode, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to Melissa Ben-Ishay, founder and CEO of Baked by Melissa, about tiny cupcakes, combatting imposter syndrome and stepping into the role of CEO at her company.

On today's episode, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to John Mackey, founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market. They discuss company culture, learning from mistakes and his new book Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Business.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to Scott Svenson--co-founder, chairman and CEO of MOD Pizza--about the purpose behind his company’s existence and balancing that motivating mission with fiscal sustainability.

In this episode, Jim Damian talks to our host, Cameron Albert-Deitch, about his Book Smart pick, Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World by Ashley Goodall and Marcus Buckingham

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to Rich Kleiman, co-founder of Thirty Five Ventures, about his partnership with NBA superstar Kevin Durant, his time at Roc Nation, and how to break out of complacency.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to Michael Acton Smith, co-founder and co-CEO of Calm, about executing on the day-to-day work of starting a business, serial entrepreneurship and digital monsters.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to Neil Blumenthal, co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker, about mitigating risk, preparing for business after COVID-19 and a food dehydrator informercial that sparked Neil's entrepreneurial spirit as a child.

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to Sandra Oh Lin, founder and CEO of KiwiCo, and leadership during COVID-19,

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to Tariq Farid, CEO and Founder of Edible Arrangements

The founder of the iconic clothing brand Eileen Fisher built a company rooted in creative values and radical simplicity of design. Over the years, the vision frayed--especially when she became less involved in maintaining it. She explains to Christine Lagorio-Chafkin how she found her voice and is using it to bring her brand back to its roots while calling on the industry to adopt sustainability

Zola CEO and co-founder Shan-Lyn Ma speaks with Christine Lagorio-Chafkin about why building and fortifying her vision for a wedding-registry company took four years. Only then was it time to branch out into new products and services.

Julia Cheek, founder and CEO of Everlywell, talks to Christine Lagorio-Chafkin about being a first time entrepreneur, facing uncertainty and believing in your ideas even when no one else does.

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Inc. Magazine presents What I Know. Please enjoy this first episode with astronaut Scott Kelly. To hear more of What I Know, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.

The best business leaders make a point of staying a step ahead of the competition. Despite the crisis we face today, there is no time to sit back and hope for the best. This is the time for leaders to plan and execute on the strategies and tactics that will not only keep their businesses afloat, but will provide a blueprint for success. In this episode, host Shannon LaNier speaks to Robert Herjavec, founder and CEO of Herjavec group and star of ABC’s Shark Tank, about what the post-world might look like and the steps smart leaders must be taking immediately in order to prosper in what will be a vastly different business landscape.

Strong leadership skills have never been more important. While many leaders are panicking or giving up, the best leaders are keeping their businesses alive and poised to thrive again by communicating effectively with their employees and keeping cool in the face of extreme adversity. There’s no getting around the fact that many of the decisions business leaders will be making in the weeks and months to come will be difficult ones. In this episode, host Shannon LaNier discusses leadership behaviors through the pillars of honesty, transparency and resiliency with Robert Herjavec, founder and CEO of Herjavec group and star of ABC’s Shark Tank.

The Inc. staff discusses what comes next for small businesses. Plus: A startup that's solving supermarkets' problems. Subscribe to Inc. Magazine's new podcast What I Know on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

On this episode of Small Biz Challenge: Where We Grow From Here, host Shannon LaNier talks to Robert Herjavec-- Founder and CEO of the Herjavec group and star of ABC’s Shark Tank -- about creative ways to manage cash flow during this difficult time. Robert provides practical advice for finding the funding to make payroll, keep the supply chain intact, and keep the doors open and the lights on.

Inc. staffers discuss what it's like to be on lockdown with your business partner, plus the latest on the chaotic loan application process.

This is a time of harsh realities for small business owners. Decisions have to be made to survive and these decisions need to be made immediately. In this custom podcast from The UPS Store, Shannon LaNier talks to Robert Herjavec-- Founder and CEO of the Herjavec group and star of ABC’s Shark Tank -- about the crucial steps a small business owner should be taking.

Inc. staffers discuss Everlywell, a startup making by-mail testing kits. Plus, the latest on small business loans--and how to avoid getting scammed.

Inc. writers and editors discuss what businesses can do to stay afloat in the age of coronavirus.

The Inc. team checks in with businesses around the country. Plus: How one founder survived her brush with death, then made the pitch of a lifetime.

Now introducing Inc. Book Smart, a new podcast where we highlight the books beloved by well-known founders and entrepreneurs. Check out the first two episodes with titles recommended by Elon Musk and Warren Buffett.

Host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin talks to Editor-at-Large, Burt Helm, and Features Editor, Diana Ransom, about their stories in the March/April edition of Inc. Magazine.

Ways businesses small and large are working to mitigate the risks for their employees and customers. Plus: Inside the funding ecosystem for woman-founded companies and the Joe behind Trader Joe’s.

This week, staff reporter Cameron Albert-Deitch, web producer Brit Morse, and web producer Anna Meyer join host Christine Lagorio-Chafkin to discuss the New York Toy Fair, the go to company in D.C. when government agencies need a sign language interpreter, and the possible end of the hyper-growth era.

One of Inc.'s latest projects has been to examine California's fastest-growing companies. Plus: As data shows startups are planning to leave startup hubs, including San Francisco, where are they going? Inc.'s writers and editors discuss these stories and the emotional tale of how two founders came through a traumatic heath experience and found balance.

Inc.'s writers and editors discuss how fast-growing American companies are helping fight the spread of coronavirus, a new effort to help women of color fundraise, and the matchmaker helping executives find love.

Tiny Satellites, Dog-Trackers, and Other Weird Businesses That Are Growing in 2020

Inside the unusual ways small businesses and entrepreneurs can benefit from all the buzz surrounding the Super Bowl. Plus, Facebook has released a new portal into user data that lets you know where you're being followed. Inc.'s writers discuss the ramifications.

An exclusive Inc. survey illuminates the way executives of fast-growing companies really feel about and take action on data security, digital burnout, social media’s limitations, and more.

An inside look at Casper's upcoming IPO, why Colorado Springs is a hotbed for veteran founders, and the inspiring story of two co-founders who saved their failing business.

Inc.'s writers and editors explain the most innovative startups that will shape the year ahead, look toward the IPOs of 2020, and discuss the bizarre near-future of tech-enhanced human resources.

What America can learn from the best places for entrepreneurs.

Inc.'s writers and editors have the latest on the allegations against suitcase-maker Away, and tell the story behind the story of Inc.'s company of the year, Impossible Foods.

Amazon executives are leaving to launch their own startups, and they’re copying everything but the culture. Plus: A 100-year-old founder who’s still running his company (and might be in better shape than you are). For reference to Amazon's fourteen principles, click here

Inside look at the rise of mead, the medieval drink made out of fermented honey. Plus, a little history about the Museum of Ice Cream and the underground world of vice investing.

How the direct-to-consumer pioneer is growing, and counterintuitively. Plus: Inc.'s writers and editors discuss a new social network's curious launch, and a radical statement on funding women.

The Chinese social media app’s red-hot rise has ruffled some American feathers. Plus, Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd’s newest gig and a fascinating update on the food delivery wars.

How a tiny Austin-based startup is changing the world, one 3-D printed home at a time. Plus, the gender equity gap and how tech giants are helping solve California’s housing crisis.

When SoftBank launched its $100 billion Vision Fund in 2017, it turned the venture capital model on its head. Now, several of its high-profile investments are under serious financial strain. Plus, the Great CEO Exodus of 2019 and the story behind Halloween candymaker Smarties.

Unpacking WeWork’s $9.5 billion rescue package and what it means for the co-working industry. Plus, highlights from Shark Tank’s season 11 and the new way entrepreneurs are broadcasting their best business advice.

Hey, boss: Strike the sweet spot between obnoxiously aggressive and ruinously empathetic. Also, Inc.'s editors discuss the highlights from the annual Inc. 5000 conference and gala.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss Google's controversial "field research" program that was recently suspended. Plus, they talk about Phoenix's startup ecosystem and Inc. Editor in Chief Jim Ledbetter's conversation with Away Founder Jen Rubio ahead of the Inc. 5000 conference.

Andrew McAfee thinks humanity’s latest milestone could impact economies everywhere. Plus, the growth behind one of America’s hottest skincare brands and a Florida startup’s dramatically risky approach to health care.

What you need to know about WeWork's IPO implosion. Plus, how GitLab maintains an 850 remote employee workforce and why people are tracking horserace sales and thinking about recession.

Inc.'s editors and writers discuss the making of the 2019 Female Founders 100, our historic cover featuring a visibly pregnant CEO, and fascinating haptic technology to help visually impaired individuals.

What makes down rounds a really uncomfortable topic for startup founders. Plus, the state of Latinx entrepreneurship and the World's Coolest Offices in 2019.

Inside the do’s and don’ts of applying for the annual Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America. Plus, one startup that’s trying to help workplaces prepare for active shooter situations and another that’s fueling its $1 billion valuation by playing Fortnite at work.

These four all-star entrepreneurs each bring something to the table as investors. Plus, a mentor-mentee relationship with tangible results and a startup selling more Georgia peaches than anyone else in America.

How Freestar, Cece’s Veggie Co., and Untappd took surprising routes to land on this year's Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America.

