Final Reflection

2) What sticks out to you as the most formative experience? The experience that you'll remember years later? What was your most joyous experience? What experience are you most proud of yourself for accomplishing?

My most formative experience would have to be all the interview assignments. I am not afraid of talking to people as I interact with hundreds of people a day at work but asking them about MY own idea was vulnerable and scary. I also think this was the experience I was most proud of myself for accomplishing. For some of them I spoke to people I already knew or was associated with but that can be even scarier because I will have to see them again where as a stranger can think my idea is dumb but I'll never see them again!

3) At the beginning of the semester, I mentioned that I wanted each of you to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. Now, at the end, do you see yourself as an entrepreneur? Do you think you have moved closer to developing an entrepreneurial mindset?

I don't see myself there yet but I do understand the mindset necessary. I think I still have some work to do in the identifying a problem area which is the basis of the process. Besides that part I think I have got it down!

4) What is the one recommendation you would make to the students who are going to journey down this path in the future? What would you recommend they do to perform best in this course? What would you recommend they do to foster that mindset?

I would say to leave their strict study tactics behind and think outside the box for this class. One needs to dive into their creativity but also think in a way that's different than memorizing definitions or understanding theories. Also, don't be fooled by it seeming like an "easy class." The assignments will push you and may take a while to complete so work ahead!