• The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

  • By: Josh Kaufman
  • Narrated by: Josh Kaufman
  • Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (7,138 ratings)

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The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

By: Josh Kaufman
Narrated by: Josh Kaufman
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Publisher's summary

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 Even the elite schools like Harvard and Wharton offer outdated, assembly-line programs that teach you more about PowerPoint presentations and unnecessary financial models than what it takes to run a real business.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

I like the practical simplistic overview. If you're looking for specifics in a particular area, wrong book. He seems to have some animosity towards the Big B Schools.

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Amazing! Bought ebook, audio, and paperback!

Quite simply, this book will be one that I consistently refer back to as someone who does not come from the world of business. I've been working to build a sustainable business for 5 years, this book has given me so much new language, terminology, theory, and value!

I definitely recommend you pick this up if you have a dream of opening up your own business.

Some things book helped me understand:
- Value Creation
- The Importance of Business Systems
- Business Psychology

Also, the author cites endless sources for a real geek like me to mine through to find new areas of interest.

great great great resource!

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Great index!

This is a very good summary of what you should know to lead a business. The best part of it is that it recommends other books to get deeper where you are interested.

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Good Business primer, no where near MBA

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I am in the unique situation to actually attend a lot of very prominent business school (Haas @ Berkely) classes.

Let me simply say, this book goes no where near the quality or depth of information provided in the classes I sit in on.

It is a good primer on business, but just that. It doesn't speak on deep MBA topics.

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

The author offers very practical advice and I appreciate the honesty.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business?

Market Evaluation tips were a part of the most memorable moments.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Standard forms of value was clear and useful.

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Incredibly clear and concise

Well written! Clearly expressed every thought with no more and no less words than needed. I will listen to this one at least another couple of times to absorb more of the material. I'm looking forward to it.

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good read

I believe if you are starting out this is a great example for a foundation in business practices and a general idea of how a business operations work from day to day in a simple form..

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Great Audio Book

Would you listen to The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business again? Why?

I intend to listen to this book regularly, it had so much great information in it.

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I felt this book included parts of many other business and psychology books I have listened to recently. It presented them in a short but easy to understand manner.

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Great book, this is my first review after having listened to dozens of audiobooks, this one has really stood out for me.

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Learned a lot

Performed extremely well by the author. This book has many lessons that one can take away. I highly recommend it.

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Worth the money

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Author is a bit wordy in some chapters but delivers a lot of information for the money for those of us without a Business Degree.

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