30A Final Reflection

1) There were a lot of things that I had to think about after reading through all of my posts from this semester. The first thing that came to mind was the true reflection work that I had to put in. I felt like this class helped me truly think about and recognize my best and worst strengths and weaknesses, and helped me mold those characteristics into an idea that could help me become a successful entrepreneur. Another interesting thing I noticed was the staple of failure that was present throughout this course, and these assignments. The consistent notion, that everyone fails, but it is what people do as a result of that failure that truly makes them a more or less successful human being.

2) The experience that I am most proud of, and the exercise that I am most proud of, would have to be my business plan, and my venture concept. The fact that I was able to stick to a concrete idea, and continue to build on it, and gain confidence with it, was truly amazing to me. I researched day and night on my topic, why it should work, why there is opportunity and need there, and when it came time to put all those ideas together into one cohesive venture concept, I found that I succeeded and put together a solid piece of work. I feel that at the beginning of the semester, if we were to do the same assignment at the start, that mine would have been mediocre at best, that I would not have been happy with the product I produced, but as I worked through assignments that prepared me for the venture concept, I feel that I delivered a great idea.

3) I do see myself as more of an entrepreneur, after taking this class. The reason is that I now find myself reading up on more scholarly and academic articles and papers, and looking for different trends and opportunities that are starting to pop up throughout our society. I am continually amazed and obsessed with some of the new ideas and inventions that are consistently coming to market, and I am more ready and willing to chase after the different needs and opportunities that are presenting themselves.

4) What I recommend to students taking this course in the future, is to take it seriously, and do all the exercises to the best of the ability. The reason being is because each exercise comes with a lesson, and can help you build skills to become a better entrepreneur, a better business person, and a better human being. The class builds real life skills, and can help you build a vision and a path for your future, but only if you are willing to work and take the class seriously.