I had a lot of experiences in this class that I attribute to my growth as an entrepreneur and a student. The most formative experiences that I had in this course were performing elevator pitches. My first pitch was very bad and I love watching my final pitch and seeing how far I’ve come. I imagined speaking in front of crowds or investors and I think that I grew a lot of confidence by doing so. I grew as an idea developer in this sense as well. I kept growing my idea more and more so that I could give the best elevator pitch and tell people exactly what I want them to know. I think that this experience is also the experience that I will remember years later. I think that the elevator pitches are great videos to look back at and to summarize my progress in this class. It is great to see how far I have come as a developer and a speaker, and I know that I will remember the pitches, and my A WEAR PODS invention, for years to come. My most joyous experience in this course was the assignment titled “What’s your secret sauce?” because I got to focus on my positive traits and realize that I am valued and have a lot to offer. I loved hearing what my best friends had to say about me. Their ideas about me made me really happy and opened my eyes up to my true potential. I am most proud of accomplishing my venture concept because I love seeing how far I came among this whole process. I am proud that I can describe all aspects of my business idea and enjoy reading about what I’ve created.
I do think that I have developed an entrepreneurial mindset over the course of this semester. I see things now as issues that I can fix, which makes me feel like a great entrepreneur. I think that the skills I learned from this class prepared me to one day be a great entrepreneur. I think that a lot of people just go with their ideas sometimes and don’t know how to truly work with what they have and make it better, but I have learned a lot about how to do that in this class. I think that my mind functions as an entrepreneur now and I am very excited to be able to say that. I took this class with that end goal in mind, so I think my progress is great.
For the students entering this journey, I think that the best way to truly receive what you need to from this class is to do each assignment with 100% effort. There is a lot to learn in this course and if you don’t put in the effort to learn, you are just wasting your time. This class is not about the grade, although it’s easy to get a high grade. You should disregard the grades and take each day in this course as a real learning experience. The work you put in will be worth it in the end! You have to have the mindset that this course will truly change the way you see things and it will ultimately help you as an entrepreneur or businessman.
Hey Carlie, I think you did a great job on your blog throughout the semester and it was really cool to see your idea for the bike headphones come first circle. Reading your reflection, I completely agree with you with the elevator pitch videos. I originally thought they were super scary, but after doing three I realized its really no big deal to put yourself out there. Great job!
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ReplyDeleteYou did an amazing job with your final blog post and overall your whole blog throughout this semester. I one hundred percent agree with you that one of the most formative experiences in this class is completing the elevator pitches. I also thought the most enjoyable experience was the secret sauce assignment. Good luck in the future on your entrepreneurial path!
Hi Carlie, I agreed with a lot of what you said in your final reflection. This class has really changed the way I see business and has motivated me to start my own business one day. It was great watching your product progress throughout the semester and you showed great entrepreneurial skills and ideas. I also got a lot out of doing the elevator pitches and it was helpful to be able to receive feedback and make them better. I wish you luck with your future business ideas.
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