Inc. writers and editors unpack the best stories from this year’s Inc. 5000, along with a horror story every fast-growing company founder should note.

On this week’s Inc. Uncensored: The surprising founder and story behind EZCater, anonline marketplace for catering valued at $1.25 billion. Plus, a look at 8chan, one of the internet’s darkest corners.

Inside the company flipping America. Plus: Your vanishing $125 from Equifax, and how ClassPass finally found a sturdy business model.

Technology is giving employers unprecedented access to their employees’ lives. Plus, Miami’s startup hotspot reputation and a luxury dentistry startup with big-name clients.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss Facebook's hearings over Libra, its proposed cryptocurrency that's making lawmakers uneasy. Plus, they talk about how Samin Nosrat, author of Salt Fat Acid Heat, aspires to be a better leader and which city in the U.S. is the best to launch a brewery.

On this week's Inc. Uncensored: why one defective dog leash could fundamentally change how online retailers treat third-party sellers. Plus, Prime Day predictions and punk rock beers.

Inc.’s inaugural list of founder-friendly private equity firms spotlights investors with a track record of backing entrepreneurs. Plus, a look inside the benefits of corporate diversity training.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss how Jen Rubio, the co-founder of suitcase startup Away, built her empire. Plus, they talk about chips made from crickets—and the rise of alternative-protein snacks—and how the founders of Health-Ade seized an opportunity in the kombucha market.

In an all-interview episode, Inc. editors talk to Andreessen Horowitz managing partner Scott Kupor, author of the book Secrets of Sand Hill Road; Jaime Schmidt, founder of Schmidt’s Naturals; and Craig Combs, owner of Branson Zipline.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss how small businesses will suffer from the new anti-abortion laws in southern states. Plus, they talk about presidential hopeful Andrew Yang and why he wants to give every American $1,000 a month and Capital One's small business survey.

On this week’s Inc. Uncensored: Writers and editors discuss how a monumental shift in Amazon’s strategy could affect thousands of mom-and-pop vendors. Plus, interviews with the author of new book Cult of the Dead Cow and the founder of TaKorean.

Inc.'s writers and editors explore the rise, and near-fall, and rise of an iconic American bike brand. Plus: How angel investing really works, and an interview with the founder of Happy Howie's All Natural Dog Treats.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss Inc.'s Best Workplaces feature. Plus, they talk about why Chicago is a hot spot for entrepreneurs and an interview with Christina Stembel, the founder of Farmgirl Flowers.

Inc.'s writers and editors talk to the founder of UNTUCKit - Chris Riccobono. Plus, they introduce The Fundery database. And, discuss the sale of Harry's.

Inc.'s writers and editors go inside the inspirational stories founders of startups who built their company while they were also starting families. Plus: inside the story of the White House clearing a plan to issue 30,000 extra seasonal-worker visas for this summer. And, the true impact of a tweet: What happens when your tiny company goes viral?

Inc.'s writers and editors look into the IPO of Uber and Spotify. Plus, what happens to recycled restaurant workers' gloves.

Inc.'s writers and editors talk about a New Jersey startup trying to reduce about 70 percent of carbon footprint by inventing a new cement-making process. Plus, a business selling fake cadavers for $70,000 and how a former Vine comedian and his frat brother are creating the best birthday wishes.

There's a world of buzz brewing within the fast-growing salad company Sweetgreen. Inc.'s writers and editors take a look at the May cover story. Plus: the audacity of Uber's IPO, and the fascinating evolution of Warby Parker's marketing strategy.

Amazon is deep in counterfeit hot water, and it’s latest issue is knock-offs of baby products that could be dangerous. Inc.’s writers and editors share their recent reporting on the matter, plus: Google’s AI oversight flap, and an in-depth look at the woman radically rethinking tech-conferences, and building a diversity hiring tool for Silicon Valley.

Economist Allison Schrager joins the editors and writers of Inc. to discuss her new book, An Economist Walks Into a Brothel. Plus: The inside story of Arlan Hamilton's Backstage Capital, and the highly functional breed of late-stage hippie capitalism employed by the $1 billion private company Specialized Bicycles.

Apple’s big presentation this week signaled a strategy shift that could have huge ramifications. Plus, Inc.’s writers and editors discuss Europe’s fastest-growing private companies and some aggressive expansion plans from an unexpected source.

The writers and editors of Inc. examine Facebook’s most recent fumbles and explain how businesses of all sizes are grappling with cannabis policy. Plus: Frank Ocean’s mother, Katonya Breaux, is an entrepreneur innovating in sun protection for all skin colors.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and executive director of editorial Jon Fine discuss the publication’s Founders House at SXSW, while editor at large Maria Aspan explores the company and technology that could revolutionize battery power, and Fine details Jessi Roberts' amazing journey that led her to found Cheekys—and write an excellent new book.

Inside the Google pay study, life hacks and great advice that fueled business success, and the scrappiest, most innovative toy companies. Plus more from the writers and editors of Inc. magazine.

Inc. staffers discuss why some companies are inventing ridiculous job titles, and the app that’s become a secret weapon for college sports teams. Plus, special guest Alexa Von Tobel discusses Inc.’s new Founders’ Project.

Inc.'s writers and editors discuss about women and venture capital. Plus, a trendy boutique gym in Saudi Arabia called Physique 57 and the cult of being busy.

The social site's super-speedy path to a $3B valuation. Plus, Inc.'s writers and editors discuss a new generation of black founders that is rising in Atlanta, and explain what's causing the solar slowdown.

Inc.'s writers and editors discuss Maria Aspan's new book, Startup Money Made Easy, how fancy parental perks are helping retain talent, and three young companies trying to take a slice of the men's health-care market (what could go wrong?).

Inc.'s writers and editors discuss about founder and former Thinx CEO, Miki Agrawal, who has a new book out called Disrupt-Her, San Francisco bureau chief Jeff Bercovici explains why he's not on Facebook or Twitter anymore and the lowdown on flu season etiquette.

Inc.’s writers and editors explain how electric bikes and dock-less scooter companies are zooming into reluctant municipalities, the most fascinating indicators from Davos, and what small business can learn from Netflix’s price hike.

Inc.'s writers discuss the small-business track records of the 2020 candidates, why brands went wild on the Internet this week, and meet with the founders of a food-tech company looking to disrupt the dairy aisle and make a big environmental impact.

Inc.’s writers and editors detail the latest from inside consumer tech’s biggest trade show and dig into Mark Zuckerberg’s New Year’s resolution. Plus: a real-estate company rebrands to run your life.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss Inc.’s first Surge Cities feature. Plus, they talk about how the government shutdown is affecting small business owners and why people are throwing rocks at autonomous cars in Arizona.

In this special year-end edition of Inc. Uncensored, we revisit three of our best segments from 2018. Writers and editors discuss Inc.’s bombshell feature on MarcusLemonis, a new book exploring the history of Reddit and just how much a Shark Tank deal is worth.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss JK Rowling’s distaste for Inc.’s story on morning routines. Plus, they review some of the acts of kindness startups carried out this year and hiring trends for 2019.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss Inc.'s pick for company of the year. Plus, they talk about one of the biggest threats to Silicon Valley and continue the In the Family series with Meika Hollender, the co-founder of Sustain Natural

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss the 9 biggest startup acquisitions of 2018. Plus, they talk about Inc.'s best industries for starting a new business in 2019 feature and continue the In the Family series with Diana Nelson, the granddaughter of the founder of Carlson Wagonlit.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss the recent slew of shopping days and why they matter. Plus, they talk about Carhartt and how it became a fashion staple throughout the U.S. and continue In the Family series with Pete & Gerry's CEO Jesse Laflamme.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss the recent New York Times investigation into how Facebook handled major crises. Plus, they tell the story of an entrepreneur who built a successful pie business, only to see it suffer when she got diagnosed with cancer and what the future of depression treatment could look like.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss Amazon's decision to split its second headquarters between Crystal City, Virginia and Long Island City, New York. They also explore startups who are trying "veganize" traditional Thanksgiving dishes. Plus, don't miss our new segment In the Family, where we chat with Nuts.com Chief Nut Jeff Braverman about how he took over his family business.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss the midterm elections and how the results could shape businesses in the future. Plus, they explore an MIT invention that could control computers silently and a founder who created a $4 million healthcare company because of his mother.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, the editors and writers discuss the midterm elections and which races entrepreneurs should watch. Plus, they explore the rise of Gab and how business owners can hire for the holidays in a difficult job market.

This week on Inc.Uncensored, editors and writers discuss Inc.’s latest issue exploring technology of the future, from stem cell-based healthcare treatments to drones that deliver blood. Julie Gaines, the co-founder of the New York City-based Fishs Eddy, talks about her book on how she started her quirky dishware store 30 years ago.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and an editor discuss Juul, the San Francisco startup that inherited the tobacco industry’s baggage. Plus, they explore how innovative startups are rethinking the future of malls and why Mark Cuban invested in a founder who kept her day job

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and an editor discuss Inc.’s Private Titans list, the 1,000 largest American companies staying private. Plus, they explore why Clif Bar’s founder wanted to keep the company private and what businesses can learn from Taylor Swift’s viral Instagram post.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about Amazon's announcement of raising its minimum wage for their warehouse workers to $15 an hour. Christine Lagorio-Chafkin discusses her book We Are The Nerds, which dives into the birth and tumultuous life of Reddit. Emily Canal talks about her months-long research to define the “Shark Tank Effect.”

