The assignment I'll remember the most in ten years would definitely be "Growing Your Social Capital." I was surprised at how welcoming the people I interviewed were. I didn't think they would want to spend time talking to me but I got the opposite reaction. I think a part of the reason the assignments went so well was because I called the people and talked to them personally rather than just emailing them. I'll never forget the conversations I had and what I was able to learn from them.
The most joyous assignment was definitely "Google Gold." Reaching the first and second pages of Google was the affirmation I needed that everything in this class paid off for me. I was so surprised and satisfied by the results I got.
I think I can definitely say I am an entrepreneur after taking this class. I can tell that I've started to use the entrepreneur's mindset in every day life. Whenever I see something I don't like, I look at it as an opportunity and think of how it could be improved. This is definitely something I didn't do before this class. I think the skills I've gained will be important in continuing to be an entrepreneur in the future.
The one recommendation I would make to future students would be to be confident in your opportunity. Don't just settle for something but actually think of an idea that could succeed in the real world. The entirety of the class is built around that idea and you're going to want it to be something worthwhile. The quality of the opportunity could shape how much a student gains out of this class. Besides that, another important way to succeed in this class is to be proactive. If you wait to the last day to complete assignments, they're probably not going to get done. And if they somehow manage to get completed, the quality of the posts won't be nearly as good. That's why doing the posts ahead of time is extremely important to success in the class. Having quality posts and learning a lot from them is the most important part of developing the entrepreneurial mindset in this class.
Hi Matthew,
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if you remember me but we met on campus as you and I were doing customer interviews! It is funny that your blog is the last one assigned to me to comment for this semester. I took a minute to look at some of your post and I must say that you were able to develop on your idea very well (which was very similar than mine)! I completely agree with you about completing assignments ahead of time; you could definitely noticed who waited until last minute due to the quality of posts! Good luck in fall.
Here is my post http://juansesoto.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection-bye-bye-ent3003.html
ReplyDeleteHi Matthew! Great post. It's awesome that you were able to get so many great experiences out of this class. I unfortunately didn't do a lot of customer reviews, but I wish I would have because they seemed to be a great way to expand your business idea. I think your advice to future students is great. Thinking of an idea that could have real-world applications is very important in this class, and working ahead is definitely beneficial. I wish you the best of luck! Here is my post if you want to check it out: http://morganjohnsonblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html
ReplyDeleteHi Matthew,
ReplyDeleteI am glad that we both got a lot out of this class. I thought it was funny how I would view some blogs and they would be blank or include only a few sentences so yes, it's easy to know when you haven't done the work right so future students should really try their best in completing these assignments. Google Gold was a good post and it provided a lot of insight into the effect that our posts and ideas had. I think that's a good one to reflect on.... and Growing Your Social Capital also allowed me to see how others saw me and what my best traits were.
Good job! Here is the link to mine:
http://myentrepreneurshipinizio.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html