Assignment 30A

The most formative experience I had with this class was having to create the idea napkins and the venture concepts. It was difficult for me to get my complete thoughts and ideas about my product onto paper, and try to explain simply what it was I wanted to do and what I am offering. The experience I’ll remember the most was having to call random professionals in the industry, trying to get them to talk to me about my product idea. My most joyous experience was when I would work really hard on an assignment and someone would comment that I had a well thought out idea, because it really felt like my work paid off. I am most proud of myself for accomplishing the elevator pitches, as I was super nervous and anxious to record them, so getting them done made me feel great.

I wouldn’t say that I see myself as an entrepreneur quite yet, because I think I still have a ways to go and learn before that. I do think I have developed the entrepreneurial spirit quite a bit, however, and I feel like I’ve learned how to continue developing myself in this way. After this class ends I’m going to continue with the skills I’ve learned from this class, and hopefully I will have success with any entrepreneurial endeavors I take on in the future.

For students who are going to start this journey int he future, I would say to do every assignment as each of them really reinforces the topics we are learning, and with practice you get better, making each next assignment easier. I would also recommend to set up a schedule, as many of the assignments do require a bit of thought or effort before the due date, so staying on top of your work is obviously crucial. To foster the mindset I would say to always be thinking of the assignments as real work, not just school. Think about how you would do it if your income depended on your success.