Inc. Uncensored

This week, Inc. editors and writers Jim Ledbetter, Jon Fine, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, and Will Yakowicz talk about a drone company that is serving the military and consumers, how two Uber engineers rented a cabin in the woods and built the company's newest feature, and the case of fraudulent chocolate that is sending tremors throughout the gourmet food industry.   Inc. Uncensored is sponsored by Citrix GoToWebinar. With GoToWebinar you can create interactive online events to engage and capture your audience's attention. Find out more at GoToWebinar.com.   Write us: uncensored@inc.com Visit: www.inc.com/inc-uncensored

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

This week, Inc. Editor Jim Ledbetter and Inc. editors and writers Jon Fine, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, and Will Yakowicz talk about 2015's largest acquisitions, the craziest tech trends of 2016 you've never heard of, and the rise of startups hacking men's suits.   Write us: uncensored@inc.com Visit: www.inc.com/inc-uncensored   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 RealtyShares. With RealtyShares, you can invest in professionally-vetted real estate investments in just a few minutes. Join thousands of other investors by registering at no cost at RealtyShares.com/uncensored

This week, Inc. editors and writers Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, Diana Ransom, Jeremy Quittner, and Will Yakowicz talk about the companies that are trying to make flying cars a reality, what you need to know about the battle over Net Neutrality, and Inc. Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year.   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 Audible. Audible.com has more than 180,000 audiobooks and spoken­word audio products. Get a free audiobook of your choice at www.audible.com/UNCENSORED   Write us: uncensored@inc.com Visit: www.inc.com/inc-uncensored

This week, Inc. editors and writers Jon Fine, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, Burt Helm and Will Yakowicz talk about a company called Tipsy Elves that sells ugly holiday sweaters, how Elon Musk and Solar City will change the world with a battery, and how a NASA audit finds the agency is unprepared for its planned mission to Mars in 2030.   Inc. Uncensored is brought to you by Squarespace. Start building your website today at Squarespace.com. Enter offer code UNCENSORED at checkout to get 10% off. Squarespace - Build it Beautiful.   And by Cards Direct. With over 5,000 cards to choose from, you can design the perfect holiday cards with CardsDirect.com. The holidays are just a few weeks away, so create your cards today, plus save 25% off at checkout when you visit CardsDirect.com/uncensored.   Write us: uncensored@inc.com

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about the most epic startup fails of 2015, a curious case of identity fraud and hacking, and how an NYC ad agency entrepreneur quit his firm to start a news stand-media startup hybrid.   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 Cards Direct. With over 5,000 cards to choose from, you can design the perfect holiday cards with CardsDirect.com. The holidays are just a few weeks away, so create your cards today, plus save 25% off at checkout when you visit CardsDirect.com/uncensored.   Write us: uncensored@inc.com

Inc. editor Jon Fine and Inc. staff members Maria Aspan, Kris Frieswick, and Will Yakowicz talk about how startups are bringing software and data analytics to the oil and gas industry in an effort to make the notoriously corrupt industry more transparent, how major banks like Bank of America, JP Morgan, and Wells Fargo have cut off access to customers' data so third party finical management companies like Quiken and Mint.com cannot serve their customers, and how online donation facilitator GoodWorld is making giving over social media a reality, just in time for the holidays.   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. editors and writers Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, Diana Ransom, Jeff Bercovici, and Will Yakowicz talk about how San Francisco is waging a political battle with Airbnb in an effort to regulate the startup, how co-living spaces are popping up across the US, and how startups and technology are reshaping the age-old diamond business.   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 Audible. Audible.com has more than 180,000 audiobooks and spoken word audio products. Get a free audiobook of your choice at www.audible.com/UNCENSORED   Email us: uncensored@inc.com

Inc. editors and writers James Ledbetter, Jon Fine, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, and Will Yakowicz talk about how Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price has implemented a plan to pay each of his employees a baseline of $70,000, how tech companies react when their narratives are distorted in the media, and how a lean, three-person startup created a service to deliver your scientific payload to the International Space Station. In one experiment, scientists found that brain cancer cells died in zero gravity while healthy cells thrived. Is the cure for cancer floating in space?   Inc. Uncensored is brought to you by Squarespace. Start building your website today at Squarespace.com. Enter offer code UNCENSORED at checkout to get 10% off. Squarespace - Build it Beautiful.   And by RealtyShares. With RealtyShares, you can invest in professionally-vetted real estate investments in just a few minutes. Join thousands of other investors by registering at no cost at RealtyShares.com/uncensored   Email us: uncensored@inc.com

Inc. editor James Ledbetter and Inc. staff members Maria Aspan, Kris Frieswick, and Burt Helm invite Kind Snacks founder Daniel Lubetzky onstage for a live taping of Inc! Coming to you from the annual Inc 5000 conference in Orlando, Florida, we discuss Volkswagen's emissions cover-up, the future of the Gig Economy, and the decline of tech IPOs.   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.   Email us: uncensored@inc.com

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