Perfect class if you want to hear weekly presentations with pretentious millionaires complaining about how hard their life is. It's like listening to an unhelpful podcast of useless finance jargon that won't help you unless you are already the CEO of a Fortune 500 company.

currently trying to be busy in my internship so here i am. this is for mgmt 159, idk why it wont let me put it down but whatever. Great class, great guy, and honestly you will learn something. i think everyone should learn about the prorcess of starting a business and i think mgmt 159 is what does that. in terms of grades, honestly just put in some effort and the rest will be fine. the only challenging part is the midterm/final which make up about 50% of your grade, make sure to watch his review and then do the homework chapter problems that we have access to. If you do both of these things and retain the information you will do amazing in this class. ok cool its only been 3 minutes, idk what else to do

Professor Patt made the class way harder for Winter 2025 than previous quarters because the department said he was making it too easy. The tests were difficult and there are no discussions with a TA as part of the class. He brings in a lot of guest speakers, which are interesting to listen to, but it was hard to know what we were even going to be tested on because so many lectures were guest speakers and not content or review. Wouldn't want to take this class again.

This class was by far the most practical and applicable class I've taken at UCLA. The personal finance concepts introduced are immediately applicable to life and for that reason alone I would strongly recommend taking this class. Particularly as a student interested in entrepreneurship, I felt this class gave me a strong footing to prepare me for being financially responsible as I pursue my career goals. In addition to its practicality, Professor Patt is one of the most reasonable, relatable, and engaging professors I've had at UCLA. His approach to finance and teaching is very informative. Overall, I would highly recommend this course to literally every student at UCLA.