Josh Kaufman: The Shocking Link Between MBA &amp; Career Success! The Easy Hack To Making Money Whilst You Sleep!

Paul Lawrence and Norea

And humans have five drives. The drive to acquire, to bond, to learn, to feel, to defend.

I call it the iron law of the market, which is a way of saying that markets that don't exist don't care how smart you are.

I realized, like, this is important to me.

Guest: Josh Kaufman

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WARNING: this episode will teach you everything you would learn in a business degree, saving you $200,000 and 10,000 hours Josh Kaufman is a renowned business expert and the author of the international best-selling book, ‘The Personal MBA’ which has sold over 900,000 copies worldwide. He is also the author of books such as, ‘The First 20 Hours’, and ‘How to Fight a Hydra’. In this conversation, Josh and Steven discuss topics such as, the 5 laws of business, how to turn $100 into $10k, the psychological tactics of millionaires, and how to make money in your sleep. Follow Josh: Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/SznbYyhi9Kb YouTube: You can purchase Josh’s book, ‘How to Fight a Hydra’, here: https://amzn.to/4f1qJa4 Spotify: You can purchase Josh’s book, ‘How to Fight a Hydra’, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/igsXEtci9Kb Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo

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Best for Entrepreneurs and business professionalsOften cited around business fundamentals

“There was a really great book about this published years ago called Drive by Paul Lawrence and Norea, who I think at the time was the, um, the, the Dean of Harvard Business School.”

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“The speaker discusses the concept of the iron law of the market, which suggests that markets that don't exist don't care how smart you are, referencing a quote from Marc Andreessen.”

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Key quote: “I call it the iron law of the market, which is a way of saying that markets that don't exist don't care how smart you are.”

The host discusses the significance of hiring in relation to market competition and business success. They reference 'The Iron Law of the Market' to emphasize that existing markets validate the need for products, contrasting it with the risks of entering untested markets.

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“The whole idea behind personal MBA was to take all of these concepts like amortization, like net profit, all of this and explain it in the clearest, most direct, most straightforward plain language.”

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Key quote: “gall's law is the idea that any complex system essentially evolved from a simpler system that worked.”

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And humans have five drives. The drive to acquire, to bond, to learn, to feel, to defend.

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I call it the iron law of the market, which is a way of saying that markets that don't exist don't care how smart you are.

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