📖 How to Use This Vault
This vault is designed as a second brain for MBA-level business knowledge — interconnected, searchable, and growing. Here’s how to get the most out of it.
🧭 Navigation Modes
1. Structured Learning (Top-Down)
Start from a subject MOC and work through it like a course syllabus:
- 📊 Finance MOC → Time Value of Money → DCF → WACC → …
- 🎯 Strategy MOC → Competitive Advantage → Porter’s Five Forces → …
2. Exploratory (Graph-Based)
Open Obsidian Graph View (Ctrl/Cmd + G) and explore connections visually. Clusters reveal how concepts relate.
3. Reference Mode
Jump directly to a concept, framework, or case:
- Use
Ctrl/Cmd + Oto open Quick Switcher - Use
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Fto full-text search across all notes
4. Framework Lookup
Go to 🔧 Frameworks MOC to find the right tool for any business problem.
📝 Note Types in This Vault
| Type | Icon Prefix | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| MOC | 📊🎯📣⚙️ | Map of Content — index for a subject |
| Concept | (none) | Deep explanation of one idea |
| Framework | 🔧 | Structured business tool or model |
| Case Study | 📚 | Real-world business scenario |
| School Profile | 🏫 | Per-school curriculum & culture |
| Template | 📐 | Reusable note structure |
🏷️ Tag System
| Tag | Meaning |
|---|---|
#finance | Finance-related note |
#strategy | Strategy-related note |
#framework | A named business framework |
#case-study | A real case breakdown |
#hbs #wharton etc. | School-specific emphasis |
#concept | Core concept definition |
#moc | Map of Content |
🔗 Wikilink Conventions
[[Note Name]]— Link to another note[[Note Name|Display Text]]— Link with different display text[[Note Name#section|Section]]— Link to a specific heading- Every concept note links back to its parent MOC
📐 Adding New Notes
Use the templates in /Templates/:
- Open command palette (
Ctrl/Cmd + P) - Type “Templates: Insert template”
- Choose the appropriate template
- Fill in all fields
🌐 Public Website
This vault is published as a website using Quartz 4:
- Full-text search across all notes
- Interactive graph view
- Every wikilink becomes a hyperlink
- Visit: your-github-username.github.io/mba-brain
📚 Recommended Learning Path
Week 1-2: Finance Foundation
Time Value of Money → DCF Valuation → WACC → CAPM → Capital Structure
Week 3-4: Strategy
Competitive Advantage → Porter’s Five Forces → Value Chain Analysis → Blue Ocean Strategy
Week 5-6: Marketing & Operations
STP Framework → Customer Lifetime Value → Supply Chain Management → Lean Manufacturing
Week 7-8: OB, Ethics & Entrepreneurship
Leadership Styles → Negotiation Strategies → Business Model Canvas → Lean Startup
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” — Mark Twain