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about the Female Founders 100 list and the inaugural State of Women and Entrepreneurship Survey in Inc.’s October issue. The group also dishes out advice on how founders can keep investors happy and talks about how e-scooter company Bird is eyeing the NYC market.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how the Justice Department launched a probe into Elon Musk’s tweet about taking Tesla private. The group also talks about how the coffee startup scene is red hot and Steven Johnson’s new book about making better decisions.

This week, Inc. editors and writers reflect on what the country learned a decade after the financial crisis. The group also talks about an entrepreneur who made a fortune off smart phones accessories and how the FDA is putting pressure on the vaporizer industry.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey testified before congress regarding their efforts to curb foreign influence campaigns. The group also talks about Nike’s new campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers player known for protesting police brutality. Lastly, the group talks about how there’s been a surge in store shopping—debunking the claim that physical retail is dead.

Inc's editor-at-large Kimberly Weisul talks about how Ellen Pao has become a refreshing voice in tech in the wake of her discrimination lawsuit. Plus, Inc's writer and editors discuss breaking up with your business partner—it’s like divorce. Can the company survive?

Inc's writers and editors discuss some of the companies that made this year's Inc 500 list. San Francisco Jeff Bercovici talks about the proliferation of workout companies on the list. Writer Diana Ransom breaks down the growth of companies like Ox Ranch and Thinx. And executive editor Jon Fine tells us what this list of 500 companies tells us about the U.S.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how 20 small business owners who appeared on CNBC’s “The Profit” allege that Marcus Lemonis took advantage of some of the companies he’s claimed to save. The crew also talks about how an American paper straw company dealt with insane 5,000 percent growth. Lastly, author Liza Featherstone comes to the studio to talk about her book Diving Desire, which is about the history of the focus group and how it transformed from being a tool to determine what things people want to a way to sell us stuff we don’t need.

This week, Inc.’s editors and writers talk about the tactics (or lack thereof) social media sites are taking to clean up hate speech and conspiracy theories. Also: With the resignation of Pepsi’s female CEO, what’s the state of female leadership at America’s largest companies? Finally: That tweet by Elon Musk that does not appear to have been a joke.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about MoviePass’s public nosedive, and how a number of startups with seemingly similar business models have actually made it work. The group also talks about Trump’s trade war with China and how small industries, including the burgeoning vaporizer industry, could wind up getting hurt. Lastly, Caroline Hirsch, the founder of legendary New York City comedy club Carolines on Broadway, comes to the studio to talk about what it was like to build her business.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors interview Jonathan Neman, co-founder of the fast casual restaurant chain Sweetgreen; and Keach Hagey of the Wall Street Journal, the journalist and author of The King of Content: Sumner Redstone’s Battle for Viacom, CBS, and Everlasting Control of His Media Empire. Plus, they explore how Stacey Abrams—the gubernatorial candidate for the state of Georgia—launched and grew a small business payments venture.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how cybersecurity company Cloudflare is offering its security software to state election websites for free. The group also discusses how Amazon’s Alexa has new creepy features for kids and how Silicon Valley companies, and their strategies of hyper growth and dominance, foster derision from the general public.

This week, journalist Alissa Quart talks about her new book “Squeezed: Why Our Families Can’t Afford America,” which chronicles the demise of the middle class. Inc. editors and writers also talk about how a personalized vitamin startup launched a fake company on Facebook to test its technology before going to market and the group also explores this year’s most popular hacking methods.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors dig into the very best stories in the magazine’s How I Did It issue. Plus, they discuss the fascinating business strategy of KeyMe, a company aiming to disrupt the $10 billion locksmith industry. Also, an Exit Interview with Mark Emalfarb, who sold his Dyadic to DuPont for $75 million.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors explore the grizzly inside story of how HelloFresh, the German meal kit maker, grew to dominate the U.S. market. Plus, they discuss why businesses are increasingly refusing to accept cash as payment, and how one young startup is generating sales through scaring away sharks.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors explore how an entrepreneur and DACA-recipient, Victor Santos, is girding for the possibility of deportation. Plus, they discuss President Trump's recently announced health care plans for small businesses, and look at how Giphy-- the search engine for six-second videos-- is now finally starting to make money.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about John Carreyrou’s book about how Elizabeth Holmes pulled off one of the world’s biggest frauds with her blood testing company Theranos. The group also talks about the rise of shoppable Instagram stories and how a digital insurance brokerage is offering policies for ride-sharing trips.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and an editor discuss Howard Schultz’s decision to leave Starbucks. Plus, they explore why Chobani’s founder puts an emphasis on hiring refugees and how entrepreneurs in New England are creatively fighting an invasive crab species.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss the demise of the International Entrepreneur Rule, a visa program for immigrant founders that the Department of Homeland Security has moved to rescind. They also explore some of the most unique perks at great workplaces across the country, and the inside story of Wawa, a beloved convenience store chain that's taking over the East Coast.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss why executives of companies building voice-recognition and audio AI are concerned about how their kids interact with in-home voice-enabled assistants. Plus, they explore how one egg company is trying to get the FDA to update its policies on food labeling.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and an editor discuss a recent Supreme Court ruling that effectively legalizes sports betting nationwide. Plus, they explore a troubling change at the SBA, and why more immigrants are coming to the U.S. for short-term summer jobs.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about a Helsinki-based startup that makes mobile games and apps to help train civilians to become astronauts and the rise of companies making products for e-sports athletes. Lastly, the group interviews Gerard Adams about how he cofound millennial website Elite Daily and sold it to the Daily Mail for $40 million.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how three e-scooter rental companies quickly expanded to multiple cities and caused mayhem for local governments. The group also discusses Tom Foster’s feature in the newest issue of Inc. about 400 startups that are trying to be the next Warby Parker of underwear, tampons, toothbrushes, and other everyday items. Lastly, Inc.’s San Francisco bureau chief Jeff Bercovicci talks about his book “Play On,” which is about how elite athletes are able to use cutting edge training to compete longer.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, editors and a writer discuss how an Obama-era visa program for entrepreneurs has faltered in recent months. Plus, they explore 30 of the most inspiring young founders in 2018.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss a recent Supreme Court case over whether online retailers need to collect sales taxes in areas where they don't have a physical presence. Plus, they explore how a former prison inmate is building an Uber-like business to shuttle family members to and from correctional facilities. Also: How two frat brothers turned their college smoothie startup into a $3.6 million business.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss the Facebook CEO's much-anticipated grilling at the hands of Congressional lawmakers in Washington, D.C. Plus, they explore the dynamic world of lobster pricing, and how one such company grew to amass $20 million in annual revenue.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about the unconventional way music streaming platform Spotify went public, how Rick Doblin has been working to make MDMA-assisted therapy legal, and how pancake mix company Kodiak Cakes struggled for years before finding success.

This week, Inc. writers and editors discuss The Wing and the New York City Commission on Human Rights’ investigation of the women-only co-working space and social club. They also look at the startup that is trying to become the “Marvel for monsters” by creating horror content for mobile.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how Danielle Applestone teamed up with the founder of MakerBot to make desktop manufacturing affordable. The crew also talks about how Facebook is trying to overcome reports that the data firm Cambridge Analytics gained illicit access to data collected from 50 million Facebook accounts and used it to boost Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Lastly, the group discusses how Bird, an electric scooter company, has become the next new hot startup.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and an editor delve into the most promising sectors to launch a business in 2018. Plus, they discuss the unintended consequences of the GOP tax law, and interview the founder of Block Medical, a company that makes low-cost IV pumps and sold for $80 million.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, writers and editors discuss Amazon's latest foray into the financial services industry. They also explore the problem of Russian propaganda on Reddit, and the startups going after the $40 billion laundry sector.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, Inc. writers and editors discuss the Supreme Court's recent decision to effectively extend DACA, an Obama-era program that provides legal protections for some 800,000 undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as small children. Plus, they explore Shark Tank entrepreneur Daymond John's recent book--including how he sets himself up to achieve long-term goals.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how companies that make bullet-resistant backpacks and desks are seeing a surge in sales after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The group also talks about how the LGBT Foundation is holding an initial coin offering to create a digital token for the gay community. Lastly, the crew talks about how organic egg company Pete & Gerry’s became a multi-million dollar company after near failure.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how women-founded startups are disrupting the sex toy industry. The group also drives into the world of startups giving out loans in exchange for cryptocurrency collateral, plus interest, so bitcoin millionaires can access their crypto wealth without cashing out. And finally, the group interviews Sean Behr, who sold his company STRATIM to Kar Auction Services.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about the third annual startup competition hosted by the NFL to find the next big performance enhancing gadget. The group also talks about the crime scene cleanup industry. Lastly, special guest Ami Kassar, CEO of MultiFunding, talks about his new book, The Growth Dilemma.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how entrepreneurs and business owners feel a year after President Trump first took office. The group also discusses how Elon Musk has raised $10 million by selling flamethrowers, but is the marketing genius trying to distract everyone from Tesla falling way behind on its production goals? Lastly, the group interviews Jason Johnson about how he sold his smart lock company August to the largest lock company in the world.

