John McDermott is a business and culture reporter whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune and Playboy and on AOL.com. He recently moved from Chicago to Brooklyn, New York, to work for Inc.com. @J_M_McDermott
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A Pork Chop to Change the World (Yes, Really)

Andras and Gabor Forgacs are the father-son team behind Modern Meadow, a company that wants to save the world with synthetic meat.  Read story

Medication Goes Digital

A digital pill that helps patients and caregivers monitor dosages.  Read story

Case Study: Can Grooveshark Get Its Groove Back?

Don't stop the music. For five years, Grooveshark gleefully upended the music ındustry. Now it's facing lawsuits, losing users, and bleeding cash.  Read story

Facebook Brand Page: You're (Probably) Doing It Wrong

On average, only 6% of a brand's Facebook fans engage with its Facebook Page content.  Read story

Report: Peter Thiel to Invest in Airbnb

At $150 million, the investment would value the company at $2.5 billion.  Read story

Yelp on Review Bust: No More 'Shortcuts'

The online company review site put a "consumer alert" badge on eight small businesses caught purchasing reviews.  Read story

Report: VC Deal Activity on the Rise

Seed investments now constitute the largest percentage of all venture capital deals.  Read story

Recap: Biden, Ryan Debate Small Business Issues

Miss the vice presidential debate? Catch up on what the candidates said were issues facing small businesses.  Read story

Spotify Partners With Samsung to Provide TV-based Music Streaming

The Swedish music-streaming company hopes to have its service on Samsung "smart" TVs by the end of the year.  Read story

Report: Fewer VC Funds Raising More Money

There were fewer venture capital funds than last year, but they raised $2 billion more than Q3 in 2011.  Read story

Jobs Report: Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.8%

Positive news on the jobs front, as unemployment in September fell to the lowest rate since 2009.  Read story

Private Company Growth Rates Plummet

New data reveals that private companies are growing more slowly than at any time since November 2010.  Read story

Ellen Pao: I Was Fired by Kleiner Perkins

Five months after filing a sexual misconduct claim against Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Ellen Pao is no longer with the venture capital firm.  Read story

Find Your Productivity Hot Spot

Productivity expert Jason Womack says the secret to getting more done is to create a distraction-free zone. Here's what it should look like.  Read story

The Next Zuckerberg? Simon Cowell & Will.i.am Are on the Hunt

The entertainment mogul and rapper are teaming up for a new TV show that hopes to find the next great tech mind.  Read story

IPO Round-up: Adult Fun Centers, Online Security, and Cancer Treatments

The IPO market is poised to have its biggest weak since late July.  Read story

Ostrich Pillow Creeps Onto Kickstarter

A Madrid design firm debuts its odd-looking head pillow on Kickstarter--days before new guidelines seek to limit finished products.  Read story

Airbnb to Raise $100 Million at $2 Billion Valuation?

The lodging marketplace is reportedly starting a massive funding round at an even larger valuation.  Read story

Report: Indeed.com Sells for $1 Billion

The job search website was acquired by Japan's Recruit Co. Ltd, but will remain an independent operating unit.  Read story

Start-up 3Taps Countersues 'Internet Bully' Craigslist

3Taps has responded to Craiglist's copyright infringement suit by accusing the online classifieds company of anticompetitive business practices.  Read story

Teacher Makes $1 Million Selling Lesson Plans Online

Deanna Jump became a millionaire kindergarten teacher by selling her lesson plans on Teachers Pay Teachers.  Read story

Kickstarter's New Rules: 'We're Not a Store'

The crowdfunding website tightened its terms of service in order to increase transparency and manage backer expectations.  Read story

Report: 75% of Venture-backed Start-ups Fail

One Harvard Business School professor says that a high number of venture-backed start-ups kick the bucket, while the industry says otherwise.  Read story

Shark Tank: Not for Every Entrepreneur

The reality-TV show apparently requires participants to give up equity or royalty on profits just to appear.  Read story

What Entrepreneurs Really Worry About

A recent survey found small business owners believe taxes and health care are the most important issues.  Read story

Crowdfunding: A Way to Pay Employee Medical Bills?

A New York City bar raised $17,500 via crowdfunding to cover the cost of an employee's facial reconstructive surgery.  Read story

$3 Million 'Scholarship' for Coding Classes

Treehouse wants to help 2,500 college students circumvent the high costs of higher education by letting them use its platform for free.  Read story

Silicon Valley Guru Blasts Y Combinator Hype

Legendary venture capitalist Vinod Khosla says the accelerator boosts valuations too high for reasonable investments.  Read story

Tesla Announces 2 New Models

Elon Musk says the new models will be available in 2016, with a $30,000 entry-level sedan coming a year earlier.  Read story

Pebble Leaves Backers Hanging

The famed Kickstarter project has 85,000 smartwatch orders to fill ... and won't commit to a ship date.  Read story

Blast of Good News for Job Market

One day before the big Labor Department report, a trio of reports show promising signs of a recovery.  Read story

Rockefeller Foundation Offers $1 Million Job Creation Award

Got a great idea for a business that will create jobs? Good news: Rockefeller Foundation president Judith Rodin just announced a $1 million incentive.  Read story

Multinational Companies Venture Into Start-up World

General Motors, American Express, and PepsiCo are among a handful of blue-chip companies to found venture capital departments.  Read story

Report: Why You Still Can't Retire

More small business owners are finding themselves working later into life than they had planned to, says a new report.  Read story

What You Need to Know About Yelp Reviews

Darnell Holloway, Yelp's manager of local business outreach, says while you can't erase your business's bad review, you can help boost your business' reputat...  Read story

Capital Midwest Provides Venture Capital, High Stakes

If a portfolio company doesn't have an exit within five years, Capital Midwest requires the start-up to buy back its shares.  Read story

How Effective CEOs Spend Their Time

After more than seven years of training CEOs, Jim Schleckser explains what separates the most effective business leaders from their weaker peers.  Read story

Self-publishing Gives Rise to Bogus Reviews

As more and more companies fight phony online reviews, check out how one entrepreneur turned book reviewing into a $28,000 a month gig--and then went out of ...  Read story

Report: Remote Workers More Engaged, Committed

Business consultant and entrepreneur Scott Edinger says that office proximity may make your team less connected.  Read story

Start-ups Join Hacker Tour to Recruit Tech Talent

Nine more tech start-ups have joined Hacker Tour 2012 to scout college campuses for the nation's brightest students.  Read story