Posts by Scott Barstow

Microsoft recently announced the purchase of Github. Within minutes of the announcement, there was (and continues to be) mass hysteria. For readers of this blog, you'll know that I'm a...

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. It's a...

A riveting look deep inside North Korea combined with a harrowing tale of escape for the author. I started reading this on a Monday and finished the last 30% of...

How long does it take for a new developer on your team to be productive? If you've not thought about this question, or you don't know the answer, you're likely...

Every now and then a high school superstar athlete chooses a college that no one's ever heard of rather than one of the "premier" programs in their sport. There are...

David Whyte is an English poet who works with companies and organizations to discover their highest and best through poetry. I've never read much poetry, but after listening to this...

I heard an interview with Boyd Varty on Invest Like the Best and was so intrigued by his story that I decided to read his book. The book is a...

Quite fashionable these days to be a consumer of Stoic philosophy, but I think the reason for that is that Stoicism offers a particularly refreshing point of view that's in...

There are a handful of books which have had a lasting, profound effect on my life. This is at or near the top of the list. As someone who's struggled...

A.G. Riddle is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. This book is my favorite so far, and it's the first in a two-part series called The Extinction Files. Pandemic...

Hellhound On His Trail recounts the manhunt for James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King Jr's assassin. From the first page to the last, this book flies by. Hampton Sides does an...

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. Read /...

One of the hardest things a founder without a technical background has to do is find and hire technical talent, either contract or permanent. If you find yourself in this...

One of my favorite sayings of all time goes something like: "Nine women can't make a baby in one month." This is almost always true in building software. Sometimes adding...

My guest for this show is Kristine Kelly, CEO and co-founder of Equine Exchange, a marketplace for buying and selling sport horses. If you're like me, you know nothing about...

Every month, on or near the 15th, I publish a list of blogs, podcasts, books, products or anything else I consider to be a must-have or must-do. It's not the...

There's an aphorism going around these days that every company is a technology company. In the most pure sense, it's likely true. Every company uses technology heavily in their day...

Hi there. I wanted to write a quick note to let you know about a small change to this blog. Over the past two years, I've written a new article...