The most formative experience that I recall in this class is actually getting feedback from my target market to gauge how strong the need is and how will the service would sell. This was extremely helpful for me to be able to reflect on the details of my service and how I can make improvements to make it even more marketable. This is something that I will remember years from now, because it is something that I can do when I am actually creating a business. My most joyous experience was actually coming up with the idea. When the idea came to me, I felt like I had come up with something that would truly sell and that was exciting. I am most proud of myself for coming up with my elevator pitch. I felt good about it and got great feedback on it that confirmed it was effective.
I do see myself as an entrepreneur. I think an entrepreneur is a creative risk taker and I think this course has helped me to tap into the creative side of that. Because of this, I think my entrepreneurship mind has sharpened.
One suggestion I would make to the students who are going to take this class is to be prepared to talk to people because you will have to do a lot of interviews to get feedback on your idea. I think to perform the best in this course, they can set reminders on their phones to do the assignments and go to in person lectures so they can really soak up the information and do well on quizzes. In order to foster the entrepreneur mindset, I recommend that I work on opening their minds to the ideas of failure and risk, because success cannot be achieved without it.
Hi Julianna,
ReplyDeleteI agree that the feedback on these assignments has been crucial to the success in this course. For many concepts, especially yours, the target market is college students and since college students are the ones reviewing your posts, you get direct feedback from consumers. This is such an advantage for your concept because you can develop a near perfect service through trial and error with the posts. Overall your posts have been excellent this semester and I really enjoyed following along with your concept.
Hey Julianna,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your advice for future students. I would also recommend to schedule reminders for due dates and to create a schedule for this class. Missing an assignment can have a bigger impact than initially thought. Additionally, I agree that throughout this course, talking to and interviewing people was a very formable experience. Overall, great post, I enjoyed reading your reflection.