Final Reflection

For this final reflection, I'd like you to do a few things:

1. Read through your blog from this semester. Recall all of the experiences you've had along the way -- the highs, the lows -- the fun moments, and the moments of drudgery, and even the moments of dread.

The highs were doing the elevator pitches, lows were doing the interview with the first entrepreneur, but it was much easier later in the class. My fun moment in the class was when you did the road trip and came around to the different cities to personally meet your students. The only dread that I had in the class was the amount of assignments that were due almost on a daily basis. However, it was also very realistic to a person who is running their own business. If this class is too much to stay ahead of, just wait until you open the doors of your new business.

 

2) What sticks out to you as the most formative experience?

I would definitely say the information that I learned from interviewing random and unknown potential customers for my business. This is an exercise that can be used for so many different scenarios in business. You can learn valuable information for a new business venture or just adding a new product or service to your current business.

 

The experience that you'll remember years later?

I really think doing the pitch is something that is useful and proof that if you do something over and over you get better at it and it gets easier.

 

 What was your most joyous experience?

I enjoyed the five dollar free money give away. It was just neat to catch people off guard and get their real and raw reactions to this exercise. I will also admit that is even a little uncomfortable for me to do but their reactions were priceless and worth my little bit of discomfort.

 

 

 

What experience are you most proud of yourself for accomplishing?

I like the fact that I really have developed and backed up with research a possible new and profitable venture.

 

 

 

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?

          Absolutely!

4)What is the one recommendation you would make to the students who are going to journey down this path in the future?

Approach this class as if you were running your own business. The assignments are customers and your grades are your profits.

 

What would you recommend they do to perform best in this course?

You are given most of the assignments in the first week or two of the class, so jump in fast and hard and get a week ahead on any assignments that are due. If you do this then you will never miss any of your points or (Profits).

 

 What would you recommend they do to foster that mindset?

Take this class and every assignment as a serious business matter. If this class were your job how would you approach it every day? Don’t forget to also have fun with some of your assignments.

 

Even though these are my final thoughts of the class it is the beginning of my new entrepreneurial mindset.

 

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