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The Weekend MBA: Ivy League Business Fundamentals in 9 hours
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The Weekend MBA: Ivy League Business Fundamentals in 9 hours

Win at Business: Frameworks That Build Empires and gives competitive edge
Created byThe Compact MBA
Last updated 4/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Develop competitive strategies by applying Porter's 5 Forces and PESTEL to real markets
  • Formulate growth plans using BCG Matrix, Ansoff, and Blue Ocean to scale businesses
  • Build economic moats through cost leadership, network effects, and switching costs
  • Assess first-mover risks and craft fast-follower advantages for market dominance
  • Create business model canvases to validate and pivot strategies for startups or corporates

Course content

11 sections82 lectures9h 12m total length
  • What is Strategy?5:38
  • Porters 5 Forces5:31
  • PESTEL - Your World View Radar5:25
  • SWOT Analysis7:33
  • The BCG Matrix6:52
  • Blue Ocean Strategy6:45
  • Business Model Canvas6:39
  • The Ansoff Matrix7:03

Requirements

  • No prior experience required

Description

“This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.”
The Weekend MBA delivers Ivy League MBA frameworks and concepts with examples in 8 hours
—training undergrads, founders, small and medium business owners, product managers, engineers and consultants to decode business patterns, speak fluent business, and make sharper decisions. This isn't a 2-year MBA replacement—those offer invaluable networking and hour-long case deep-dives. This accelerates your business intuition to dominate opportunities immediately and make smarter decisions.

The Weekend MBA Edge

The Weekend MBA distills the core frameworks—giving you the mental models, business slang, and pattern recognition to make you BUSINESS READY like Harvard grads.

After 8 hours across 11 modules, you'll:

  • Spot the mindset instantly (Porter's 5 Forces in every competitor move)

  • Talk business fluently (NPV/IRR in investor meetings, LTV/CAC casually)

  • Analyze sharper (charm pricing in Starbucks menus, network effects in WhatsApp)

  • Decide confidently (BCG Matrix for product portfolios, moats for defensibility)

  • Solve problems better (Building products, pricing products, planning go-to-market strategies)

Real Frameworks → Real Recognition

Decode why the world's smartest companies win:

  • "Why Starbucks never prices at $4 rather $3.99" → Charm Pricing mastery

  • "Why Apple drops 'one more thing'" → Jobs-to-be-Done positioning

  • "Why Zomato loses ₹15/order" → Lifetime Value decoded

  • "Why Tesla skips ads entirely" → Network Effects dominance

  • "Why Amazon owns same-day" → Supply Chain leverage

  • "Why Netflix raises price by 17%" → Price Elasticity genius


11 Modules. 70+ Videos. MBA Framework Fluency.

MODULE 1: STRATEGY FOUNDATIONS (8 videos)
Porter's 5 Forces, PESTEL, BCG Matrix, Blue Ocean, Ansoff, Business Model Canvas 

MODULE 2: COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS (8 videos) 
Moats, Network Effects, Cost Leadership, Platform Strategy, Switching Costs

MODULE 3: MARKETING ESSENTIALS (11 videos)
4Ps, STP, 5Cs, Growth Loops, Consumer Behavior, Digital Marketing, Retention

MODULE 4: PRODUCT FUNDAMENTALS (10 videos)
MVP, Product-Market Fit, Customer Journeys, Design Thinking, Value Proposition

MODULE 5: GROWTH & METRICS (6 videos)
LTV/CAC, North Star Metric, RICE Prioritization, Cohort Analysis, A/B Testing

MODULE 6: FINANCE FUNDAMENTALS (10 videos)
NPV/IRR, Financial Statements, Time Value of Money, Valuation Methods, Ratios

MODULE 7: OPERATIONS ESSENTIALS (5 videos)
Lean Six Sigma, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Project Management

MODULE 8: SALES FUNDAMENTALS (4 videos)
Sales Funnels, B2B vs B2C, Negotiation Tactics

MODULE 9: ECONOMICS BASICS (6 videos)
Supply/Demand, Behavioral Economics, Game Theory, Market Structures

MODULE 10: LEADERSHIP & PEOPLE (5 videos)
Leadership Styles, OKRs, Org Design, Performance Management

MODULE 11: STARTUP SCALING (6 videos)
Lean Startup, Burn Rate/Runway, 0→1 vs 1→100, Venture Funding

 

Life-Changing Business Intuition

This upgrades how you SEE business—and solve problems:

  • News headline → Framework spotted instantly

  • ₹99 pricing → Charm pricing decoded

  • Competitor hires → Porter's threat analysis

  • Product failing → Jobs-to-be-Done mismatch

  • Team misaligned → OKR failure identified

You think like Wharton/Harvard grads. Immediately.

For Ambitious Minds Who Can't Wait 2 Years - Hop on the journey right now and see your thinking, business intuition and decision making transform!

Who this course is for:

  • Working Professionals
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Undergrad students
  • Freelancers
  • Looking for job
  • Looking for promotion