This week, Inc. writers and editors explore how startups are celebrating and capitalizing on the Women's March protests. Plus, they discuss how an artisanal pizza chain succeeded on a series of risks, and why bitcoin miners are flooding to the Pacific Northwest.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about the letter Larry Fink of BlackRock, the world’s largest public company investor, sent to CEOs saying they must contribute to society or they could lose BlackRock’s support. The group also talks about the idea of robots being granted rights in an effort to influence human behavior around the technology. Lastly, the group interviews Rajiv Gupta, whose cloud security company Skyhigh Networks was acquired by McAfee.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how small business owners across America say they would have to fire dozens of employees if President Trump rescinds a decades-old program that protects immigrants from Haiti, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. The group also talks about how forensic software startups are helping law enforcement agencies catch criminals who use bitcoin. Lastly, Inc.’s San Francisco bureau chief Jeff Bercovici talks about the best, and worst products he came across at CES in Las Vegas.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how companies make big money by removing snow and what lessons Nick Woodman, the founder of GoPro, learned by making mistakes. Lastly, the founder of Datto talks about how he led the company through an acquisition over $1.5 billion.

This week, Inc. looks back on some of their favorite stories of 2017, from the decline of the tech IPO to an innovative contraceptive business, and then to the money-making side of August's solar eclipse.

This week, Inc. writers and editors discuss the rapid growth of Halo Top, the once hated-on ice cream company that now pulls in $100 million in sales. Plus, they explore how the Trump Administration's immigration policies may inadvertently be sending business to Canada.

This week, Inc. editors and writers discuss their 2017 company of the year, MailChimp. Plus, they explore what the repeal of net neutrality rules could mean for small businesses, and dive into Apple’s recent acquisition of the 18-year old music app Shazam.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how the proposed tax bill could give the largest permanent tax breaks to big corporations while many small businesses wouldn’t qualify for tax relief. The group also talks about how toy scalpers are using computer programs to buy up popular toys to sell them to desperate parents at inflated rates during the holiday crush and why toy companies are powerless to fight it. Lastly, the group interviews the founders of identity management company Okta about what it was like to bring the company public.

This week, Inc. writers and editors discuss Evan Spiegel’s plan to improve Snapchat by separating the social and media aspects of the app. They also look at Small Business Saturday and the impact it’s had on independent companies. Finally, Jen Rubio, the co-founder of the luggage company Away, shares her tips and tricks for traveling during the holidays.

This week, Inc. writers and editors talk about how e-commerce fashion service Stitch Fix went public last week but investors are skeptical about the company's prospects with the shadow of Amazon dominating everything e-commerce. The group also talks about the digital media industry and about how Buzzfeed and Vice missed revenue goals, while Mashable sold for almost the same amount of money it raised a few years ago. During the Exit Interview segment, Jaron Lukasiewicz talks about how he sold his bitcoin exchange Coinsetter.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how climate change, and the companies trying to mitigate its effects, was a big topic at this year’s Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. The group also talked about how holiday-themed businesses survive in spring and summer. Lastly, the crew discusses how a consumer product safety testing company found concerning security flaws in four of this season’s popular toys.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how Silicon Valley was shaken by the arrest of prominent billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s arrest in Saudi Arabia and leaked documents known as the "Paradise Papers” that revealed Facebook and Twitter received major investments from the Kremlin. The group also discusses how Sean Parker and other prominent figures in tech are talking out against the power and influence companies like Facebook and Google have over the world. Lastly, the crew interviews Stuart McClure about how he sold his cyber security company to McAfee in 2004.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how Amazon acquired 12 wholesale pharmacy licenses in different states to distribute medical and surgical equipment, devices, and other healthcare equipment. Is the tech giant dipping its toes into the market to eventually do home delivery of prescription drugs? The group also talks about Evofem, which is developing a contraceptive gel that could be the biggest breakthrough in birth control since 1960s. Lastly, the group discusses initial coin offerings and how some companies are using celebrities to promote cryptocurrency fundraising scams.

This week, Inc. writers and editors discuss what happens when retailers shrink their physical spaces in an effort to recoup funds, and the fast-growing companies that are buying the empty storefronts. They also look at the startups trying to tackle the opioid crisis in America. Finally, they examine Memphis Meats, the startup creating chicken and beef without slaughtering animals.

This week on Inc. Uncensored, editors and writers discuss the recent allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, and how businesses across the country are responding to the aftermath. Plus, they explore the crazy lengths that some cities are going to in order to win over Amazon for its next headquarters. Finally, they look back at the first season of the hit ABC series ‘Shark Tank,’ and what lessons the initial contestants took with them.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how the U.S. Justice Department is ramping up a call against encryption technology, citing the security protocols provide criminals with “warrant-proof” communications tools. The gang also dives into how Facebook admitted to selling ads to Russian operatives during the presidential campaign. Lastly, the crew talks about Elon Musk and questions his big, pie-in-the-sky promises to change the world.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about Amazon’s strategy with Whole Foods after buying the grocery chain this summer. The group also talks about how legislation is now on the Senate floor to get self-driving cars on the roads. Lastly, the crew explores the rise of women-only business-oriented networking groups and the growing trend of all-female co-working spaces.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about the Inc. Women’s Summit and why Kevin O’Leary, Shark Tank investor, says women-led companies in his portfolio have higher returns. The group also talks about how about a dozen companies are racing to build the first practical (and affordable) drone taxi service. Lastly, the group interviews Sascha Simon, the founder of Sfara, an emergency alert service and AI platform for drivers.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about the burgeoning cyber security insurance policy market and how the industry might not be ready for a cyber catastrophe. The group also talks about how entrepreneur Polina Raygorodskaya built Wanderu, a $100 million startup that connects travelers with the best options for bus, train, and ferry transportation. Lastly, the group interviews John Valiton, co-founder and CEO of ReemoHealth, which makes health-monitoring wearables for elderly people that provides real time data to designated family members and medical practitioners.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how the CEO of Silicon Valley online lending company Social Finance is resigning in a few months after years of sexual harassment allegations were made public. The group also talks about how storm damage assessment is becoming a bigger part of the business models behind drone companies as insurance companies need help to document the hundreds of billions of dollars in damage across Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands from hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Lastly, the group interviews Noah Kraft, founder of Doppler Labs, about how he thinks his company’s high-tech earbuds could replace hearing aids and one day replace computers.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley companies are standing up against Trump's decision to end DACA. The group also discusses how a small Texas inventor won $10 million in a patent infringement lawsuit against Nintendo. Lastly, the group interviews Derek Belch of Strivr, which makes VR training programs for NFL teams and corporations including Walmart.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how entrepreneurs in Houston are dealing with the disaster after tropical storm Harvey dumped 50 inches of rain on the city. The group also talks about Uber’s new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and his uphill battle to change the company’s toxic culture. Lastly, the group interviews Kaijen Hsiao, CTO of Mayfield Robotics, about the technology behind the company’s family-friendly robot Kuri.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how Google and Walmart are working together to build out e-commerce arm Google Express. The group also talks about how the iconic Katz’s Deli has been able to stay in business since 1888 and how it plans to grow online. Lastly, the group interviews RapidSOS founder Michael Martin for a new segment named Innovation Nation.

This week, Inc. writers and editors discuss the launch of the Inc. 5000, the annual list of the fastest-growing, private companies in America by revenue growth. Plus, they explore the departure of several CEOs from President Trump's business councils--and the subsequent dissolution of those councils--and why 2017 may be the year of the European tech IPO.

This week, Inc. writers and editors discuss how a shift in the so-called 'gig economy' impacts companies that depend on short-term labor. They also examine why Netflix, the DVD rental service-turned-streaming giant, just made its first acquisition to date. Finally, they explore the power that the big digital platforms of today wield over media--and what one new high-profile essay on the topic gets so wrong.

This week, Inc. writers and editors talk about the somewhat dire state of tech IPOs as Snap and Blue Apron valuations dip below their initial public offering prices. The group also explores how many women entrepreneurs are juggling their businesses while running for Congress and other political positions. Lastly, the crew talks about how bitcoin split into two different virtual currencies.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how Snapchat's augmented reality filters are worrisome to Facebook, how Daimler and Bosch made the first autonomous valet parking garage in Germany, and how startups are trying to hack the perfect cup of coffee.

This week, Inc. editors and writers welcome Warby Parker cofounders Neil Blumenthal and David Gilboa into the studio to talk about how the company is growing up, embracing physical retail, and disrupting opthamologists. The group also talks about how Amazon has been making bets on the food delivery space since 1999 and how solar eclipse mania has become a full-blown industry as millions of people plan to travel to 12 states to watch the celestial event on Aug. 21.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how Silicon Valley is responding to how the Trump administration has delayed the International Entrepreneur Rule, a program that would allow immigrant entrepreneurs live in the U.S. while they build companies. The crew dives into the new field of robot psychology as researchers at Alphabet's DeepMind analyze why artificial intelligence neural networks make specific decisions and study AI’s inherent biases. Lastly, the group discusses how Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs Mark Pincus and Reid Hoffman launched a new group to disrupt the Democratic party.

