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Why Survivor Bias Threatens Business Research

by Tim Berry on November 13, 2009

in Business Mistakes, Business Research, advice

I want to start this with a story. I’m quoting Jason Cohen in his post Business advice plagued by survivor bias, with thanks to Alan Gleeson for tipping me off to this one. As you read this story, think of how it applies to business experts and business advice:
During World War II the English sent [...]

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Why I’ll Never Retire

by Tim Berry on November 2, 2009

in Baby Boomer, True Stories, Work Life Balance

Ugh, baby boomers, retirement, selling the business … ouch. Strikes me like “lions, tigers, and bears,” in the Wizard of Oz. Scary.
I’m 61. It was my choice to change my job more than two years ago, so that now instead of managing my company with 45 employees I’m writing, speaking, blogging, and teaching. And I [...]

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Don’t Believe the Research Until You’ve Read Steve’s Post

by Tim Berry on September 11, 2009

in Business Research, Entrepreneurship

Posting on his Small Business Labs blog, Steve King wrote: Don’t Quit Your Job Until You’ve Talked to a Small Business Failure. Amen. Everybody even thinking about starting a business should 1.) Read that post; and 2.) do what it says, talk to a small business failure.
Steve cites a couple posts he’s done recently on [...]

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If You Are Raising Money, You Need a Business Plan

by Tim Berry on May 19, 2009

in Business Planning, Venture Capital

There was a nice piece in Small Biz Labs yesterday, in which Steve King notes that you should have a business plan whether or not you expect investors to read it. He offers this summary in that post:
In my opinion, the best way to prepare for the pitch process is to develop a business [...]

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