If you’ve ever felt the pang of imposter syndrome because you don’t have an MBA from Harvard or Stanford, Josh Kaufman’s The Personal MBA has likely been on your radar.
This year, I finally picked up the , and after turning the last page, I have one clear thought: This might be the most practical business book ever written.
Also, if you hate reading and want step-by-step video tutorials, this will feel like homework. It is dense. There are no pictures. It is 500 pages of pure text. The Personal MBA is not a shortcut. It is a scaffold . The Personal MBA- 10th Anniversary Edition By J...
Here is why this updated edition is worth your time—even if you’ve already read the original. The tagline of the book is simple: Master the Art of Business. Kaufman’s argument is radical for the academic world. He believes that the core curriculum of a $200,000, two-year MBA can be learned for the cost of a public library card (or a $15 book).
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For the entrepreneur bootstrapping a side hustle, the middle manager who feels stuck, or the recent grad who wants to understand how the world actually works—buy the 10th Anniversary Edition.
9/10 Best for: Self-learners, freelancers, startup founders, and anyone afraid of business jargon. If you’ve ever felt the pang of imposter
The 10th Anniversary Edition doesn’t change that thesis; it sharpens it.
It won’t give you a network of alumni connections, but it will give you the vocabulary to have intelligent conversations with those alumni. It won’t give you a summer internship at Goldman Sachs, but it will teach you why Goldman Sachs makes money (arbitrage and spread) in the first ten pages. It is dense