This week, Inc. editors and writers discuss the mounting problem of sexism on the part of Silicon Valley VCs. Plus, they look at how new trade deals could impact U.S. businesses, and how the second and third generation of family companies can transform their businesses.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about how a Colorado bakery denied service to a same-sex couple, citing religious beliefs—is it discrimination or should religious people be exempt from serving people who do not fit into their religious views? The gang also talks about how Florida, Wisconsin, Idaho, and Virginia have all passed laws to allow robot delivery. Lastly, we talk about how Ryan Frayne, the co-founder and CEO of Windcatcher, a company that sells fast-inflating camping mattresses and pads, secured funding on Shark Tank. After Windcatcher got involved in a lawsuit, he lost the funding and then got diagnosed with terminal cancer. Now, Frayne is trying to get everything together before he passes away.

This week, Inc. editors and writers discuss the ouster of CEO Travis Kalanick from Uber, and how this could impact the company moving forward. They also debate the future of London as a business hub as Brexit negotiations get underway, and why Berlin might soon take its place. Finally, executive director of editorial Jon Fine interviews host James Ledbetter about his recently published book, One Nation Under Gold.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk Tom Foster’s piece in Inc.'s June issue that explores how Warby Parker is opening up dozens of physical retail locations across the U.S. and optometrists are worried. Warby Parker started as an e-commerce startup and now it's a $250 million giant. The group also talks about Troll Cakes, a small New York City-based business that is making cakes decorated with messages from online trolls. For an extra $30 Troll Cakes will send the cake to the person bullying you online. Lastly, the group interviews serial entrepreneur Noah Kagan.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how a group of tech companies like Amazon, Etsy, and Kickstarter are coming together to protest the Federal Communications Commission’s move to deregulate the telecom and cable industries by removing Net Neutrality protections. Apple announces its HomePod, a Siri-powered home assistant and speaker, but will it be able to best the Amazon Echo or the Google Home? Lastly, the crew interviews Oliver and Leo Kremer, the founders of Dos Toros burrito chain, about what advice they’d give to their younger selves.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about this week's Supreme Court decision on a case between printer and inkjet cartridge manufacturer Lexmark and a small company that refills old Lexmark cartridges to sell at a discount. The ruling states that patent laws cannot be used to prevent reselling and has broad implications across the business world. The team also talks about the the coolest startups that snagged funding on Shark Tank this year. Lastly, the crew interviews Matt Gillin about how he started Ecount in his basement and sold it to Citi for over $200 million.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how business owners are dealing with the massive uncertainty stemming from President Trump’s proposed budget and the obstacles his White House is hitting in its efforts to roll back financial regulations. The group also discusses how Cirrus Aircraft is betting its future on its new single engine luxury jet. Lastly, the crew interviews Brock Weatherup about how he co-found and sold PetCoach.

This week, Inc. editors and writers discuss the winners of the magazine's annual 'Design Awards' package. They also explore why Maple, the New York City food delivery service, shut down earlier this month-- and why other food businesses should take note. Lastly, the crew interviews Ross Mason, a co-founder of MuleSoft, who recently took his cloud computing company public in March.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how WeWork employees claim the company ran afoul of labor laws and how an entrepreneur launched a crowdfunding platform to fund researchers at prestigious medical schools conducting FDA-approved clinical trials on hallucinogens in an effort to develop prescription medications. Lastly, the crew interviews Wiley Cerilli about how he founded and sold SinglePlatform

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about this year’s batch of 30 entrepreneurs under 30 years old disrupting food, transportation, pet care, and more. The crew also talks about Trailer Park, a company that makes theatrical trailers for film and television, and the trailer-making industry as a whole. Lastly, the crew interviews Kayne Grau about how he co-found Drivin and sold it for $43 million.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how bulk grocery mobile app Boxed automated its warehouse with robots and displaced 75 percent of its employees. But instead of firing its staff, CEO Chieh Huang decided to retrain employees for new jobs. The group also talks about a casting call for Shark Tank in Manhattan and how a few sharks revealed tips to snagging some investment dollars. Lastly, the crew interviews Adrian Cable about how he founded and sold Light Blue Optics.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about Nancy Whiteman, co-founder of the $8 million edibles manufacturer Wana Brands, who went from a career as an insurance marketing executive to running a business in the expanding legal marijuana industry. The group also discusses PetSmart's $3.35 billion, history-making acquisition of Chewy.com, the pet food and supplies online retailer, and whether it may signal a resurgence in niche e-commerce companies. Lastly, the crew interviews Paul Roellig about founding and selling his company, Bulletin Intelligence, and the role it played in the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

This week, Inc. editors and writers discuss Michelle Phan's re-launch of EM Cosmetics, and what it took for her to overcome the company's first failed attempt. The group also talks about startups that make anti-drone technology to protect infrastructure and national security companies from errant drones or from terror attacks launched via unmanned aerial vehicles. Lastly, the crew interviews Marla Malcolm Beck about how she sold her cosmetics store chain Bluemercury to Macy’s for over $210 million.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how the founder of the vegan eatery by CHLOE. was forced out of her own company. Then the crew discusses Boom, the supersonic jet company hoping to revolutionize air travel. Lastly, we have an Exit Interview with Anil Chakravarthy, the CEO of Informatica, on the strategic reasons the company went from public back to private.

This week, Inc. editors and writers discuss Anna Hensel’s feature in the April issue exploring the daily habits of successful entrepreneurs, like Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Then we talk about how, in the wake of the recent Westminster attacks, the UK government is accusing encrypted messaging platforms like WhatsApp of providing terrorists with a “hiding place." Lastly, the crew interviews a former Inc. staffer, Laura Rich, co-founder and CEO of the media and events company Street Fight, about selling to Brandify and how her background in business reporting helped her as an entrepreneur.

This week, Inc. editors and writers discuss Thinx founder Miki Agrawal's controversial leadership style, and the numerous employee complaints it has sparked. Then the crew recaps SXSW and, in particular, the attention paid to the subject of artificial intelligence during the conference. Finally, we interview Kenneth Ziegler, the CEO of Logicworks, on the company's recent partnership with Pamplona Capital, and the transition from being an Amazon competitor to a collaborator.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how lying seems to have become more acceptable in the days of the Trump presidency, and whether entrepreneurs should value truth over profit. Then the crew discusses how Ticketmaster has created software, intended to prevent scalpers from using ticket-buying bots to gain an advantage in the $8 billion second market for concert tickets. Lastly, we interview Kristine Janhunen, who sold her human capital consulting firm Delivery Point Advisors less than a year after launch.

This week, Inc. editors and writers discuss the impact the GOP’s newly released healthcare plan may have on small businesses and their employees. Then we profile an entrepreneurial baker who went from selling pastries from her stoop to having her artisan tarts available in over 7,000 Starbucks locations nationwide. Lastly, the crew interviews Matthew Ammirati, an art school graduate, whose digital marketing firm was recently acquired by IBM.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about Snap Inc.’s initial public offering, and whether the young social media company will be able to live up to the hype. Then the crew discusses Elon Musk’s announcement that next year SpaceX will transport two private citizens into deep space for a trip around the moon. And finally, our Exit Interview features Paul Danner, the CEO of Alliance MMA, a mixed-martial arts promotion company, on taking Alliance MMA public and being the only publicly-traded company of its kind.

This week, Inc. writers and editors talk about Europe's explosion of entrepreneurial activity, and how one small, post-Communist country, in particular, is becoming a hotspot for entrepreneurship. The crew also discusses the legal battle between Marcus Lemonis, the star of the TV show “The Profit,” and Chicago coffee entrepreneur Phil Tadros. Lastly, serial entrepreneur Zvi Schreiber recounts what he's learned from launching and selling multiple companies, with varying degrees of success, and the advice he would give to his younger self.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how Linda McMahon's experience as co-owner of a billion-dollar wrestling corporation may inform her priorities as the newly-appointed head of the Small Business Administration. Then the crew discusses the downgrading of Under Armour's stock amidst the celebrity and online backlash to CEO Kevin Plank's pro-Trump comments. Lastly, we interview Ryan Harwood, CEO of the women's lifestyle website PureWow, who sold the digital media company earlier this year.

This week, Inc. editors and writers discuss how President Trump's campaign pledge to renegotiate NAFTA might affect U.S. entrepreneurs, and we examine the swift rise and spectacular fall of the social media company Fling. Then, in honor of Valentine's Day, we interview Dan and Michelle Mannix, the founders of LeadDog Marketing Group and Ted & Honey Cafe, who sold their respective companies within a year of each other.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about U.S. entrepreneurs' attempts to do business in Cuba after 57 years of poor relations between the two nations. Then the crew discusses the science of sleep, and how a company that sells sleep pods has convinced Google, The Huffington Post and JetBlue, among others, to let employees nap in an effort to increase productivity. Lastly, we interview Athani Krishnaprasad, founder of Service Max, about how his company's early partnership with GE ultimately led to a $1 billion acquisition.

This week, Inc. editors and writers discuss the biometric company Clear's plan to expand its network of kiosk identity readers to 22 airports, and question whether consumers are willing to trade their fingerprints for faster lines and expedited service. Then we preview our photo-feature from the February issue of Inc. on married entrepreneurs. Lastly, we interview Mikkel Svane about how he co-founded Zendesk and brought it public.

