Welcome
Hi, I’m Corbett Barr. I’ve been an entrepreneur/creator/technologist for over to two decades now. At my last business Fizzle (sold to Zen Business in 2022), I coached over 30,000 people through the process of starting and growing businesses.
I’ve had several other successes and a bunch of “learning opportunities” over the years. I’ve bootstrapped and raised venture capital. I’ve been a freelancer, consultant, blogger, podcaster, software developer, CTO and agency owner. I’ve built and sold software, services and information.
Along the way, technology and entrepreneurship became a way of life, part of my identity. I can’t imagine doing anything else. Starting my first business was the best decision I ever made, and sticking with entrepreneurship despite the ups and downs has been the most valuable accomplishment of my life.
These days I’m building something new: DecisionWire — an intelligence platform that helps businesses discover and choose the right software and services. It’s the tool I wish I’d had through all those years of running companies and evaluating vendors, and it brings together a lot of what I’ve learned about technology, research, and helping people make better decisions.
I don’t have all the answers, but I have developed a knack for helping people see what really matters in business and life. If you subscribe, I hope my experience and perspective will help you become happier, healthier, and more successful.
I don’t have anything to sell you here. This newsletter doesn’t accept sponsorships or run affiliate links of any kind, so you don’t have to worry about ulterior motives — what I say here is what I think, not what someone paid me to say or some step in a sales funnel. (For full transparency: DecisionWire, the platform I mentioned above, is a separate business that does earn through affiliate partnerships. I’m telling you that here because being upfront is the whole point.) If anything else changes, I’ll be clear about it and post an update here.
— Corbett
