Posts by Scott Barstow

I witnessed two events in the past week that could not have presented a more different view the world. The first was a fundraiser last Saturday night for an organization...

I realized this past week that I have been guilty of not trying to build a company, but rather building something that might sell someday.  It’s not that selling your...

Recently there have been several videos that have captured (or recaptured) my interest.  As I have done with books for a while, Objectified is a really interesting documentary on industrial...

On this Veterans Day, thank you to all of the people who risk their lives every day in service to the USA.  There is simply no way to repay the...

The happenings at Penn State are another reminder to us all that things done in secret will be shouted from the housetop (or in this case from every housetop). Joe...

Here is the list for the month of November.  I hope you enjoy each of these books as much as I have! Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Not surprisingly, the...

I came across this comparison chart today that reminded me of the early days of the browser wars between Microsoft and everyone else.  If you don’t follow such things, Microsoft...

I remember being on a plane ride back in 2002 or 2003 where a good friend of mine and I got into a lively discussion about how to save the...

If you are like most people, you have inevitably come out of a meeting with less than perfect notes and had to try to recall important items from the discussion....

You woke up this morning with a great idea, one that will change both your life and the lives of everyone you know.  It’s the next big thing, for sure....

There was a local election last night here in Raleigh, NC.  The big race was not the mayoral race, but rather the seats on the local school board.  As I...

Chapman’s Ice Cream is legendary in Canada.  They are a family-owned and operated business in northern Ontario.  What makes Chapman’s a great story is not the quality of their ice...

There are at least a couple of ways to think about yesterday’s passing of Steve Jobs. One is to mourn the loss of the iconic corporate leader of our generation....

It’s been an unusually good month on the book front.  I hope you enjoy October’s selections as much as I have. The Lean Startup by Eric Reis This book, in...

The latest ad from Google is the most compelling ad I have ever seen them create.  I saw it on Sunday.  If you have not watched it, check it out...

I was listening to a podcast by Rebecca MacKinnon last night.  You can watch the video here.  Rebecca is an activist campaigning to retake the internet, which by her definition...

I watched PressPausePlay this week.  If you have not watched it, I highly recommend it.  You can download it for free now.  The movie is a documentary about the democratization...

I was at a client site the other day and they were talking about some exciting new initiatives that were getting ready to kick off.  While there was a good...