True Story: Twitter, Business, An Introvert Looking Out
By Tim Berry
The other day I read Can Twitter Rescue Introverted Students? in the Education section of www.good.is. It reminded me of what Twitter has done for me in business. This is a true story. I believe in the essential truth the Jungian personality types and I’ve tested myself several times. I always test close to the... Read More »
Stage Fright Can Be Good For Your Career
By Tim Berry
I’ve noticed a pattern with myself, public speaking, and fear of speaking. I wonder if this holds true with others. I think it was good for me that my job required a lot of speaking even when I was still pretty young. Before I was 25 I’d done radio and standup television for UPI out... Read More »
Why Did I Start A Business? Not Why You Think
By Tim Berry
I was talking to a group of students recently and I was asked to comment on what makes an entrepreneur. The student who asked the question wrapped it in the mythology of the entrepreneur driven by the idea, stubbornly, tirelessly proving its value to the world. She wanted me to tell about me wanting to... Read More »
Memorial Day, Draft Lottery, Reality TV, Flags
By Tim Berry
(This was first posted here three years ago.) I woke up yesterday in Portland (OR), in a condo near the top of W. Burnside. The area has a series of cemeteries, dark green rolling hills, breaking up the otherwise thickly forested landscape. It had rained all night, so there was a thick mist cushioning the... Read More »
True Story: Not My Problem
By Tim Berry
This is a true story that might apply to your business. You decide. We landed in a hot and smoggy Rome airport after three flights that took all night. We were packed to the gills for a three-week trip including sightseeing, cruise, beach, and a family wedding, for not just us but our daughter and... Read More »
True Story: Why I Lied to You When You Called
By Tim Berry
I’m a bit embarrassed about this story. It’s about lying. You’ll see if you read on that it wasn’t bad lying, not tricking anybody for any bad reason. But it’s a true story, so I’m posting it here because 1.) it might be useful to somebody; and 2.) I’m curious about how often it happens.... Read More »
True Story of Business Disaster With a Compensation Plan Lesson
By Tim Berry
This is a true story. Names aren’t included for obvious reasons. Don’t ask. Once upon a time a product-obsessed software entrepreneur who didn’t like sales hired a sales-oriented entrepreneur who liked selling software. It seemed like a match made in heaven, as they say. Both of them could focus on what they liked doing. The... Read More »
Case Study: Vizme, Adaptation, and Living with Facebook
By Tim Berry
(Update 2014: Vizme didn’t make it. Its founders went on to other things. In the end, it’s another interesting technology that didn’t have the right combination of marketing, sweet spot problem and solution, traction, work, and luck) I’ve been watching vizme.com since I first saw the demo about a year ago. It struck me as... Read More »
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