The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business by Josh Kaufman

About This Book

Summary

Presents an alternative to traditional MBA programs, focusing on essential business concepts and practical understanding of running a real business, covering various business areas including finance.

Key Insights

Level:

Generally considered accessible, clearly explained, entertainingly presented, highly readable, some found information elementary.

Concepts:

Finance (coveredbut depth not detailed)value creation+2 more

Skills:

Using one's own brain effectively in business trainingchecklist for business decisionsenhancing knowledge of essential business concepts.

Relevance:

Touches upon areas relevant to financesuch as revenue generation and investment returns.

Applications:

Focuses on real-world applicationuses simple and memorable mental models applicable to real-world challenges.

Description

Audie Award Nominee, Business and Educational, 2013 Getting an MBA is an expensive choice - one almost impossible to justify regardless of the state of the economy

Even the elite schools like Harvard and Wharton offer outdated, assembly-line programs that teach you more about PowerPoint presentations and unnecessary financial models than what it takes to run a real business

You can get better results (and save hundreds of thousands of dollars) by skipping business school altogether...

Josh Kaufman founded PersonalMBA.com as an alternative to the business school boondoggle

His blog has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to the best business books and most powerful business concepts of all time

Now, he shares the essentials of entrepreneurship, marketing, sales, negotiation, operations, productivity, systems design, and much more, in one comprehensive volume

The Personal MBA distills the most valuable business lessons into simple, memorable mental models that can be applied to real-world challenges

True leaders aren't made by business schools - they make themselves, seeking out the knowledge, skills, and experience they need to succeed

Read this book and you will learn the principles it takes most business professionals a lifetime of trial and error to master