1) Summary of ENT3003 throughout the semester.
-This class allowed me to gain a great deal of knowledge and personal growth surrounding entrepreneurship as a whole. I never fully understood how many different variables were present when trying to build a successful business venture. This class allowed me to reflect and develop successful answers to all of those questions one must answer when trying to develop a successful business venture. ENT3003 felt so free and simple, but it actually allowed me to learn many new things independently, and without some teacher holding my hand for the answer. The class gave me a new respect for being a life long learner and developing solutions on the fly. I gained much more from this class than I initially expected when I first signed up.
2) What sticks out to you as the most formative experience?
-The most formative experience for me personally was going out into the "real world" and interviewing and gaining consumer insight. I was very nervous personally when I first went out to conduct this kind of research on my own, but then I realized that as an entrepreneur there is really no one to do this besides myself. Honestly, the class taught me to solve problems myself and develop solutions for each new assignment that was assigned. The experience of going out and interviewing consumers about their varying preferences was so cool and eye-opening and I will never forget that experience from this class.
3) Now, do you see yourself as an entrepreneur?
-Yes, I certainly do. This class really taught me to think and develop solutions myself. There are going to be multiple circumstances that are uncomfortable or "hard" but as an entrepreneur, you have to push past those barriers in order for you and your venture to be successful.
4) What is the one recommendation you would make to the students who are going to journey down this path in the future?
-I would say the biggest recommendation for any new student going down this path in the future would be to keep an open mindset when approaching any assignment. There were times personally where I did not want to interview some random individuals at the gym about the various supplement they all consumed, but I had to push past the initial uncomfortableness and just introduce myself. There are many times that like that in class and keeping an open mind will allow you to grow and develop yourself effectively.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the class gave us some real world experience in learning what entrepreneurship is. Doing field research by going out and interviewing consumers was something that I have never really done in my past business experience and it was very educational. I see that you mentioned keeping an open mindset but the book "Mindset" was not in your reading list. That's interesting. Pryor makes the class fun and simple instead of staid and rigid. Again, best wishes in your future endeavors.
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