The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

By: Josh Kaufman

Narrated by: Josh Kaufman

Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins

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 Even the elite schools like Harvard and Wharton offer outdated, assembly-line programs that teach you more about PowerPoint presentations and unnecessary financial models than what it takes to run a real business.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

Compact yet comprehensive.

If you could sum up The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business in three words, what would they be?

Although I do appreciate all that I've learned from my actual MBA, I can't deny the value of the well organized nuggets Josh provides here. His voice is at times annoying, but not completely so.

Great book!

Enjoyed this book, lots of great advice to follow. will definitely reccomend to friends! I would love to plaque the poem at the end of this book.

perfect for entrepreneur s

this book has given me the insight I need to succeed in the business world.

Well done research project on business principles.

Any additional comments?

Having started my business 8 years ago with an artist/designer background, this book served to build the needed framework for my still spotty understanding of business principles. I emphasize framework and not understanding because the book moves very fast and the author all but admits to meticulously compiling the information contained in the chapter rather than offering much 1st hand experience.

This is not a bad thing. The concepts are advance, but digested easily in 10 or so minute chunks. All in a relatable style. I learned a lot, and I plan on returning to the book yearly to review many of the principles.

One irony and a potential turn off to the book is the first few chapters that drag out the author's intent, process and experience. Being that it was a long chapter with little said that actually boosted the author's credibility as a business writer, I was happy to get past it and get to the juicy stuff. The content is very solid.

Great all around business book

What did you like best about this story?

The author highlights a wide array of information for the business minded person than points you in the right direction if you would like to learn more about a particular subject.

Any additional comments?

I would definitely listen to this audiobook again, but for now I'm going to listen to as many books as I can.

Good one Beginners..Okay for Experienced guys

Any additional comments?

There are many concepts you have already known if you are working in corporate for more than 5 years. But, still this is good book to cover most of the topics.

WELL-ROUNDED and THOROUGHLY THOUGHT

I loved the message of learning by doing, and how practical experience is a better teacher than any classroom.

The outline of the book covered many vital areas in great depth.

The narration was enjoyable, so much so, I went through this book in two days... and I'm ready to go back through it again.

I enjoyed how well organized the material was presented.

While some examples were regurgitations from other books, and many of the stories have been told and retold throughout the years, I still feel this is a book everyone interested in business must have.

... but don't just have it on your library..

Read it.
Listen to it.
Absorb it.
Digest it.
Apply it.
Learn it.
Live it.

I love it!

Very Educational

Excellent Book. It covers the basics. Will surely be reading it again. It was definitely value for money.

Effective for business and life

One of the best books on how to take realistic steps towards starting a business.

A great summary of many great business books

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I recommend it as a guide to understanding what else there is to read in order to keep learning the hidden secrets of business, pshycology, human behavior and many other aspects of our social life.

What did you like best about this story?

The author transmits a great sense of motivation to the reader!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The age of information is here, take full advantage of it!

Any additional comments?

Waiting for his next book!