Clinton Stark

Clinton Stark
Clinton shoots videos for Stark Insider. San Francisco Bay Area arts, Ingmar Bergman and French New Wave, and chasing the perfect home espresso shot 25 seconds at a time (and failing). Peloton: ClintTheMint. Camera: Video Gear

Congratulations Loni: Stanford Masters Class of 2007

That day finally arrived for Loni! After many hard working evenings, Loni was awarded a Masters of Management Science and Engineering yesterday at Stanford. All...

Loreto Bay: Sunny in Mexico

We enjoyed a short visit to Loreto in Baja. It is a beautiful area, that Jacques Cousteau once called "the world's aquarium". On our way to Coronado Island a few miles off the coast, sure enough we saw hundreds of dolphins enjoying the Sea of Cortes. An incredible sight! We...

CellarTracker! Software: A+

Found a great shareware program for cataloging your wine cellar. It's web- based and easy to use. Read other's tasting notes, manage drinking windows (i.e....

Stanford, Geoffrey Moore and Lack of Sleep

Just finished the Stanford executive education 2-week program in strategic marketing. About 40 of us flew in from the U.S. and around the world to...

The Top 10 Horror Movies of All Time

Everyone loves a top 10 list. Remember “The Book of Lists”? For better or worse, I’ve decided to roll-out a new series of “Top 10s”...

University of Ottawa eMBA panel: Canadians Living in Silicon Valley

Last night was invited to speak on a panel of Canadians living in Silicon Valley, hosted by University of Ottawa eMBA program. Was a great...

Review: RIM BlackBerry 8700 Smartphone

RIM continues to pump out great products. The latest is the BlackBerry 8700, a nice evolution of design that includes a full-size keyboard in a slim, compact package. My previous BB was the 7100 which was more phone, less email; relying on "suretype" and a limited keyboard with...

Hola, Off to Baja for Long Weekend Fun

Loni & I are off tomorrow to Baja, Mexico for a short vacation. Not sure what kind of internet or cell coverage they have there, but hopefully we can post some funny pictures and video from location. I'd like to see a whale. I've never been to Baja. In fact,...

The Globe & Mail Writes In

The fun thing about the web is the connections (often the unlikeliest) that you can make. Be it by accident, by google, or by karma, it seems we are able to connect easier with people across the world. I've had many people write to me over the years, thanks to...
The Smartest Guys in the Room book review

What do Enron and Disney Have in Common?

A couple of good business books on my desk these days: one about an infamous company and the other, well, also about an infamous company, but for different reasons. Enron "The Smartest Guys in the Room" reads like a well-written piece of journalism: straight ahead, fact-based reporting with no over...