This week, Inc. editors and writers discuss McKinsey’s new report on how automation technology will affect approximately five percent of jobs in the U.S., replacing highly structured repetitive labor as well as information workers. Also, the crew reports on the digital wallet app Circle Pay, founded by Jeremy Allaire, which aims to disrupt the future of money with technology that allows users to transfer money to anyone in the world via text message. Lastly, we have an Exit Interview with Gary Steele, who co-founded the cyber security firm Proofpoint and then took the company public.

This week, Inc. editors and writers discuss the challenges cities face when they attempt to foster an environment conducive to innovation hubs, and if Americans should have the right to not respond to work email after hours. We also examine if Amazon is on the verge of becoming a monopoly, and who, if anyone, might stand in its way. Finally, we interview Heidi Hayes, co-founder and CEO of Donor Egg Bank, whose company was acquired by California Cryobank.

This week, Inc. editors and writers discuss the strategy non-tech companies like Walmart are adopting in order to stay competitive, leading them to acquire tech startups at a faster pace than even the major tech companies like Google and Facebook. The crew also explores how mobile game apps use design and a warped system of value and economics to convince players to purchase in-game digital goods. Lastly, our Exit Interview features Jeff Lawson, co-founder and CEO of Twilio, on building the communication platform and taking it public.

This week, Inc. writers and editors say "So long!" to 2016, and discuss what this year's developments in politics and cyber security may mean for the new year. Plus, the crew interviews Scott McFarlane about how he sold MetaInfo to Checkpoint in the waning days of the 1990s

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how a lawsuit filed against Google reveals a corporate culture of secrecy and nondisclosure reminiscent of an intelligence agency, and about a search spearheaded by Redditors to find a movie they remember but that doesn't actually exist. Lastly, the crew interviews Dave Morgan, the CEO and founder of Simulmedia, about how missing out on an $800 million deal with his first company informed his decision to sell his second venture, Tacoda, to AOL.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about the entrepreneur who invented the first taxi-hailing app, and discuss how chat platform Kik is vying to become the app for all communication and interactions. Lastly, the crew interviews Andrew Hampel, founder of International Stadia Group, about how he built and sold his stadium logistics company.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how companies are successfully attracting top engineering talent without using crazy perks, and how one company is using the Myers-Briggs personality test and employee horoscopes to increase engagement in its virtual workplace. Lastly, the crew interviews George Kurtz, founder of Crowdstrike, about how he sold his first company Foundstone to McAfee in 2004.

This week, Inc. writers and editors talk about why Riot Games, the maker of the popular PC game League of Legends, was named Inc.'s Company of the Year, and how Trump supporters have forced Reddit to change its algorithm. Lastly, the group interviews Ronnen Harary, the co-founder of Spin Master and creator of Hatchimals (2016's most popular toy), about taking the company public.

This week, Inc.'s team of writers and editors discuss the solar industry as it braces for the future under a Trump administration, and they explore the burgeoning — and potentially illegal — startup ecosystem surrounding home-cooked meals. Finally, this week's Exit Interview features Rick Smith, the co-founder of Taser International, who explains how he created the iconic company and took it public.

This week, Inc. writers and editors talk about how Snap Inc. (formerly known as Snapchat) filed to go public, and explain how researchers predict artificial intelligence software will surpass human intelligence. Plus, during this week's Exit Interview segment, the crew interviews Jack Groetzinger about how he co-founded and then sold Scribnia, before starting SeatGeek.

This week, Inc. editors and writers unpack the presidential election result and what it may mean for entrepreneurs and the economy, and we delve into last month’s massive botnet IoT attack. Plus, an interview with Rachel Blumenthal, founder of Cricket’s Circle and the kids apparel subscription service, Rockets of Awesome.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how startups are trying to simplify the voting process, and how nine states will vote on marijuana legalization ballot measures on Election Day. Lastly, the crew interviews Esben Østergaard about how he built and sold Universal Robots and how his life almost fell apart before making a deal for $285 million.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about the women entrepreneurs building multi-million dollar businesses in the feminine care, garment and hygiene product industry, and how a Brooklyn-based incubator is helping ex-convicts start their own businesses making furniture. Lastly, the podcast crew interviews entrepreneur Rob May, who built Backupify and sold it to Datto.

This week, the Inc. crew discusses Google's advancements in the intersection of AI and language translation, and we meet Pepper, the humanoid robot that will be sold to retailers looking for an edge in their brick-and-mortar game. Finally, we interview Ean Seeb, who built one of the first cannabis dispensaries in Denver and recently sold part of his company to Willie Nelson.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how Twitter is up for sale, but no one is biting. The crew also discusses how Amazon is launching its own physical stores, and interviews Hilary Zwahlen about how she built online clothing store White Plum in her living room and sold it for a nice profit.

This week, the Inc. crew discusses how satellite company Spire is sending dozens of satellites into lower Earth orbit to collect data to sell to companies, examines how credit card "charge backs" are hurting small businesses, and interviews David Liu about how he and his wife Carley Roney founded the wedding website The Knot and took it public.

This week, the Inc. podcast crew talks about how robotics company Savioke's robots are now delivering room service in hotels in California, how veterans from the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are turning to entrepreneurship in civilian life, and interview Roger Dickey about how he built Dope Wars (eventually remade into Mafia Wars) and sold it to Zynga.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how Amazon has partnered with Japanese startup Minrevi to offer a priest delivery service for funerals, and discuss the practicality of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan's $3 billion pledge to cure all disease. Lastly, the crew interviews Steven Boal, the founder of Coupons.com (now named Quotient), about how he took the company public after 16 years.

This week, Inc. editors and writers explore how American cities and suburbs have rebounded since the recession leaving rural America behind, discuss how fashion houses are now using the runway to sell clothes to customers, and interview Patrick Lee, the co-founder of Rotten Tomatoes.

This week, Inc. editors and writers discuss Apple’s unveiling of the new iPhone 7, the latest government initiative that involves both VC and visas, and the odd relationship between Peter Thiel and Donald Trump.

This week, Inc. editors and writers analyze the rapid rise — and even faster collapse — of the tablet-maker Fuhu, explore how a Supreme Court ruling against patent trolls has led to some unforeseen consequences, and learn how this year’s Inc. 500 #1 company, Loot Crate, built a wildly successful subscription service by providing goodies to geeks and gamers.

This week, Inc. editors and writers reveal which city is home to the most start-ups on this year’s Inc 500 list, delve into the concept of universal basic income, and provide insight into Inc’s exclusive interview with Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist.

This week, Inc. editors and writers take us inside America's fastest-growing companies that topped this year's Inc. 500 list. Hear about a family chocolate company that made treats for politicians in Washington D.C., find out how a company that teaches groups how to paint scaled to a $55 million business, and get introduced to a specialty pharmacy in Pittsburgh that grew its revenue by over 13,000 percent by focusing on "orphan drugs" that treat patients with rare diseases.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how investors are cooling off on FinTech companies, how Silicon Valley tech companies are making sure their employees get out to the polls in November, and how a handful of entrepreneurs are trying to make drone racing the next big spectator sport.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about how Meghan Whitman has put her support behind Hillary Clinton, the battle between Uber and Didi Chuxing over China's car-hailing market, and how a pharmaceutical company is trying to help fix the opioid epidemic in the U.S.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about Ballistic Furniture Systems, a company that is making bullet-resistant panels for office furniture and public space to help protect people during mass shootings. During this week's Serious Business debate, Inc. editor Jim Ledbetter hosts a debate between Ed Ireland, from the Barnett Shale Energy Education Council, Bud Weinstein, Southern Methodist Universioty's Maguire Energy Institute; Ledbetter; Charlie Hemmeline, from the Texas Solar Power Association, Shalini Ramanathan, from wind and solar project developer RES Americas, about if businesses should receive renewable energy subsidies. Lastly, Jonathan Zweig, founder of AdColony, talks about how he sold his company to Opera for $350 million.

Inc's editors and writers talk about the future of cybersecurity, how the startup Grabr connects consumers with travelers who hand-deliver international goods, and they interview Bjorn Jeffery, the founder of the kids' apps company Toca Boca. Write us: uncensored@inc.com Visit: www.inc.com/inc-uncensored Today's episode is brought to you by Wunder Capital. Invest in large-scale solar projects across the U.S. Create an account for free at Wundercapital.com/uncensored. Wonder Capital… do well and do good. Support for today's Exit Interview comes from Deloitte's Emerging Growth Company team...conducting audits to meet the needs of fast-growing companies that seek investor capital or to go public. See how audit can help companies as they pursue high performance at Deloitte.com/us/EGC.

The Inc. team discusses how businesses are utilizing Pokémon Go, the week-old smartphone app that's taken over the world; executive editor Kris Frieswick and editor-at-large Kimberly Weisul debate whether the U.S. should institute paid family and medical leave; and lastly, entrepreneur Naomi Whittle talks about how she sold Reserveage Organics to TwinLabs, only to become its CEO. Write us: uncensored@inc.com Visit: www.inc.com/inc-uncensored Support for this episode's Serious Business debate comes from Salesforce. Salesforce helps small businesses like yours discover how to grow faster than ever before. By managing your sales, marketing and customer service all in one place, your small businesses can succeed at every step. To see how Salesforce can work for you, go to salesforce.com/smallbiz. Support for today's Exit Interview comes from Deloitte's Emerging Growth Company team...conducting audits to meet the needs of fast-growing companies that seek investor capital or to go public. See how audit can help companies as they pursue high performance at Deloitte.com/us/EGC.

