I received an MBA from Cornell.
I’ve also read 300+ business books.
Trust me: You can get 90% of the knowledge from reading books
(and without spending $150k).
So, I put together a 6-month personal MBA for you...
How to give yourself a personal MBA (in 6 months).
Read these books:
I received an MBA from Cornell.
I’ve also read 300+ business books.
Trust me: You can get 90% of the knowledge from reading books
(and without spending $150k).
So, I put together a 6-month personal MBA for you...
(you’ll read 2 books every month).
Subjects:
Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Accounting/Finance
Personal Finance
Marketing
Operations
Systems Thinking
Public Speaking
Negotiation
Networking
Leadership
Productivity/Effectiveness
Here we go...
by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters
Subject: Strategy
Lessons:
• Escape competition
• Contrarian approaches create value
• Go from “0 to 1,” not “from 1 to n”
by Eric Ries
Subject: Entrepreneurship
Lessons:
• Build minimum viable products
• When in doubt, simplify
• Win by getting feedback + learning fast
by Karen Berman, Joe Knight, John Case
Subject: Accounting/Finance
Lessons:
• Learn to read financial statements
(Income, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow)
• Fund projects based on expected ROI
by Ramit Sethi
Subject: Personal Finance
Lessons:
• Get clear about your ‘Rich Life’
• Save and invest money before you ever see it
• Create an automated money system
by Al Ries
Subject: Marketing
Lessons:
• Perception is reality
• Own a word/category to boost brand
• Follow the 22 law checklist
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Subject: Operations
Lessons:
• Identify and exploit bottlenecks
• Increase net profit + increase ROI + increase cash flow
by Donella Meadows
Subject: Systems Thinking
Lessons:
• To change any system, focus on 12 points of leverage
• Purposes are deduced from behavior, not words
• Create feedback loops
by Michael Port
Subject: Public Speaking
Lessons:
• Cut out filler words by practicing material
• Use pauses for impact
• Act “as if” to build confidence
by Chris Voss
Subject: Negotiation
Lessons:
• Prepare your best-alternative-option in advance
• Let your counterpart make the first offer
• Be prepared for extremes
• Ask open-ended questions
by Judy Robinett
Subject: Networking
Lessons:
• Your network is your net worth
• Choose your environment wisely (find power centers)
• Build depth and diversity in your network
• Follow the 5+50+100 Rule
by General Stanley A. McChrystal
Subject: Leadership
Lessons:
• The world is complex and chaotic
• Resiliency and adaptability are crucial to success
• Leaders create more leaders, not followers
by Eric Jorgenson
Subject: Productivity and Effectiveness
Lessons:
• Money and happiness are skills
• Productize yourself
• A good reputation is invaluable
• Play long-term iterated games, compound your growth
• And much, much more...
All it takes to complete? Read 30 mins/day.
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All it takes to get a ‘library card’?
An email address.
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Farnam Street (FS) has an excellent archive of mental models.
You’ll think better, make fewer mistakes, and excel.
Go further with FS’ articles, podcast, and newsletter.
But 99% don’t know the best spots on this virtual campus.
Here are the top websites to accelerate your learning 👇
https://t.co/vMgngVKMow
Benefit from a collection of thinking tools and frameworks.
Categories include:
• Systems thinking
• Decision making
• Problem solving
• Communication
https://t.co/nC7EEZ5yvd
Use this website to download the free book:
“The Almanack of Naval Ravikant”
(In my Top 3 favorite books of all time)
Lessons:
• Money and happiness are skills
• Productize yourself
• Play long-term iterated games
• And much, much more.
https://t.co/r0HLYB6DS3
Search millions of books on Open Library,
(available through digital lending).
All it takes to get a ‘library card’?
An email address.
https://t.co/p8uZZtkezJ
Farnam Street (FS) has an excellent archive of mental models.
You’ll think better, make fewer mistakes, and excel.
Go further with FS’ articles, podcast, and newsletter.
10 free websites so useful they should come pre-bookmarked on every browser:
1. Quillbot
A free paraphrasing website (popular among students).
• Input text and hit Rephrase
• Get AI-inspiration on how to rewrite
• Scan text for plagiarism (built-in feature)
• Credit sources
https://t.co/JBf4rpT9zF
2. 12ft Ladder
Want to read an article, but there’s a paywall?
Simply insert the URL into 12ft Ladder.
All sites have a non-paywall version they send to Google for SEO.
12ft finds the cached, un-paywalled version of the page.
Now you’re in.
https://t.co/E5vBxDGils
3. Untools
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• Communication
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4. UnrollMe
Is your inbox overflowing with email subscriptions?
Use UnrollMe to bulk unsubscribe (it's free).
Another cool feature? “Roll-up” subscriptions into a single email.
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1. Quillbot
A free paraphrasing website (popular among students).
• Input text and hit Rephrase
• Get AI-inspiration on how to rewrite
• Scan text for plagiarism (built-in feature)
• Credit sources
https://t.co/JBf4rpT9zF
2. 12ft Ladder
Want to read an article, but there’s a paywall?
Simply insert the URL into 12ft Ladder.
All sites have a non-paywall version they send to Google for SEO.
12ft finds the cached, un-paywalled version of the page.
Now you’re in.
https://t.co/E5vBxDGils
3. Untools
Benefit from a collection of thinking tools and frameworks.
Categories include:
• Systems thinking
• Decision making
• Problem solving
• Communication
https://t.co/vMgngVKMow
4. UnrollMe
Is your inbox overflowing with email subscriptions?
Use UnrollMe to bulk unsubscribe (it's free).
Another cool feature? “Roll-up” subscriptions into a single email.
You’ll be *many* steps closer to inbox zero.
https://t.co/uukYkPgbRv
