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MountainZone: An Epic Adventure

In March 1996 we launched an online community that exemplified the power and potential of the internet. It focused on all things mountain…

Mar 24, 2016

MountainZone: An Epic Adventure

Mar 24, 2016

Skip K. Franklin

Reframing the Game: Disney Schooled Me

I took a break from writing my planning doc today to catch up on news. “Biz Break: Square, Twitter put up airballs for Jack Dorsey,” it…

Mar 11, 2016

Reframing the Game: Disney Schooled Me

Mar 11, 2016

Skip K. Franklin

Renovating Hangars for Innovation, Creativity and Start-ups

Hanging out in hangars of innovation can change your life. The reuse of old buildings for new creative, innovative and entrepreneurial…

Mar 4, 2016

Renovating Hangars for Innovation, Creativity and Start-ups

Mar 4, 2016

Skip K. Franklin

Our 1996 Mount Kilimanjaro Webcast Revisited

MountainZone’s 1996 webcast from Kilimanjaro was a minor miracle. Scott Fischer and his Mountain Madness guide company helped a group of…

Feb 17, 2016

Our 1996 Mount Kilimanjaro Webcast Revisited

Feb 17, 2016

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The Magic of Switching Hats in Meetings

Point of view effects everything. Switching hats can help members of the management team see things through a different lens; a different…

Feb 3, 2016

The Magic of Switching Hats in Meetings

Feb 3, 2016

Skip K. Franklin

A Tribute to Stein Eriksen from Mountain Zone Co-Founder

The Mountain Zone loved Stein Eriksen: pioneer, visionary, champion. He skied better at 80 than I will ever ski. The world champion was for…

Jan 27, 2016

A Tribute to Stein Eriksen from Mountain Zone Co-Founder

Jan 27, 2016

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JUMP! It Takes that “Leap of Faith!”

What is needed to take a “Leap of Faith?” You wait for the right time, you wait for the right place, you wait for everything to be ready…

Jan 15, 2016

JUMP! It Takes that “Leap of Faith!”

Jan 15, 2016

Skip K. Franklin

The Amaze Inc Far Side Story

How did you get Gary Larson to say Yes? I’ve been asked 1,000 times. The answer involves edible bugs, a canoe, knee surgery, Bill Gates…

Jan 6, 2016

The Amaze Inc Far Side Story

Jan 6, 2016

Skip K. Franklin

Never too old to Dream… or to Re-Brand

I was having dinner with Kenny Loggins who had just started a new band after being told he was too old to start a new band. I don’t have a…

Jan 5, 2016

Jan 5, 2016

Skip K. Franklin

Targeting Investors for your Start-up (it’s about them!)

Targeting investors is easy; figuring out which ones will actually invest is another thing. You can control your investor presentation, but…

Dec 28, 2015

Targeting Investors for your Start-up (it’s about them!)

Dec 28, 2015

Skip K. Franklin

Skip K. Franklin

serial entrepreneur, producer, author, zone ranger, digital media sherpa, technology exec & online community pioneer

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