Jump to content

Tim Berry (entrepreneur): Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
AnomieBOT (talk | contribs)
Bots
6,492,428 edits
m Dating maintenance tags: {{Advertisement}}
Janny529 (talk | contribs)
19 edits
No edit summary
(5 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 15: Line 15:
}}
}}


'''Tim Berry '''is an American [[entrepreneur]] and published business [[author]]. He is the founder and chairman of Palo Alto Software. He is the founder of bplans.com. Berry helped launch Borland International, a publicly traded company.<ref name ="FI">{{cite web |url=http://business.financialpost.com/2012/03/20/qa-tim-berry/|title=Ask An Entrepreneur|date=March 20, 2012|publisher=Sprouter|accessdate= 11 December 2012 }}</ref><ref name ="FO">{{cite web |url=http://www.forbes.com/2005/09/26/entrepreneurs-paloaltosoftware-apple-cx_bn_0926chatwith.html|title=Palo Alto Software Founder|author=Brett Nelson|date=September 26, 2005|publisher=Forbes|accessdate= 11 December 2012 |archiveurl=http://archive.is/uWGno|archivedate=23 January 2013}}</ref> Tim is well known as an entrepreneur in [[Twitter]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-top-20-writers-every-small-business-entrepeneur-should-follow-on-twitter-2010-12#tim-berry-8 |title= 20 People Every Entrepreneur Should Follow On Twitter: Tim Berry| publisher = Business Insider }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/08/0821_twitter_for_entrepreneurs/2.htm |title= Twitter for Entrepreneurs: 20 to Follow: Tim Berry| publisher = Bloomberg Businessweek }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/11-companies-to-follow-on-twitter/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 |title= 11 Companies to Follow on Twitter: Palo Alto Software| publisher = The New York Times| accessdate= May 26, 2010 }}</ref>
'''Tim Berry '''is an American [[entrepreneur]] and published business [[author]]who has been called “The Father of Business Planning” and “The Obi-Wan Kenobi of Business Plans."<ref name ="FI">{{cite web |url=http://business.financialpost.com/2012/03/20/qa-tim-berry/|title=Ask An Entrepreneur|date=March 20, 2012|publisher=Sprouter|accessdate= 11 December 2012 }}</ref><ref name ="FO">{{cite web |url=http://www.forbes.com/2005/09/26/entrepreneurs-paloaltosoftware-apple-cx_bn_0926chatwith.html|title=Palo Alto Software Founder|author=Brett Nelson|date=September 26, 2005|publisher=Forbes|accessdate= 11 December 2012 |archiveurl=http://archive.is/uWGno|archivedate=23 January 2013}}</ref> Co-founder of [http://www.borland.com/Home Borland International] and founder of [http://www.paloalto.com/ Palo Alto Software] and [http://www.bplans.com/ bplans.com], Tim is well known as an entrepreneur in [[Twitter]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-top-20-writers-every-small-business-entrepeneur-should-follow-on-twitter-2010-12#tim-berry-8 |title= 20 People Every Entrepreneur Should Follow On Twitter: Tim Berry| publisher = Business Insider }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/08/0821_twitter_for_entrepreneurs/2.htm |title= Twitter for Entrepreneurs: 20 to Follow: Tim Berry| publisher = Bloomberg Businessweek }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/11-companies-to-follow-on-twitter/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 |title= 11 Companies to Follow on Twitter: Palo Alto Software| publisher = The New York Times| accessdate= May 26, 2010 }}</ref>.

