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.
a.
Looking at the past semester the part I liked
least without a doubt is the interviews, particularly customer interviews. I am not big fan of recording them and did
not like those assignments. One of my
favorites was writing the venture concepts.
I enjoyed sitting down and trying to think through the concept.
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?
a.
The experience that will stick out the most to
me is learning how to create and use the blog.
I am not great with technology and this class did help with my ability
to use different programs. This would
also be what I am most proud of. My most
joyous experience was creating the venture concept.
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?
a.
I can see myself as an entrepreneur, but I think
that I do have the mindset. My thought
of what an entrepreneur is has changed.
I thought that an entrepreneur had to create a business and now I
realize that being able to change a current business could also be considered
an entrepreneur.
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?
a.
Setting up and sticking to a schedule would be
what I would recommend the most. As far
as fostering the mindset, I would say that it is important to keep an open
mind. Be willing to be flexible and open
with how you see and understand different aspects of the class. The learning for me was more from experiences
and less from book work.
William,
ReplyDeleteYour reflection was pretty similar to mine. I completely agree with your recommendation to future students that sticking to a set schedule will really help you succeed in this class. There were times throughout the semester where I didn't do this and I wasn't able to get the assignments done as efficiently. Great job on this assignment and feel free to check mine out here: http://amyarnoldent3003.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html
Hi William,
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I agree with you. My least favorite part was the interviews. It was uncomfortable asking people if you could interview them because you had to go through the whole speech each time about why you need to interview people. I didn't like interviewing family and friends for the "My Secret Sauce" assignment either. It's one thing to do the assignment for class, and it's another to involve your family. It's a little embarrassing.
I also enjoyed creating the blog. I don't think I will use one after this class, but it's interesting to learn how the whole process works.
If you have time, check out my post. I talked about the bug list being my most joyous experience, but it was actually the blog.
http://myso-bloggedlife.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html