Author Archives: Skip Walter

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About Skip Walter

Retired software executive, ardent book reader. Enjoying slow travel, learning to cook, and searching for fine wine growing. Grandfather, husband, father, brother. Recorder of Seattle sunrises. Voting blue.💙

Emails to a Young Entrepreneur: Apply Flipping Perspective

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 118 of Self Quarantine             Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  133,000 Applying Flipping Perspective As “human doings” we quickly move our day to day actions to habits or tacit behaviors. Habits are those things we … Continue reading →

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Emails to a Young Entrepreneur: Flipping Perspective

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 117 of Self Quarantine             Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  133,000 Flipping Perspective “When you travel, you experience, in a very practical way, the act of rebirth. You confront completely new situations, the day passes … Continue reading →

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Emails to a Young Entrepreneur: Conceiving – The Cosmos of a New Venture

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 116 of Self Quarantine             Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  132,000 The Cosmos of the New Venture One of the challenges of the entrepreneur is learning how to make progress even when feeling lost in … Continue reading →

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Emails to a Young Entrepreneur: Applying Conceiving

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 115 of Self Quarantine                       Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  132,000 Applying Conceiving Starting a new venture is an experiential process as Sarasvathy describes. The good news about the effectual … Continue reading →

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Emails to a Young Entrepreneur: Conceiving

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 114 of Self Quarantine                       Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  132,000 Six years ago, I wrote a draft of a book that was a takeoff on Rilke’s Letters to a … Continue reading →

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What is a book? Part 4: Monetizing

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 112 of Self Quarantine                       Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  131,000 “The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it.” – Benjamin Disraeli … Continue reading →

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What is a book? Part 3: The Content

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 111 of Self Quarantine                       Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  130,000 In 1986 I experienced a management development course through Outward Bound (OB)  from the Hurricane Island, ME branch.  One … Continue reading →

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What is a book? Part 2: The Form

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 110 of Self Quarantine                       Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  129,000 I was beyond ecstatic to be selected as Vice President of Software Engineering for Aldus Corporation in 1990.  I … Continue reading →

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What is a book?

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 109 of Self Quarantine                       Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  128,000 I love books. From the minute I learned how to read, I surrounded myself with books of all kinds. … Continue reading →

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I Want to Move to New Zealand

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 108 of Self Quarantine                       Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  128,000 I could not believe my eyes when I saw the news video of fans screaming and cheering side by … Continue reading →

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