1) The first few assignments in this class were strange. We had no idea what our venture concept would be, I actually had no idea that we WOULD have one. We were still doing opportunity searches and I remember coming across some really funny ones in the news. Some guy regularly stole plants from a pizza parlor north of University Ave. On the other hand, I remember absolutely hating how tedious some of the early work was. We had to do interview after interview and numerous trial-and-error experiences eventually led me to an interesting venture concept. The way I used to write up my interview posts was horrendous. I think the weirdest assignment we had was the one where people had to say nice things about me. I had 4 friends who had genuine answers, even though we couldn't stop laughing while recording them. And then I also had one guy reading off of a script because it was late at night and I couldn't call anyone else to do it.
2) This kind of goes along with my previous one. I think the lectures will stand out to me for the longest. Dr. Pryor is a very interesting character and I'll remember many more of the tips he's given than what I've written. My most joyous experience was doing the voice recordings. It started out as a roast session, so it was really fun. I'm most proud of myself for finishing this class and not purposefully tanking all of the assignments. I'm in a difficult situation right now where I couldn't really prioritize this class, so I've been worried that my grade in it might take a huge hit.
3) I don't see myself as an entrepreneur just yet. However, the idea is extremely intriguing to me and I think about it every day. The mindset has definitely been ingrained in my head and I don't see it leaving anytime soon.
4) My biggest recommendation is to pick an opportunity that you can actually work with for a long time. I was worried about mine because the opportunity doesn't actually exist yet. However, I was able to work through and find good answers to all of the questions that were asked. To perform best in this course, attend lecture and take notes. The lectures will help you with everything:cupcakes AND the assignments. To be honest, the class seems like a b.s. elective that you can just worry about later. However, it requires real work and tenacity to push through. Come into the class understanding that it is a real class and will be beneficial to you in the future.
I agree with everything you said. I felt the same way in the beginning of the semester with all the tedious assignments. However, as time progressed and we went deeper and deeper into our idea, it got more and more interesting and I back more passionate about it. The recommendations you give on how to be successful in the class are spot on and I wish I had done some of those things a little more.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the answers you chose for your reflection. Like you, I thought the first few assignments were kinda weird on what things they were asking of you, but at the end of the day you had to do them. Also, just like you I had a horrendous way of conducting and writing the interviews in the beginning; however, it started to get a lot easier once you knew how to be more efficient in what needed to be said at the end of the day. I agree that this class does need some effort to do, it's an easy A if you put some effort behind doing the work.
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