Posts by Scott Barstow

This book was recommended by one of my favorite podcasts and I absolutely loved it. Great mindset shift for me to move from thinking in binary to thinking in probabilities....

I started reading this series during COVID and finished all of the books except the most recent over the course of 18 months or so. The TV series on Amazon...

Back in 2018, I started a company called Spellbound Partners with a business partner. Spellbound was started to address what we believed to be a gap in software company technology...

Every now and then I come across an author who takes on topics in such a unique and interesting way that I end up reading all of their books. Reza...

Hi there. It's been a while now, hasn't it? 2018 has been a pretty tough year. Regular blog posts and podcasts were a casualty of war. Thanks to all of...

Every month I publish a list of blogs, podcasts, books, products or anything else I consider to be a must-have or must-do. Hope you enjoy this month’s list. In case...

I'll go on the record and say I was a fan of the takedown of Gawker before I read this book. The stuff they got away with, for so long,...

I listened to an interview with Eric Maddox on the Invest Like the Best podcast and was captivated by the story in summary form, so I decided to read the...

One of the best business biographies I've ever read, Bad Blood is a MUST-READ.  From literally three minutes in, you will be hooked and not be able to put it...

I read this after seeing it on Bill Gates' summer reading list and it did not disappoint. I've enjoyed everything I've read from Isaacson and this was no exception to...

Every month I publish a list of blogs, podcasts, books, products or anything else I consider to be a must-have or must-do. Hope you enjoy this month’s list. Reading Fearless...

If you're the CEO of a new company and looking to hire, one of the more common questions, particularly if you're a first-time CEO and / or young is "Should...

Another John Green book (I've been on a bit of a roll lately with him as they're great "right before bed" reading). When a billionaire dies mysteriously, Aza takes up...

Looking for Alaska is the story of a group of social outcasts at boarding school in Alabama trying to make their way and figure out who they are. Alaska is...

Churn - To be turbulent or agitated If you're struggling with missed deadlines and unreliable schedules on your team, there could be an issue with churn in your process. There...

I know. I know. I'm way late to the party. Everyone reads The Outsiders in high school. But I didn't. And I never saw the movie either. So now I've...

I don't generally read these kinds of books because, for the most part, the stories feel a bit cheesy. In addition, the people who were privileged enough to be in...

My guests for this show are Monica Wood and DeDe Houston, co-founders of Myxx Recipes. One of the biggest struggles for busy families is finding and making healthy meals at...