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How to Change the World

YOU COULD BE NEXT • Russian trolls are trying to divide the American public—and they’re using companies as their weapons.

DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS

Keto Bulks Up • Fat is on fire for entrepreneurs hooked on the low-carb diet that helps generate ketosis—the metabolic process that uses fat as the body’s primary fuel source. “Fat satiates and keeps cravings in check, which is important when weight loss is the goal,” says cardiologist and low-carb diet consultant Bret Scher. Rising interest has fed a craving for cookbooks, podcasts, conferences, coaching services, supplements, and food and beverage products. Meet some folks who have hopped on the fat-burning trend. Hear how they got started. And above all: Everyone have a pork rind.

The Jargonator • Swatting the buzzwords of business since 2014.

Is Being on Social Media Worth It?

IF YOU’RE EATING, DON’T READ THIS

Cleveland • Inc.’s No. 48 Surge City is as bullish on medical startups as it is on its new wave kraut and beer.

So Much More Than Gore-Tex

UP NEXT • Meet the fascinating founders whose dynamic companies are shaping the future of key industries

CAN ANY COMPANY BE A TECH COMPANY? • The profitable salad chain Sweetgreen was on track to IPO. So why did its founders decide to pivot to tech?

Helping the Next Generation of Moms-to-Be

Kin Euphorics

Ready for His Close-Up

HR TECHNOLOGY: THE HIDDEN SECRET OF GREAT ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES • YOU NEED A GREAT CULTURE TO LAND THE BEST EMPLOYEES IN A TALENT SELLER’S MARKET. TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP.

&PIZZA, ROBOTS & THE FUTURE OF DINING • Meet Michael Lastoria—the unlikely pizza mogul who’s quietly reinventing his industry

HOW SYNBIO WILL SAVE THE WORLD • Reprogramming microbes so they eat toxins and C02? It’s not science fiction. It’s happening right now.

Quantifying the Challenge • Companies like Pivot Bio and Solidia (see page 60) are targeting very big climatic and ecological problems.

Less Styrofoam–More Revenue

Solidia Technologies • Removing a big chunk of carbon from a common equation.

Helping rural homeowners cut their energy costs—so there’s less carbon in the atmosphere for all of us.

How do your recycle pollution? By grabbing CO2 from thin air—and converting it to carbon-neutral fuels.

Taking the pollution out of your six-pack

A MORE INCLUSIVE CLUBHOUSE • A major scare led serial founder Sonny Caberwal to shift his focus to building community.

Organizing pickup games isn’t a contradiction in terms.

Co-working has a new location: home.

Bringing chamber musıc out of the concert hall—and closer to us.

SIGNALING A HEALTHIER PATH • Livongo is taking on diabetes—and other chronic conditions—with data.

Pear Therapeutics Doctor’s Orders: Use This App

Heal Bringing the doctor to the front door—affordably.

A Way Forward for the Underbanked

The Body Shop

Proteus Digital Health • Swallow these tiny sensors to get more out of prescription medication.

Au Revoir, Plastic Straw

Butterfly Network • Making ultrasound scanners portable, affordable—and more available to all.

Your (Very) Personal Data • What a world driven by biometrics will bring.

A Party With a Purpose • In March, for the first time ever, Inc. took over a space in the heart of Austin’s South by Southwest Interactive Festival and built the Founders House. For four...