David E. Gumpert-blogmaster
I am a journalist and writer. I've been a newspaper reporter and magazine editor, and have written a number of books and articles about small business and entrepreneurship. I've also written some history, in the form of a memoir I co-authored with my aunt, about her experiences during the Holocaust.
I am the author of The Raw Milk Revolution: Behind America’s Emerging Battle Over Food Rights, which includes a preface by Joel Salatin, and was published in November 2009.
My prior book was about my family’s experiences during the Holocaust: Inge: A Girl’s Journey Through Nazi Europe. I have also authored or co-authored seven books on various aspects of small business. One of those was Burn Your Business Plan! What Investors Really Want from Entrepreneurs. It provides entrepreneurs with concrete guidance for going beyond written business plans to attract investor interest. It has been widely praised by entrepreneurs, investors, and academics alike, and is used as a teaching tool in many business schools around the country.
In 1995, I co-founded an Internet marketing company that grew to 20 employees and was acquired in late 1999 by a public corporation.
Prior to my book-writing and entrepreneurship efforts, I spent nine years as a staff reporter with The Wall Street Journal and seven years as small business editor of the Harvard Business Review. I was also a senior editor of Inc. Magazine. My bachelor’s degree is in political science from the University of Chicago, and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.