Inc. Uncensored

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.