Berry has been called “The Father of Business Planning” and “The Obi-Wan Kenobi of Business Plans”.<ref name ="UR">{{cite web |url=http://upandrunning.bplans.com/2011/07/20/vote-tim-berry-as-a-small-business-guru-on-smallbiztrends/|title=Vote Tim Berry as a Small Business Guru on SmallBizTrends!|author=Kai Davis|date=July 20, 2011|publisher=bplans|accessdate= 11 December 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/2010/03/11/announcing-escape-from-cubicle-nation-workshop-in-a-box/|title=Escape from Cubicle Nation Workshop in a Box|author=Pamela Slim|date=March 11, 2010|accessdate= 11 December 2012 }}</ref> Berry has worked extensively in business planning and business planning software. In 1994 he released the first version of ''Business Plan Pro''.<ref name="FO" /> He’s the official business planning coach at Entrepreneur.com.<ref name= "EN">{{cite web |url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/author/tim-berry |title= Tim Berry| publisher = Entrepreneur }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Berry was born and raised in the U.S., but moved with his wife to [[Mexico City]] in 1971 where he worked as a foreign correspondent. He was night editor for United Press International and later wrote for business publications including [[Business Week]] and [[Financial Times]].<ref name="FO" /> In 1976, betting on the devaluation of the peso, he and his wife put up $1000 and borrowed $4000 for a quarter-acre lot.<ref name="FO" /> After the peso lost its value in 1979, they sold the lot for $22,000 and used that money to help with as tuition at Stanford’s business school. While at Stanford, Berry worked as a market research consultant for Creative Strategies International and began creating his own business planning software.<ref name="FO" /><ref name ="BW">{{cite web |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=35296887&privcapId=7770956&previousCapId=7770956&previousTitle=Palo%20Alto%20Software,%20Inc.|title=Investing Business Week|accessdate= 11 December 2012 }}</ref>
Berry was born and raised in the U.S., but moved with his wife to [[Mexico City]] in 1971 where he worked as a foreign correspondent. He was night editor for United Press International and later wrote for business publications including [[Business Week]] and [[Financial Times]].<ref name="FO" /> In 1976, betting on the devaluation of the peso, he and his wife put up $1000 and borrowed $4000 for a quarter-acre lot.<ref name="FO" /> After the peso lost its value in 1979, they sold the lot for $22,000 and used that money to help with as tuition at Stanford’s business school. While at Stanford, Berry worked as a market research consultant for Creative Strategies International and began creating his own business planning software.<ref name="FO" /><ref name ="BW">{{cite web |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=35296887&privcapId=7770956&previousCapId=7770956&previousTitle=Palo%20Alto%20Software,%20Inc.|title=Investing Business Week|accessdate= 11 December 2012 }}</ref>


After graduating, Tim Berry continued with Creative Strategies until he founded his own consulting practice in 1983. His clients included for Apple Computer, [[Hewlett-Packard]], [[Ashton-Tate]], [[Lotus Development Corporation]], and others.<ref name="FO" /> That same year, he met Phillippe Kahn and helped draft a business plan that led to the launch of [[Borland International]]. Borland International created the [[Turbo Pascal]] programming language.<ref name="FO" /><ref name ="FO2">{{cite web |url=http://www.forbes.com/2006/03/14/google-amazon-ebay-cx_tt_0315straightup.html|title=Business Plans Gone Wild|author=Tom Taulli|date=March 15, 2006|publisher=Forbes|accessdate= 11 December 2012 }}</ref> In 1988, Berry founded Palo Alto Software and served as its president.<ref name="BW" />
Founding his own consulting practice in 1983, he served clients including Apple Computer, [[Hewlett-Packard]], [[Ashton-Tate]], and [[Lotus Development Corporation]].<ref name="FO" /> That same year, he met Phillippe Kahn and helped draft a business plan that led to the launch of [[Borland International]], the firm that created the [[Turbo Pascal]] programming language.<ref name="FO" /><ref name ="FO2">{{cite web |url=http://www.forbes.com/2006/03/14/google-amazon-ebay-cx_tt_0315straightup.html|title=Business Plans Gone Wild|author=Tom Taulli|date=March 15, 2006|publisher=Forbes|accessdate= 11 December 2012 }}</ref> In 1988, Berry founded Palo Alto Software and served as its president <ref name="BW" />, and founded bplans.com in 1995. Palo Alto Software first released Business Plan Pro in 1995, and first released LivePlan in 2011.<ref name="FO" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://entrepreneurreview.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/tim-berry-business-planning-guru-and-founder-of-palo-alto-software/|title=Tim Berry, Business Planning Guru and Founder of Palo Alto Software|date= November 25, 2013|publisher=wordpress.com|accessdate=June 11, 2014}}</ref>

