Timothy Berry

Just Google “business plan expert” and you’ll see that Tim Berry is the world’s leading expert on business planning. Well-known author Pamela Slim calls him the Obi-wan Kenobi of business planning. Small business radio host Jim Blasingame calls him “the world guru on business planning.” He’s the expert other experts turn to. He’s been interviewed on business planning by CNN, Forbes, USA Today, Guy Kawasaki, and others.

But he’s not just a business plan expert; he’s also a successful entrepreneur. He built Palo Alto Software from zero to 40 employees, multimillion-dollar sales, no debt, and 70% market share without outside investment. He was also founder of bplans.com, and co-founder of Borland International, which went from zero to more than $50 million annual sales in less than four years. He’s involved in several current startups, has raised venture capital, and is an active investor member of the Willamette Angel Conference.

He pioneered business plan software, designing and developing Business Plan Pro, which was the first successful business plan application and the inspiration for LivePlan, the web app. He’s also the author of The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan, published in 2008 by Entrepreneur Press, co author of 3 Weeks to Startup, published by Entrepreneur Press; and Sales and Market Forecasting for Entrepreneurs, published in 2010 by Business Expert Press.

He has a Stanford MBA degree and degrees with honors from the University of Oregon and the University of Notre Dame. He taught "Starting a Business" at the University of Oregon for 11 years.