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How Groupon Funders Find Their Next Investment: "Office Hours"

Every week, the guys who funded the daily-deals powerhouse Groupon toss out a lottery ticket of sorts and let six completely unvetted entrepreneurs come in and pitch them. They’re calling it “Office Hours,” and while they’re hoping it will help them find the next big thing, they also believe it will simply play a role in juiceing up the entrepreneurial community in their home base of Chicago, which, they say, will produce long-term benefits of its own.

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Happy 5th Birthday, Twitter! Love Google, Facebook, AOL

Aw, look at the cute baby! Coloring in the lines! Riding that trike with ease! Looping those shoe laces into bunny ears! You're all grown up now, Twitter! Today, Twitter turns just five years old, but its accomplishments far outweigh that of any adolescent's. And while Ev Williams, Jack Dorsey, and Biz Stone are blowing out birthday candles on a cake made of black truffles and 140 ounces of gold, like any relative, we thought it the perfect time to highlight what the social network has achieved. After all, just look at how much the San Francisco-based company has to celebrate.

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07.15.2011 | Inc.com Daily

Checking in on your employees, tips on videoblogging, how to keep in touch while on vacation, and more.

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Your Fork Is Why You’re Fat

It turns out the size of your fork effects how much you eat. Yes, size matters--but not in the ways you might think. Next time you go out to a restaurant, request a big fork.

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10 Start-up Incubators to Watch

Businesses that go through incubators historically have close to a 90 percent survival rate. And today, every major city has incubators focused on getting tech-savvy start-ups off the ground. We've pinpointed some of the most productive, innovative, and nurturing start-up incubators in the country"be sure to keep an eye on their next classes of graduates.

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