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  1. February 2018 Must-Haves

    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 /...

  2. Recruiting Tech Talent? Let Us Help

    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...

  3. Nine Women and a Baby

    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...

  4. The Scott Barstow Show, Episode #032– Kristine Kelly, CEO and co-founder of Equine Exchange

    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...

  5. January 2018 Must-Haves

    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...

  6. Should You Build Your Own Tech?

    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...

  7. Fireproof Software Blog Update

    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...

  8. Privacy and Security

    What data are you storing that could be used against you or your customers? As I've been working on my new product, I've realized that I'm not taking these issues...

  9. Responsible

    I've been having a lot of conversations lately with myself (yes, I know) and others about being responsible. Often times the word responsible is used to assign blame: "Who was...

  10. “Does Your Product Do X?”

    I've been building a product for the last four or five months, working on it as I have time. When I started the product, I had a very firm idea...

  11. The Scott Barstow Show, Episode #031 – Ursula Mead, CEO and co-founder of InHerSight

    My guest for this episode is Ursula Mead, CEO and co-founder of InHerSight. In Her Sight is an engagement platform for women to rate the companies they work for on...

  12. Appreneur Summit with Yours Truly

    There's a pretty cool conference coming up this week and it's all online. I was asked to talk about much of what I write about on this blog, but there...

  13. What a Visit to the Doctor Taught Me About Listening

    I went to the doctor this week to get a piece of something (we're still not sure what) taken out of my foot. Earlier this year I stepped on something...

  14. Documenting Your Product – Part 6 – System Components

    This is the sixth and final post in a series about documenting technology product builds. If you missed the intro, Part 1 – Use Cases, Part 2 – Requirements, Part 3 – Sequence Diagrams, Part 4...

  15. Documenting Your Product – Part 5 – Sharing and collaboration

    This is the fifth in a series of posts about documenting technology product builds. If you missed the intro, Part 1 – Use Cases, Part 2 – Requirements, Part 3 – Sequence Diagrams or Part 4...

  16. Documenting Your Product – Part 4 – Data Models

    This is the third in a series of posts about documenting technology product builds. If you missed the intro, Part 1 - Use Cases, Part 2 - Requirements or Part 3 - Sequence Diagrams...

  17. September 2017 Must-Haves

    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. This month's list...

  18. Documenting Your Product – Part 3 – Sequence Diagrams

    This is the third in a series of posts about documenting technology product builds. If you missed the intro, Part 1 - Use Cases, or Part 2 - Requirements, go check them out....

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