Munger's Influence on Josh Kaufman

Josh Kaufman, author of The Personal MBA, discusses how he discovered Charlie Munger's work a few years into his research. He stumbled upon Munger's "Lessons in Elementary Worldly Wisdom" speech transcript during the early blogging era. This discovery was a revelation, aligning perfectly with Kaufman's goal of identifying essential business concepts applicable to both large corporations and small startups. Although Munger's focus was on investors, Kaufman sought to apply his multidisciplinary approach to business in general.

• Kaufman's Personal MBA project aimed to compile universally applicable business concepts.
• He discovered Munger's work through his speech transcript online.
• This resonated with Kaufman's own pursuit of fundamental business knowledge.