The Inc. team takes the pulse of the emerging industry of the “emotion economy,” which uses biometrics to track individuals’ responses to the world—and, of course, to ads. Next: Innovation in the summer-festival staple of band merchandise. And the founder of Cosmic Cart, Alex Adelman, talks about selling his company to PopSugar.

The Inc. team talks about Brexit and how it's impact will be felt by small businesses. Then, Inc's San Francisco bureau chief Jeff Bercovici and journalist Doug Henwood debate wether or not the sharing economy is good for the country. Lastly, Shake Shack's CEO Randy Garutti talks about taking his beloved burger company public. Write us: uncensored@inc.com Visit: www.inc.com/inc-uncensored This episode of Inc. Uncensored is brought to you by Squarespace. Whether you need a landing page, a beautiful gallery, a professional blog, or an online store, it's all possible with a Squarespace website. Enter offer code uncensored at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Support for this episode's Serious Business debate comes from Salesforce. Salesforce helps small businesses like yours discover how to grow faster than ever before. By managing your sales, marketing and customer service all in one place, your small businesses can succeed at every step. To see how Salesforce can work for you, go to salesforce.com/smallbiz. Support for today's Exit Interview comes from Deloitte's Emerging Growth Company team...conducting audits to meet the needs of fast-growing companies that seek investor capital or to go public. See how audit can help companies as they pursue high performance at Deloitte.com/us/EGC.

The Inc. team talks about what makes a leader with Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso. Next, Leigh Buchanan and Maria Aspan debate whether entrepreneurs are born--or made. Finally, the team interviews Jon Sebastiani, the serial entrepreneur who sold his healthy jerky company, Krave, to Hershey, about how the deal went down. Write us: uncensored@inc.com Visit: www.inc.com/inc-uncensored This episode of Inc. Uncensored is brought to you by Squarespace. Whether you need a landing page, a beautiful gallery, a professional blog, or an online store, it's all possible with a Squarespace website. Enter offer code uncensored at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Support for this episode's Serious Business debate comes from Salesforce. Salesforce helps small businesses like yours discover how to grow faster than ever before. By managing your sales, marketing and customer service all in one place, your small businesses can succeed at every step. To see how Salesforce can work for you, go to salesforce.com/smallbiz. Support for today's Exit Interview comes from Deloitte's Emerging Growth Company team...conducting audits to meet the needs of fast-growing companies that seek investor capital or to go public. See how audit can help companies as they pursue high performance at Deloitte.com/us/EGC.

The Inc. team talks about how hackers infiltrated the DNC and stole opposition files on presidential candidate Donald Trump, Jim Ledbetter and Fusion senior editor Felix Salmon debate whether small businesses should receive special treatment from the government, and finally, J.R. Johnson talks about how he sold his travel company Trippy.

The Inc. team talks about why Arkadium, an online game company, made Inc.'s inaugural 50 Best Workplaces list. They also discuss how Tradiv built an online platform for legal marijuana companies to sell and buy wholesale pot. Finally, entrepreneur Chieh Huang talks about selling his first company Astro Ape to Zynga.

The Inc. team weighs the merits of a building a social mission into a company. Is it really best for the world—and especially for shareholders? They also discuss the origin and growth of one company that’s recently been lauded for giving back to the world: LuminAid, the maker of a solar-powered inflatable lantern useful in disaster-recovery. Also, the team talks with Ryan Frankel, the co-founder of VerbalizeIt, about how he executed the company’s sale to Smartling.

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The Inc. team talks about the volatile private tech startup market, how celebrities have been investing in startups instead of shilling for brands, and how Jane Chen started a nonprofit to provide low-cost infant warmers to premature babies. Write us: uncensored@inc.com Visit: www.inc.com/inc-uncensored Inc. Uncensored is brought to you by Squarespace. Build your website today at Squarespace.com. Enter offer code UNCENSORED at checkout to get 10% off.

Journalist Alissa Quart joins Jim Ledbetter, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, and Will Yakowicz to discuss Coopify, an app that allows users to order home cleanings, but that's owned by the people providing the services. They also discuss how MakerBot hasn't lived up to its much-hyped success and how a startup is trying to convince city police departments to adopt its aircraft surveillance technology in order to fight crime, but at what price? Write us: uncensored@inc.com Visit: www.inc.com/inc-uncensored Inc. Uncensored is brought to you by Squarespace. Build your website today at Squarespace.com. Enter offer code UNCENSORED at checkout to get 10% off.

The Inc. team invites author Michele Wucker on to talk about her new book The Gray Rhino. They also discuss how popular chefs are using marijuana to inspire dishes that channel late-night munchies, and how North Carolina's new bathroom law is discriminatory towards the transgender community. Write us: uncensored@inc.com Visit: www.inc.com/inc-uncensored Inc. Uncensored is brought to you by Squarespace. Build your website today at Squarespace.com. Enter offer code UNCENSORED at checkout to get 10% off.

The Inc. team talks about how media companies are relying on Facebook to survive, debate whether or not robots will steal our jobs, and discuss how the food instagramming craze is leading to weird trends like rainbow bagels. Write us: uncensored@inc.com Visit: www.inc.com/inc-uncensored Inc. Uncensored is brought to you by Squarespace. Build your website today at Squarespace.com. Enter offer code UNCENSORED at checkout to get 10% off.

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The Inc. team invites Brian Forde, MIT Media Lab's director of digital currency, onto the show to explain how bitcoin and the blockchain work, and how digital currencies could help reshape the way we think about banks, money, and even music. Contact Brian Forde: @brianforde Write us: uncensored@inc.com Visit: www.inc.com/inc-uncensored Inc. Uncensored is brought to you by Go To Webinar. With GoToWebinar, you can present to hundreds with confidence. Whether you're a start-up or a company operating worldwide, GoToWebinar will help you connect with and convert your target audience. Visit GoToWebinar.com to start your free 30-day trial. And by Squarespace. Start building your website today at Squarespace.com. Enter offer code Uncensored at checkout to get 10% off.

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The Inc. team talks about Paul Graham's controversial essay regarding income inequality, the newest news out of CES about self-driving cars, and how a tiny startup successfully sold its fish oil cookies to an NFL team. Inc. Uncensored is brought to you by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code UNCENSORED. And by Maxemize Social Marketing. Maxemize Social Marketing is a strategic brand and marketing agency, specializing in inbound marketing. Visit their website at MaxemizeSocial.com for some amazing free resources and to get started on your path to success. Write us: uncensored@inc.com Visit: www.inc.com/inc-uncensored

The Inc. team along with special guest Felix Salmon of Fusion discuss the media predictions from 2015 that failed to happen, the myth of the 'gig economy', and the biggest business trends of the past year. Inc. Uncensored is sponsored by FreshBooks. If you're an entrepreneur or have a business on the side you need to know about FreshBooks. FreshBooks makes creating and sending invoices, organizing your expenses and tracking your hours the easiest part of your day. Go to FreshBooks.com slash Uncensored for your free 30-day trial. Write us: uncensored@inc.com Visit: www.inc.com/inc-uncensored

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This week, Inc. editor Jim Ledbetter hosts his editors and writers for a conversation about artificial intelligence, the problem of counterfeiting in the vape industry, and the ridiculous ways entrepreneurs are trying to cash in on America's favorite pastime -- being hungover. Inc. Uncensored is brought to you by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code UNCENSORED. Write us: uncensored@inc.com Visit: www.inc.com/inc-uncensored

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Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, and Will Yakowicz talk about how Playboy will stop publishing nude photos, how B Corps are trying to save the world while still making big bucks, and how a renaissance of psychedelic research has found incredible applications for non-toxic drugs once thought to be deadly. Inc. Uncensored is brought to you by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code UNCENSORED. And by Squarespace. Start building your website today at Squarespace.com. Enter offer code UNCENSORED at checkout to get 10% off. Squarespace -- Build it Beautiful. Email us: uncensored@inc.com

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, and Will Yakowicz talk about how fantasy football non-gambling sites like FanDuel and DraftKings have been rocked by alleged "insider trading," how the founder of new food delivery startup Munchery came to the US as a refugee from Vietnam to build a fast-growing company, and how the robotics company Wonder Workshop makes adorable robots that will teach your kids how to code. Inc. Uncensored is brought to you by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code UNCENSORED. And by Aduible.com. Audible.com has more than 180,000 audiobooks and spoken word projects. Get a free audiobook of your choice at www.audible.com/uncensored Email us: uncensored@inc.com

Inc. editors and writers Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, Diana Ransom, Burt Helm, and Will Yakowicz talk about how niche product retailers rule e-commerce, how a small polystyrene (Styrofoam) manufacturer landed contracts at Yankees Stadium, Citi Field, and 1 WTC, and how Rachel Roy, a fashion designer beloved by Michelle Obama, got locked out of her own closet. Email us: uncensored@inc.com

