Thanks to Ben, who generously sent me his copy of “Ahead of the Curve” to review, I’m about halfway through the book. The midway report is that while I still have a number of criticisms of the book, at least based on what I’ve read to date, it seems like the author, Philip Delves Broughton, got jobbed by the reviewers and press coverage who sensationalized a few small incidents from the book into a expose, rather than portraying it for what it is: A good memoir of one man’s experiences at HBS.
Of course, the real excitement is that I’ve been contacted by Philip Delves Broughton (or PDB as his classmates called him) to discuss the book. Once I finish reading the book, look for a wide-ranging discussion between the two of us on the book and HBS in general.
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