1) Read through your blog from this semester. Recall all of the experiences you've had a long the way -- the highs, the lows -- the fun moments, and the moments of drudgery, and even the moments of dread.
This class had many assignments and they all produced different emotions and feeling. Not to lie a lot of them got on my nerves, but many also contained a helpful lesson I will probably utilize in my life. I think the biggest benefit was making you sit down and come up with an actual venture, in so much that it showed you that you are capable of realizing a problem and finding a solution to that problem.
2) What sticks out to you as the most formative experience? The experience that you'll remember years later? What was your most joyous experience? What experience are you most proud of yourself for accomplishing?
I think having to go out and interview customers is an experience that made me step out of my comfort zone and is the type of lesson that will stick with me for my life. I think the most formative experience though is that of just having to identify problems and solve them. Whether it was identify the world's biggest problems and coming up with solutions or trying to create a venture concept from a problem in your own life, it is a valuable skill to know you are capable of doing just that.
3) At the beginning of the semester, I mentioned that I wanted each of you to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. And we repeated the mantra -- I am an entrepreneur. Now, at the end, do you see yourself as an entrepreneur? Do you think you have moved closer to developing an entrepreneurial mindset?
Why I not be a full fledged entrepreneur just yet, I think this class has opened my eyes as to how entrepreneurs view the world. Entrepreneurs don't just view the world as is, they look for problems and opportunities, and when they find those problems or opportunities they try to capitalize off them.
4) What is the one recommendation you would make to the students who are going to journey down this path in the future? What would you recommend they do to perform best in this course? What would you recommend they do to foster that mindset?
The biggest piece of advice i could give to someone who is going to take this class in the future is to not be afraid to step out of your comfort zone, in fact you'll have to multiple times so just get used to it. I also let them know that failure is just a part of life, so I'd get used to that too.
Hi Marco!
ReplyDeleteI think your advice is spot on! Going outside of your comfort zone is key in this class. I did not follow my own advice on this one as well as I'd like due to time constraints. Interviewing people will probably never become easy for me, but doing it for experience can become a valuable skill. I think developing the idea was the biggest benefit as well! I'm glad you recognize how important that was and how we can use it in the future. Thank you for your post and good luck in the future! Check mine out at http://deannacarterdays.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html
Marco,
ReplyDeleteLooking back at our blog and the assignments we completed, I agree with you saying that this class put us in some uncomfortable situations, but ultimately it will benefit us in the future. I also thought that actually creating a venture was the biggest benefit of this class as it took us step by step of how an actual business is created. Once again, I completely agree with the experience you'll most likely remember to be interviewing customers because it was definitely a unique and different experience. This class, although it didn't make me a full-time entrepreneur, really taught me valuable lessons and gave me a baseline knowledge of the field of entrepreneurship. I also said that future students should keep an open mind about this class and to not be afraid of trying new things.
You can check out my post here:
http://jamesdonigan.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html
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ReplyDeleteHey Marco,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your blog post. I think we had a lot of disciplining tasks that totally benefited us for the future, but most importantly -- I think we're all glad that it's finally over and we're THAT much closer to becoming full fledged entrepreneurs! I wish you the best of luck and like you I am very glad it's over but so glad that we got the experience!
Please see my blog post here: http://sadokh.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html
Thanks,
sadok
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