Inc. executive editor Jon Fine and Inc. staff members Kris Frieswick, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, and Will Yakowicz talk about which companies have the coolest offices in the world, how a controversial study shows how women and men look at power differently, and how craft beer pioneer Dogfish Head launched a line of craft distilled vodka and gin. This week's episode is sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business. Email us: uncensored@inc.com

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Kris Frieswick, and Will Yakowicz give invention marketplace startup Quirky a post-mortem, discuss the recent troubles facing the opulent spa chain Spa Castle, and talk about how consumer airplane manufacturer Icon is going into production mode after nine years of R&D. This week's episode is sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business. Email us: uncensored@inc.com

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Kris Frieswick, and Will Yakowicz talk about how Rupert Murdoch bought National Geographic, how Uber donated $5.5 million to Carnegie Mellon's robotics department after poaching almost all of its researchers to build a self-driving car, and how souvenir manufacturers have been selling 9/11-related knick-knacks ever since the terror attacks -- is it crass cash grabbing or perfectly natural memorabilia? This week's episode is sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business. Send us your feedback: uncensored@inc.com

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff member Jon Fine, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin and Will Yakowicz have their first guest on the air -- Warby Parker CEO Neil Blumenthal. The group dives into the finer points of an effective interview, how the TV show Mr. Robot explores the dichotomy of the hacker as a superhero/villain archetype, and how an old wine maker took to crowd funding to back his creation of 10,000 new grapes strands. This week’s episode is sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. executive editor Jon Fine and Inc. staff members Diana Ransom, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, and Will Yakowicz talk about the $2 billion "barefoot" running industry, how Burning Man is a hotbed for entrepreneurs, and the most eccentric entrepreneurs who made the Inc. 500 list. This week’s episode is sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter, along with Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Kris Frieswick, and Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, contemplates the future of Google, discusses the phenomenon of Internet addiction, and considers what might just be the next great American pastime: drone racing. This week's episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin and Will Yakowicz discuss the rise of co-living spaces, how companies are catering to customers trying to escape the grid, and why humans treat robots with empathy or violence. This week's episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Kris Frieswick, and Will Yakowicz talk about the rise of micro-famous celebrities taking over Vine and YouTube, how vegans, vegetarians and PETA have created a meatless business market for entrepreneurs to poach, and the NFL dentist who started 3D printing custom mouthguards that can save your brain. This week’s episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff member Kris Frieswick, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin and Will Yakowicz discuss the impact of the Ashley Madison hack, examine how Airbnb has not disrupted hotel chains' business, and share big news about two Inc. 30 Under 30 startups. Panoply’s conducting a survey. Click here to fill it out. By filling it out you'll help Panoply make great podcasts about the thing you love, and things you didn't even know you loved. Panoply.fm/survey

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin and Will Yakowicz dive into Reddit's volunteer moderator revolt, examine how American manufacturers in Los Angeles are complaining they have to pay their workers a decent hourly wage, and talk about a handful of startups that are trying to hack addiction and keep people sober. Panoply is conducting a survey. Click here to fill it out: Panoply.fm/survey. By filling it out you'll help Panoply make great podcasts about the thing you love, and things you didn't even know you loved. This week’s episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin and Will Yakowicz dive into the wonky financial theory of mo' money, mo' problems for startups raising capital from angel investors, examine the horrifying consequences of employee monitoring involving sex and drones, and talk about the science of taking the perfect vacation.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Maria Aspab, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin and Will Yakowicz examine Uber's war chest of lobbyists, discuss how to leverage the crowd in crowdfunding, and talk about the impact businesses feel regarding to sell or not to sell the Confederate flag. This week’s episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Kris Frieswick, Jon Fine and Christine Lagorio-Chafkin examine the rapid growth of the online razor-blade market, discuss Google's new idea of converting phone booths into free wifi hotspots, and track the paths to success of the world's greatest entrepreneurs in their How I Did It package. This week’s episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Kris Frieswick, Jeff Bercovici and Will Yakowicz examine how Uber is appealing a lawsuit that ruled its drivers must be treated as employees, discuss the startups that are trying to make humans immortal, and talk about the stories of two brothers who built a direct farmer-to-customer bulk online food service worth millions of dollars. This week’s episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Diana Ransom, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin and Will Yakowicz examine the on-demand food delivery bubble, discuss micro-lender startup ZipCap and how it uses customer loyalty as collateral, and talk about how the vaporization and e-cigarette industry is blazing hot. This week’s episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin and Will Yakowicz examine how major corporations are ditching voicemail and what technologies will take its place, discuss how tech entrepreneurs have started a worldwide network of early morning sober dance parties for yoga-loving, pressed juice-drinking yuppies, and talk about how two venture capital funds emerged coincidentally on the same day dedicated to building an ecosystem for drone startups building applications for the futuristic flying technology. This week’s episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Kris Frieswick, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin and Will Yakowicz examine a study about what makes entrepreneurs feel satisfied—money, success or something else, discuss the controversy over Richard Prince's newest artwork: $90,000 prints of Suicide Girls' Instagram photos, and talk about the last remaining rubber duck factory, which is in the Boogie Down Bronx. This week’s episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin and Will Yakowicz examine the the current trend of teenagers skipping college to get rich out West coding for tech companies, discuss Jon Fine's new book, Your Band Sucks, and his early years playing in indie rock bands, and talk about a t-shirt startup which is trying to revive Egypt's felled luxury cotton industry. This week’s episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin and Will Yakowicz examine the reasons Verizon is buying AOL for $4.4 billion (hint: the telecom company wants AOL's prophet), discuss Tad Friend's New Yorker profile of Marc Andreessen, and talk about the startup you never heard of that is supporting the delivery logistics of hundreds of on-demand apps. This week’s episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Kris Frieswick and Will Yakowicz discuss Mike Judge's HBO show Silicon Valley: funny, but not as funny as the real thing? They examine how fast food chains are trying to clean up their fatty reputations, and talk about how flower marketplace startup BloomNation might weed out competitors like 1800-Flowers. This week’s episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Maria Aspan and Will Yakowicz explore how Apple is positioning its Apple Pay to take over the world, examine how there's no more office space in Silicon Valley (will startups rent out cellblocks in Alcatraz?), and discuss Yakowicz's trip to the center of America's legal weed industry in Denver. This week’s episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Maria Aspan, Jon Fine, and Kris Frieswick highlight 2015’s coolest entrepreneurs who are still in their twenties, the pros and cons of “fintech”peer-to-peer lending, and some unexpected benefits of Bring Your Child to Work Day. More at www.inc.com. This week’s episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Kris Frieswick, and Will Yakowicz examine how online music streaming sales have surpassed CD sales, dissect how entrepreneur Anthony Katz convinced LeBron James and other famous athletes to invest in his sports injury remedy, and talk about how a member of the MIT Blackjack Team turned his gambling skills into business acumen. More at www.inc.com. This week’s episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Burt Helm, and Kimberly Weisul examine a Mets’ fan who turned losses into T-shirt sales, robot furniture that challenges today’s tech paradigm, and the definition of what legally constitutes “handmade” vodka. This episode was recorded live from the GrowCo Conference in Nashville. More at www.inc.com. This week’s episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at www.TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Maria Aspan and Will Yakowicz take an inside look in the Ellen Pao trial and sexism in venture capital and tech, discuss Jay-Z's new music streaming startup Tidal, and examine how the green burial industry is resonating in a nation that buries 800,000 gallons of formaldehyde in cemeteries each year.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Kimberly Weisul and Will Yakowicz take an inside look in the story behind Banjo, a social media company that can find out what is happening anywhere in the world in an instant, analyze how CorePower Yoga aims to offer a consistent, upscale customer experience in a land of mom and pop yoga studios, and examine how tech companies are using the post-Ferguson mistrust between police and the public to sell body cameras and cloud storage to police precincts across the country. More at www.inc.com. This week’s episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Maria Aspan and Will Yakowicz examine the San Francisco public bus startup Leap, analyze organic ice cream company Three Twins' move to mimic Ben & Jerry's, and discuss how private companies with drones could inflict death and impose a surveillance state. More at www.inc.com. This week’s episode was sponsored by T-Mobile. Switch your business today at TMobile.com/Business.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin and Will Yakowicz examine the untimely demise of the tech site GigaOm, describe the arrival of the Internet of Things into the nursery, and predict the future of Moon commerce--coming sooner than you think. Plus they discuss state-of-the-art umbrellas, and the uber-Uber. More at www.inc.com.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin and Will Yakowicz discuss some science fiction-y scenarios, bad (Robots Take Over the World!) and good (Biometrics Create a Future Without Passwords!), and look inside the buzzing world of relaxation beverages. Plus they reveal the strange startup that set a crowdfunding record, and raise some questions about Etsy's pending IPO. More at www.inc.com.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, and Will Yakowicz discuss some very popular – albeit odd -- app news. They talk about Trivia Crack, a trivia app whose success has lived up to its name, and an "Uber for things" app that allows users to drop off items for people (for pay!) at Waffle House. Plus, the Inc. crew check in on the risks of The Internet of things. More at www.inc.com.

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Jon Fine, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, and Will Yakowicz discuss the somewhat strange rise of the fermented beverage kombucha, the trials and tribulations of the legal marijuana business, and Facebook after death.More at www.inc.com.

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