Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher! Brent Boekestein is the CEO of a brand new startup in the Bay area called Vintra.io. I wanted to have Brent on because I worked alongside him for a few weeks as he took his latest venture from concept to customer discovery and now into fundraising and early customers. His […]
The Scott Barstow Show, Episode #012 – Derick Thompson, CEO of Startup Runner
Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher! Derick Thompson is the CEO and founder of Startup Runner, a virtual accelerator based in Austin, TX that helps identify repeatable, scalable customer channels that lead to sustainable, profitable growth. Derick’s one of the best minds in the startup community (by that I mean he thinks a lot like me […]
The Scott Barstow Show, Episode #011 – Chris Heivly of The Startup Factory and MapQuest
Chris Heivly was the co-founder of MapQuest, the company that brought mapping into the modern era in the 1990s. He’s the co-founder of a startup incubator in Raleigh-Durham, NC called The Startup Factory, and he’s the author of the book Build the Fort, which explores the journey of building a startup through the lens of […]
The Scott Barstow Show, Episode #010 – Aidan Cunniffe, CEO of Dropsource
Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher! Aidan Cunniffe is the CEO of Dropsource. Imagine if you could design and configure your application, generate all of the required code for iOS and Android, as well as the backend services, and have it all working in less than a minute. Sounds too good to be true, right? This […]
The Scott Barstow Show, Episode #009 – Ben Wiant
My guest for this episode is Ben Wiant, Business Development Manager for Kelaca. Ben’s day job is recruiting for his clients, but to call Ben a recruiter doesn’t really do him justice. Ben studied cultural anthropology and instructional design in college and has an extensive background in designing an implementing systems to maximize organizational performance. […]
The Scott Barstow Show, Episode #008 – Jessica Mitsch
Jessica Mitsch is the Executive Director of Code Schools for The Iron Yard, one of the most successful programming boot camps in the world. She’s been with The Iron Yard nearly since the beginning and has been responsible for launching some of their largest and most successful campuses. We talk about The history and why […]
The Scott Barstow Show, Episode #007 – Gret Glyer, Founder of DonorSee
My guest for this show is Gret Glyer, founder of Donorsee. DonorSee is a new app that connects donors and fundraisers using the power of story and feedback to make a direct impact on the world. Gret is also a missionary in Malawi, one of the poorest countries on earth, where he’s building a girls […]
The Scott Barstow Show, Episode #005 – Matt Fiedler, CEO of Vinyl Me, Please
My guest for this show is Matt Fiedler, CEO and co-founder of Vinyl Me, Please. Vinyl Me, Please is a record of the month club unlike any other. Not only do you get an awesome, curated new vinyl record every month, but you also get a cocktail recipe and artist / label goodies you can’t […]
The Scott Barstow Show, Episode #004 – Allan Branch, Co-Founder of Less Everything
My guest for this show is Allan Branch, co-founder of Less Everything, which is the parent company of Less Accounting and Less Films. Less Accounting is the accounting software for business owners who dislike bookkeeping. Less Films creates videos that help turn your web traffic into paying customers. I first met Allan in 2013 at […]
The Scott Barstow Show, Episode #003 – Mike Schneider, CEO of First.io
Our guest for this show is Mike Schneider, the CEO of First.io. First helps real estate agents identify who amongst their list of contacts is most likely to move in the next six months using publicly available data and a super-secret algorithm they’ve built from the ground up. Prior to starting First, Mike worked […]