December Must-Haves

If you’ve been following this blog or listening to my podcast, you know that I typically post every Tuesday and Friday to the blog and then a podcast every Saturday (most of the time). As we all head into a busy season, I’m taking a break from writing and my podcast. I’ve got a few […]

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The Scott Barstow Show, Episode #025 – Mark Easley, Angel Investor and Investment Crowdfunding Expert

My guest for this show is Mark Easley. Mark is a startup advisor and angel investor in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina. Previously Mark had a 20+ year technology career in engineering, marketing, sales, and executive management in the semiconductor industry in Silicon Valley. Mark has been on the executive board of […]

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Pager Duty

If you’re building a product that users will expect to be up and working most if not all of the time (which you are if you’re building a software product), you’re going to need a plan for handling after-hours support of customers and the system. Let’s talk about how you handle system support after regular […]

November 2016 Must-Haves

Each month I’m going to provide a list of resources (podcasts, talks, blog posts, books, music etc.) that I consider to be must-haves. There’s no doubt that you’ll see recurring themes or resources throughout these posts. I publish my Must-Haves on the closest Tuesday or Friday to the 15th of every month. Check out October, September, August, July, June […]

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Clarity vs. Certainty

I was talking with Josh Manley from Reply Buy on my last podcast, and he made the distinction (which we then had a conversation about) between clarity and certainty, and that a CEO’s job is to get to clarity, not certainty. Clarity is when you have enough information to make an informed, best possible decision. […]

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The Scott Barstow Show, Episode #024 – Josh Manley, CEO and founder of ReplyBuy

What’s the difference between clarity and certainty? How do you know when to listen to others advice and when to trust yourself? How do you test multiple markets for your product and then pick the right one? My guest for this show is Josh Manley, CEO and founder of ReplyBuy. ReplyBuy is a real-time e-commerce […]

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Operating in Another Gear

I had the privilege yesterday to hear from a release engineer at one of the largest internet properties in the world. The stats he shared were staggering. I thought I’d share a few with all of you to motivate you to look for ways to increase your velocity. Here are some of the highlights: 7,000 […]

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How to Prepare for Series A

This is the last post in my current series of reader questions. It’s been a fun month of answering your questions. Today’s question is: “What do technology companies need to do to prepare for Series A and beyond?” This question is more than we can tackle in a single blog post, so I’m planning to […]

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How I Do My Podcast

This post is part of a series that I’m doing to respond directly to reader questions. Today’s question is “What are all of the tools you use to put your podcast together?” In this post, you’ll get the following: What equipment I bought How I record my interviews Where I got my bump music and […]

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