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 Even the elite schools like Harvard and Wharton offer outdated, assembly-line programs that teach you more about PowerPoint presentations and unnecessary financial models than what it takes to run a real business.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

Not nearly long enough to be considered an MBA

Not nearly long enough to be considered an MBA equivalent. Great for exposure to general ideas, but lacks comprehensive details. It's more about encouraging personal business learning.

Excellent!

The stories used throughout the book were excellent as they were all interesting and clearly conveyed each point. The information was very clear with wonderful examples showing how each point can be implemented. In particular, the examples of what has not worked and why were especially helpful. I highly recommend this book.

TOO KEWL 4 SKOOL

It's THAT Guy, you know him, the one who says I RULE, SK00L DROOLZ, even though he starts his story saying that he got a middle managaer job in a great company thanks to his college. Most of his information is solely based on the US, an as a Non-US listener, most of the criticisms he says about MBA programs didn't really apply to me.

The book starts saying that "other gurus" just use the book as a presentation card or advertisment for their own services, yet there were far too many plugs for his own achievements and blog for me to think this was anything other than THAT Guy saying how awesome he is.

The book does have positive, most of the business advice and reference to other material (for example Ramit Sethi's I will teach you to be rich) shows effort and research. Systems, how business work and mostly the ideas behind a great company; even so, some of the material is outdated, like him mentioning willpower can be replenished by eating sugar.

THAT Guy says this is a starting point and with that I have to agree, having read and listened to other business books, this one is mediocre, not bad, but nothing new under the sun.

Excellent!

With over 1700 physical books in my personal library (and 300 eBooks and audiobooks), The Personal MBA is one of the best business books I've both read and listened to. It serves as a timeless guide not just for success in business, but for life. Recommended for anyone who wants to know what it truly takes to be successful, and how to do it.

Excellent Book!!!

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

Best book I have ever read regarding business and personal grow.

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

the whole book

Have you listened to any of Josh Kaufman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes.

Endlessly useful

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

Absolutely recommend it. It provides the direct to the point FAQ's of all the things you wanted to know or needed to know but didn't have time to ask. Question, Answer and reasonable example. A cheat sheet for success.

Who was your favorite character and why?

There really isn't a character in this format.

Which scene was your favorite?

Again, no scene in this.

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

It's a book of tag lines.

Any additional comments?

These questions don't apply to this book.

Exciting Read

The book is thought provoking. challenging the long held beliefs about life. Exciting long life examples narrated in a. captivating way.

Well worth the read

I've been looking at a lot of different business material, trying to find the best option. This book turned out to be a surprise for me. Incredibly insightful and lots of every day use practice information in here. Have to go through it several times to even digest all of it. Although the beginning is a little rough it feels more like he's trying to convince you to read the book and then it actually has anything to do with the information in the book. Besides that, it's incredibly useful.

Satisfying summary of a business mindset

A very useful tool that simply objectifies the business world, providing clarity on otherwise complex topics.

One comment: there’s a problem with the audio editing where many sentences repeat twice in a row; needs to be fixed.

Great knowledge condensed

Valuable information presented in short and clear manner. Easy to follow, hundreds of new ideas.