1) Read through previous posts
2) My most formative experience was doing the different elevator pitches. I had never given an elevator pitch and was not comfortable in front of the camera at first. By the time I got to my last elevator pitch, I felt very confident in front of the camera. I had memorized my elevator pitch almost verbatim, and I was very familiar with the key points that I wanted to make during my elevator pitch. I learned how to speak slowly and to be enthusiastic about my pitch. That is the thing that I will certainly remember years later.
My most joyous experiment was when I felt that I had “nailed” my third elevator pitch on my first attempt. Nailing it on the first attempt showed me that I had learned much from the elevator pitches and developed that skill-set. I am proud of having accomplished that feat.
3) Ever since I was about 15 years old, I have seen myself as an entrepreneur. When I began buying and selling coins and other items to make money at a young age, I began to see myself as an entrepreneur. This class certainly did help me to further develop my entrepreneurial mindset and spirit. I do consider myself even more of an entrepreneur now than I did before.
4) To students who are going to journey down this path in the future, I would advise that they keep an open mind when it comes to developing how to best exploit identified opportunities. Stay adaptable. Ask for feedback from your prototypical consumers/customers and act upon that feedback. By listening to feedback, entrepreneurs will best be able to meet their customers’ unmet needs.
I would recommend that students work ahead in this class. I have worked ahead in this class very much and doing so has allowed me to focus on my other classes. Stay motivated. Whatever you put into this class is what you will get out of it. As a result of working hard in this class, you will develop your entrepreneurial skills.
Reece,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed all of your elevator pitches for this class. I thought they were all really well done and you had a lot of good characteristics to talk about regarding yourself and your business opportunity that we have worked on all semester. I think when it comes to entrepreneurs, there are the ones that are born with the gift and there are the ones that develop it later on from inspiration. I think you fall into the former category for it. I agree with your recommendation on working ahead, but I think working at a steady pace helps with receiving good feedback on your posts.
Reece,
ReplyDeleteIt was a great experience seeing your progression throughout the semester; I loved how you mentioned the gradual change in your elevator pitches, and how at the end you did in fact reach success. I felt the purpose of doing a few of our assignments multiple times exhibited the fact that as entrepreneurs we will have to go through a process of trial and error before crossing the finish line. In regards to your recommendations about the class, I fully agree that getting the assignments done before the deadlines is key. I'm glad to hear you've further developed into the mindset of an entrepreneur. Good luck!