<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><oembed><type>video</type><version>1.0</version><html>&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.loom.com/embed/9adaa9360878470bbd93934c99450a39&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;1496&quot; height=&quot;1122&quot; webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;</html><height>1122</height><width>1496</width><provider_name>Loom</provider_name><provider_url>https://www.loom.com</provider_url><thumbnail_height>1122</thumbnail_height><thumbnail_width>1496</thumbnail_width><thumbnail_url>https://cdn.loom.com/sessions/thumbnails/9adaa9360878470bbd93934c99450a39-e47e180820b9bebc.gif</thumbnail_url><duration>239.055</duration><title>The Real Cost of an MBA</title><description>This Loom argues that spending about a quarter million dollars on an MBA is a major waste and makes the case for learning to buy a business instead. The speaker says they bought an accounting firm valued at $1.05 million at age 22 without attending Harvard or Stanford, after 10 months of searching 500 businesses and having five deals fall apart. They negotiated $665,000 in seller financing loans and then learned the real challenges of ownership through managing seven employees, payroll, hiring, firing, and cash flow. They describe their program as a modern business school focused on the acquisition process, including templates, an acquisition CRM, live calls, and a community, emphasizing active deal work rather than watching videos.</description></oembed>