Pamela Slim, author of the best-selling Escape From Cubicle Nation, calls Tim the Obi-wan Kenobe of business planning. Guy Kawasaki made Tim his business plan expert in “How to Write a Business Plan.” He's also the official business plan expert at Entrepreneur.com. Tim has written several books on planning, including The Plan-as-you-go Business Plan, published by Harcourt Brace, McGraw-Hill, and Dow Jones-Irwin. He's not just a business plan expert; but also a successful entrepreneur. As founder and chairman of Palo Alto Software, founder of bplans.com, and a co-founder of Borland International. He built Palo Alto Software from zero to 40 employees, multimillion dollar sales, no debt, and 70% market share without outside investment.