Tim Berry (entrepreneur)
| Tim Berry | |
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 Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software, co-founder of Borland International, founder of bplans.com, author. | |
| Born |
Timothy J. Berry Eugene, OR, USA |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, Author |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Alma mater |
Stanford University (M.B.A.), 1981 University of Oregon (M.A.in Journalism), 1974 University of Notre Dame(B.A.in Literature), 1970 |
| Website | |
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Tim Berry is an American entrepreneur and published business author. He is the founder and chairman of Palo Alto Software and bplans.com. Berry helped launch Borland International, a publicly traded company.[1][2] Tim is also well known as an entrepreneur in Twitter.[3][4][5]
Palo Alto Software first released Business Plan Pro in 1995, and first released LivePlan in 2011. [2]
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]
After graduating, Berry founded his own consulting practice in 1983. His clients included Apple Computer, Hewlett-Packard, Ashton-Tate, Lotus Development Corporation, and others.[2] 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.[2][7] In 1988, Berry founded Palo Alto Software and served as its president.[6]
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.[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]
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.[12]
Berry served as an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Oregon from 1997 through 2009.[12]
Writings and Publications
Berry contributes to Entrepreneur.com, the Huffington Post, American Express Open Forum, Small Business Trends, and Forbes.com.
He is the author of the following books available as Paperback edition, or e-book editions or CD-ROM editions. [13][14]
- 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.[15]
- Berry, Tim (2008). 3 Weeks to Startup. Entrepreneur Press. pp. 378 pages. ISBN 978-1-5991-8196-7.[16]
- Berry, Tim (2008). The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan. Entrepreneur Press. pp. 270 pages. ISBN 978-1-5991-8190-5.[17]
- Berry, Tim (2006). Hurdle: The Book on Business Planning. Palo Alto Software, Inc. pp. 232 pages. ISBN 978-0-9712-1852-9.[18]
- 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.[19]
- Berry, Tim (2000). CPA's Guide to Developing Effective Business Plans. Harcourt Brace Professional Pub. pp. 527 pages. ISBN 978-0-7355-2545-0.[20]
- Berry, Tim (2000). CPA's Guide to Developing Effective Business Plans. Harcourt Brace Professional Pub. pp. 300 pages. ISBN 978-0-1560-6295-4.[21]
- Berry, Tim (1989). Tim Berry's business plan toolkit. Palo Alto Software. pp. 152 pages. ASIN B00072ELLA.[22]
- Berry, Tim (1985). Jazz: The Inside Track (A Byte Book). Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media. pp. 256 pages. ISBN 978-0-0700-5064-8.[23]
- Berry, Tim (1984). Working smart with electronic spreadsheets: Models for managers. Hayden. pp. 182 pages. ISBN 978-0-8104-6203-8.[24]
Family and Personal
Berry has been married to his wife since 1970. He has five children.[1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ask An Entrepreneur". Sprouter. March 20, 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Brett Nelson (September 26, 2005). "Palo Alto Software Founder". Forbes. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "20 People Every Entrepreneur Should Follow On Twitter: Tim Berry". Business Insider.
- ↑ "Twitter for Entrepreneurs: 20 to Follow: Tim Berry". Bloomberg Businessweek.
- ↑ "11 Companies to Follow on Twitter: Palo Alto Software". The New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Investing Business Week". Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ Tom Taulli (March 15, 2006). "Business Plans Gone Wild". Forbes. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "Tim Berry, Business Planning Guru and Founder of Palo Alto Software". wordpress.com. November 25, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Palo Alto Software President Named 'Corporate Entrepreneur of the Year' From USASBE". PR Newswire. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "Announcing the 2011 Small Business Influencer Champions". Small Business Trends. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ↑ "SBA Names Palo Alto Software Best Family-Owned Business in Oregon". WorldNow, WBOY and PRWeb. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Entrepreneur". Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "'Corporate Entrepreneur of the Year'". PrNewswire. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "Tim Berry’s books in Goggle Books".
- ↑ "Sales and Market Forecasting for Entrepreneurs (Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Collection)". Business Expert Press. 26 February 2010. ISBN 978-1-6064-9041-9.
- ↑ "3 Weeks to Startup" (1 ed.). Entrepreneur Press. 1 October 2008. ISBN 978-1-5991-8196-7.
- ↑ "The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan" (1 ed.). Entrepreneur Press. 1 August 2008. ISBN 978-1-5991-8190-5.
- ↑ "Hurdle: The Book on Business Planning" (6 ed.). Palo Alto Software, Inc. 1 July 2006. ISBN 978-0-9712-1852-9.
- ↑ "On Target : The Book on Marketing Plans". Palo Alto Software Inc. October 2000. ISBN 978-0-9664-8913-2.
- ↑ "Cpa's Guide to Developing Effective Business Plans" (4 ed.). Harcourt Brace Professional Pub. June 2000. ISBN 978-0-7355-2545-0.
- ↑ "Cpa's Guide to Developing Effective Business Plans" (1 ed.). Harcourt Brace Professional Pub. January 2000. ISBN 978-0-1560-6295-4.
- ↑ "Tim Berry's business plan toolkit". Palo Alto Software. ASIN B00072ELLA.
- ↑ "Jazz: The Inside Track (A Byte Book)". Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media. July 1985. ISBN 978-0-0700-5064-8.
- ↑ "Working smart with electronic spreadsheets: Models for managers". Hayden. ISBN 978-0-8104-6203-8.