As a consultant I worked with Apple Computer steadily for 14 years of repeat business - consultant, not an employee - doing (among other things) 14 years of annual plans for Apple Latin America, Apple Pacific, and Apple Japan. Before the two 2008 books, I also wrote Hurdle: the Book on Business Planning and other books on planning published by Harcourt Brace, McGraw-Hill, and Dow Jones-Irwin. In 2007 I won the USASBE (United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship) Corporate Entrepreneur of the Year award and a USASBE award for teaching. I teach planning with my own company, and for 11 years as an adjunct professor at the University of Oregon, and in published books and software, and in speaking engagements for the likes of Apple Computer, Autodesk, Progress Software, USASBE, Academy of Management, and so on. I’ve spent a career in entrepreneurship and business planning. I believe in entrepreneurship, startups, business planning, and the importance of fundamentals in business such as giving the customer value, working as a team, listening, empathy, and fairness. Business Insider includes me in top 20 entrepreneurs to follow in December of 2010. And the New York Times included me as number six in the top 11 companies to follow on twitter in June of 2010.
Business Week included me as one of its top 20 entrepreneurs to follow on twitter in March of 2010. And Crecen, which is bringing what really matters, and what’s transportable, from Silicon Valley to the rest of the world.
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And I did Free the Numbers because I love spreadsheets and always wanted one that was simple and intuitive and just big enough to do the job. Lately I’m engaged in helping several new startups, most notably Have Presence, my daughter’s social media services for business owners (please click here for a one-minute video about that). I’m the conceptual author of Business Plan Pro and LivePlan, author of The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan, co-author of 3 Weeks to Startup, both published in 2008 by Entrepreneur Press. I taught starting a business at the University of Oregon for 11 years. I built Palo Alto Software from zero to 40 employees and 70% market share without outside investment. I’m founder and chairman of Palo Alto Software, founder of, and a co-founder of Borland International. Looking for media support, background, etc.? For shorter bios, click here. For my latest book, Lean Business Planning, it’s complete on the web at. Looking to contact me? Please click here for that.