There is a nice story about an executive who tries to encourage a fisherman to work longer hours and grow his business. It encourages you to think about what you really want to achieve when you are deciding how much to build up a company. It is easy to forget what you actually want to achieveĪs well as lots of factual of information, there are topics such as Sufficiency that offer more general advice. It also makes a good reference book to return to if you can’t remember what amortization means or how to calculate a profit margin. For example if you need to create a balance sheet, the basics are covered here. But it will give you a useful overview of all of them. Reading this book will by no means make you an expert in any of these areas. For example if you wanted to learn what the Pricing Uncertainty Principle is, you can find out in 5 minutes. Each covers a different business concept. A lot of key business concepts can be learned in 5 minutesĮach chapter is split into short sections which only take a few minutes to read. So if you want to get a grasp of the basics of business without an outdated qualification, this book is the place to turn to. The premise of The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman is that you can learn the basics by reading this book, saving yourself a lot of time and money. MBAs are hugely expensive and take up time that could be spent gaining real world experience.

My key takeaways from Josh Kaufman’s ‘The Personal MBA’ She has spoken at conferences including JavaOne/Code One, DevFest and NetBeans days. Bethan Palmer Bethan is a Java developer and a Java Champion.

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