#35 in Business
The personal MBA
- 504
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Personal MBA” lays out the core ideas of business in short, easily absorbed pieces. Some readers value the clear writing and the fresh angle on familiar ideas, though readers with a business background may find little that is new and use it as a refresher, doubting it could stand in for the degree named in its title.
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About the book
'A business classic. You're pretty much guaranteed to get your money's worth - if not much, much more' Jason Hesse, Real Business This revised and expanded edition of the bestselling book, The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman, gives you everything you need to transform your business, your career or your working life forever. An MBA at a top school is an enormous investment in time, effort and cold, hard cash. And if you don't want to work for a consulting firm or an investment bank, the chances are it simply isn't worth it. Josh Kaufman is the rogue professor of modern business education. Feted by everyone from the business media to Seth Godin and David Allen, he's torn up the rulebook and given thousands of people worldwide the tools to teach themselves everything they need to know. The Personal MBA teaches simple mental models for every subject that's key to commercial success. From the basics of products, sales & marketing and finance to the nuances of human psychology, teamwork and creating systems, this book distils everything you need to know to take on the MBA graduates and win. 'File this book under: NO EXCUSES' Seth Godin, author of Purple Cow and Linchpin 'Josh Kaufman has synthesized the most important topics in business into a book that truly lives up to its title. It's rare to find complicated concepts explained with such clarity. Highly recommended' Ben Casnocha, author of My Start-Up Life
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 119 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 45% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Business average of 7.9. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 28 | 24% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 91 | 77% |
Frequently asked
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It has 504 pages — longer than 84% of the ranked books in Business.
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