Berry has spent decades developing his business plan software. He published his first business planning software in 1985. In 1994, he released the first version of Business Plan Pro.<ref name="FO" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://entrepreneurreview.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/tim-berry-business-planning-guru-and-founder-of-palo-alto-software/|title=Tim Berry, Business Planning Guru and Founder of Palo Alto Software|date= November 25, 2013|publisher=wordpress.com|accessdate=June 11, 2014}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==

Revision as of 16:18, 23 April 2015

Tim Berry
Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software, co-founder of Borland International, founder of bplans.com, author.
Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software, co-founder of Borland International, founder of bplans.com, author.
BornTimothy J. Berry
Eugene, OR, USA
OccupationEntrepreneur, Author
Nationality American
Alma materStanford University (M.B.A.), 1981
University of Oregon (M.A.in Journalism), 1974
University of Notre Dame(B.A.in Literature), 1970
Website
timberry.com

Tim Berry is an American entrepreneur and published business authorwho has been called “The Father of Business Planning” and “The Obi-Wan Kenobi of Business Plans."[1][2] Co-founder of Borland International and founder of Palo Alto Software and bplans.com, Tim is well known as an entrepreneur in Twitter[3][4][5].

History

Berry was born and raised in the U.S., but moved with his wife to Mexico City in 1971 where he worked as a foreign correspondent. He was night editor for United Press International and later wrote for business publications including Business Week and Financial Times.[2] In 1976, betting on the devaluation of the peso, he and his wife put up $1000 and borrowed $4000 for a quarter-acre lot.[2] After the peso lost its value in 1979, they sold the lot for $22,000 and used that money to help with as tuition at Stanford’s business school. While at Stanford, Berry worked as a market research consultant for Creative Strategies International and began creating his own business planning software.[2][6]

Founding his own consulting practice in 1983, he served clients including Apple Computer, Hewlett-Packard, Ashton-Tate, and Lotus Development Corporation.[2] That same year, he met Phillippe Kahn and helped draft a business plan that led to the launch of Borland International, the firm that created the Turbo Pascal programming language.[2][7] In 1988, Berry founded Palo Alto Software and served as its president [6], and founded bplans.com in 1995. Palo Alto Software first released Business Plan Pro in 1995, and first released LivePlan in 2011.[2][8]

Awards

In 2007, by unanimous decision, the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship awarded Berry the Corporate Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[9] He was one of 100 Small Business Influencer in 2011 awarded by Small Business Trend.[10] and Tim Berry’s Palo Alto Software, creators of small business planning and tracking software, won the Small Business Administration award for Oregon’s family-owned small business of the year 2014.[11]

Tim was nominated as an honorable Judge at Small Business Influencer Awards 2012 in its expert panel with many renowned experts in this trend.[12]

Education and Teaching

Berry received an MBA from Stanford University. He earned an MA with honors from the University of Oregon, and a BA with magna cum laude distinction from the University of Notre Dame.[13]

Berry serves as an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Oregon.[13]

Writings and Publications

Berry contributes to Entrepreneur.com, the Huffington Post, Small Business Trends, and Forbes.com. He has also written numerous books, and developed a lot of software.[13] He is a co-author of 3 Weeks to Startup. In 2008, he penned The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan. Berry’s other works include:CPA’s Guide to Developing Effective Business Plans, Hurdle: The Book on Business Planning, Business Plan Toolkit, and Working Smart with Electronic Spreadsheets.[13][14] Berry posts occasionally on Small Business Trends, the Amex OPEN Forum, and on Huffington Post. He also writes a monthly column on entrepreneur.com.

