The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

By: Josh Kaufman

Narrated by: Josh Kaufman

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 Even the elite schools like Harvard and Wharton offer outdated, assembly-line programs that teach you more about PowerPoint presentations and unnecessary financial models than what it takes to run a real business.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

©2010, 2012 Worldly Wisdom Ventures LLC (P)2012 Worldly Wisdom Ventures LLC

Great book, easy to follow

Where does The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

No 1 so far

What other book might you compare The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business to and why?

The millionaire mba

Which scene was your favorite?

I kind of like it all

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me feel like I am being made ready and learning fast

Any additional comments?

Thanks to the Author

Great audio book

Where does The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I give it a ten all the way. I thought the audiobook was interesting and had valuable information.

Practical

Good practical business advice, liked the portion on standard operating procedures and check lists. Will listen to it a second time and set several book marks the first time.

Awesome

What made the experience of listening to The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business the most enjoyable?

A great listen with real world information and applicable ideas/thoughts. Ill need to listen to it again :)

expect only non-MBA startup Business Skills

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Don't expect to learn MBA - corporate Business Skills or help with application here. I'd title it 'self help motivation books along with some very alternative basic startup dictionary style intros'. This knowledge can't help you in a real MBA.
MBA should be a protected word, as it sets high expectations.

I don't think that it's a bad motivation style book, but any hope of a good MBA skill learning got badly disappointed

What other book might you compare The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business to and why?

Dale Carnegie