30A – Final Reflection

• My most formative experience in this class would have to be when we had to first test the idea for the venture concept we had thought of. To be honest, I did not look forward into the type of assignments we would be doing in this class so I didn't think our idea would stick with us throughout the duration of the course, but in the end I think it made the class better. I really was able to workshop an idea through the duration of the semester and I think I really developed entrepreneurship skills that are vital for success. An experience I'll remember years later is all of the interviews I had to go through to accomplish assignments. Sometimes I would wait until Friday afternoon to do the assignments and it was a pain to find different people to interview, but it really made the hardship worth it. I learned a lot about my product that I would've never even thought of without doing this and I'll remember this for a long time. My most joyous experience had to be the Secret Sauce assignment because when I was asking some of the closest people to me what gave me human capital, I got some really nice responses that I wasn't expecting, and it really brought a smile to my face. The experience I am most proud of myself for is still completing all of the necessary interviews to do assignments.
• At the beginning of the semester we were asked to work on developing entrepreneurial mindsets and I truly feel like I have developed this. After doing weeks upon weeks of doing assignments that incorporate this type of thinking and reinforcing it over and over again I feel that I have come many steps closer to being an entrepreneurship. I feel that I am close to actually being a real entrepreneur, but since I haven't physically produced anything in the real world, not for an assignment, I am not there quite yet. My goal is to get closer and closer to being a true entrepreneur in the minds of my peers and my mind.
• One recommendation I would make to the future students of this class that will embark on the journey is to start your assignments earlier in the week rather than later. Honestly, I would recommend doing assignments ahead of time as well. This is the best advice I can give because the assignments can sometimes require a huge time commitment out of you and on top of other classes, it can make it difficult to stay on top of the work. Especially with the assignments with interviews, those can take awhile to gather the information needed. This will guarantee you succeed in the class. A recommendation I would also make is to make sure that you submit the correct link for the assignment assigned and double check that you declare each assignment, because you don't want to put all the time into completing an assignment and then realizing you get no credit for it. The best way to foster this mindset is to stay proactive and develop a plan of action. Decide when you will get your assignments done each week and make sure to stay focused.