{"id":9004111223046311,"date":"2016-10-19T22:32:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T22:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pragmaticinstitute.com\/videos\/why-your-business-plan-is-a-waste-of-time\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T17:31:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T17:31:13","slug":"why-your-business-plan-is-a-waste-of-time","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.pragmaticinstitute.com\/resources\/webinars\/why-your-business-plan-is-a-waste-of-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Business Plan Is a Waste of Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/u0lzap39ej.jsonp\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding: 56.0% 0 0 0; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_u0lzap39ej videoFoam=true\" style=\"height: 100%; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/mediafiles.pragmaticmarketing.com\/pdf\/WhyYourBusinessPlanIsAWaste.pdf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pragmaticinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pdf_icon.jpg\" alt=\"Webinar Slides\" \/>\u00a0Download the Slides<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>Business experts will often tell you that the first step in starting a successful business is to write a business plan. 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