Final Reflection

1) Read through your blog from this semester. Recall all of the experiences you've had a long the way -- the highs, the lows -- the fun moments, and the moments of drudgery, and even the moments of dread.

Fun: Writing my idea napkin, writing my weekly reading reflections, and interviewing customers.

Dreaded: interviewing an entrepreneur and elevator pitches!

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?

I think the most enjoyable experience that I will utilize in the future was the interviewing customers and the idea napkin. I felt like these were both things that allowed me to express my ideas and gave tangible results!

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

Though I have not actually began a business venture, I feel that I am constantly looking for unmet needs in markets all around me. Entrepreneurship, at its core, is the meeting of people's needs and helping them! I feel that I HAVE achieved this mindset, finally. 

4) What is the one recommendation you would make to the students who are going to journey down this path in the future?

I would recommend creating a calendar in your phone for all of the assignments with reminders 24 hours out from each one. I missed a few assignments because of this mistake and I would hate for this to continue in the future.