He writes a huge number of books that are available in Paperback edition, or e-book editions or CD ROM editions.[15][16]

  • Berry, Tim (2010). Sales and Market Forecasting for Entrepreneurs (Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Collection). Business Expert Press. pp. 137 pages. ISBN 978-1-6064-9041-9.[17]
  • Berry, Tim (2006). Hurdle: The Book on Business Planning. Palo Alto Software, Inc. pp. 232 pages. ISBN 978-0-9712-1852-9.[20]
  • Berry, Tim and Wilson, Doug (2000). On Target : The Book on Marketing Plans. Palo Alto Software Inc. pp. 356 pages. ISBN 978-0-9664-8913-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)[21]
  • Berry, Tim (2000). Cpa's Guide to Developing Effective Business Plans. Harcourt Brace Professional Pub. pp. 527 pages. ISBN 978-0-7355-2545-0.[22]
  • Berry, Tim (2000). Cpa's Guide to Developing Effective Business Plans. Harcourt Brace Professional Pub. pp. 300 pages. ISBN 978-0-1560-6295-4.[23]
  • Berry, Tim (1989). Tim Berry's business plan toolkit. Palo Alto Software. pp. 152 pages. ASIN B00072ELLA.[24]
  • Berry, Tim (1985). Jazz: The Inside Track (A Byte Book). Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media. pp. 256 pages. ISBN 978-0-0700-5064-8.[25]
  • Berry, Tim (1984). Working smart with electronic spreadsheets: Models for managers. Hayden. pp. 182 pages. ISBN 978-0-8104-6203-8.[26]

Family and Personal

Berry has been married to his wife since 1970. He has five children.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ask An Entrepreneur". Sprouter. March 20, 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Brett Nelson (September 26, 2005). "Palo Alto Software Founder". Forbes. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. ^ "20 People Every Entrepreneur Should Follow On Twitter: Tim Berry". Business Insider.
  4. ^ "Twitter for Entrepreneurs: 20 to Follow: Tim Berry". Bloomberg Businessweek.
  5. ^ "11 Companies to Follow on Twitter: Palo Alto Software". The New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Investing Business Week". Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  7. ^ Tom Taulli (March 15, 2006). "Business Plans Gone Wild". Forbes. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  8. ^ "Tim Berry, Business Planning Guru and Founder of Palo Alto Software". wordpress.com. November 25, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  9. ^ "Palo Alto Software President Named 'Corporate Entrepreneur of the Year' From USASBE". PR Newswire. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Announcing the 2011 Small Business Influencer Champions". Small Business Trends. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  11. ^ "SBA Names Palo Alto Software Best Family-Owned Business in Oregon". WorldNow, WBOY and PRWeb. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Judges 2012- Tim Berry". Small Business Trends. 2012.
  13. ^ a b c d "Entrepreneur". Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  14. ^ "Amazon". Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  15. ^ "'Corporate Entrepreneur of the Year'". PrNewswire. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  16. ^ "Tim Berry's books in Goggle Books".
  17. ^ "Sales and Market Forecasting for Entrepreneurs (Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Collection)". Business Expert Press. 26 February 2010. ISBN 978-1-6064-9041-9.
  18. ^ "3 Weeks to Startup" (1 ed.). Entrepreneur Press. 1 October 2008. ISBN 978-1-5991-8196-7.
  19. ^ "The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan" (1 ed.). Entrepreneur Press. 1 August 2008. ISBN 978-1-5991-8190-5.
  20. ^ "Hurdle: The Book on Business Planning" (6 ed.). Palo Alto Software, Inc. 1 July 2006. ISBN 978-0-9712-1852-9.
  21. ^ "On Target : The Book on Marketing Plans". Palo Alto Software Inc. October 2000. ISBN 978-0-9664-8913-2.
  22. ^ "Cpa's Guide to Developing Effective Business Plans" (4 ed.). Harcourt Brace Professional Pub. June 2000. ISBN 978-0-7355-2545-0.
  23. ^ "Cpa's Guide to Developing Effective Business Plans" (1 ed.). Harcourt Brace Professional Pub. January 2000. ISBN 978-0-1560-6295-4.
  24. ^ "Tim Berry's business plan toolkit". Palo Alto Software. ASIN B00072ELLA.
  25. ^ "Jazz: The Inside Track (A Byte Book)". Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media. July 1985. ISBN 978-0-0700-5064-8.
  26. ^ "Working smart with electronic spreadsheets: Models for managers". Hayden. ISBN 978-0-8104-6203-8.

Template:Persondata

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tim_Berry_(entrepreneur)&oldid=658858012"