Final Reflection

Looking back on the semester, there was definitely plenty of both highs and lows. The lows were being unable to complete some assignments such as Interviewing Customers No. 2 and the What's Next assignment. The highs, for me, were receiving positive feedback during the interviews I conducted with people around campus about my business concept, as well as hearing the great things that my close friends had to say about me when discussing my "Secret Sauce".

The experiences that I felt were really the most formative came from the interviews with entrepreneurs, the many elevator pitches we were required to give throughout the semester, and the the venture concept assignments. The most joyous experience to me had to be after I finished Interviewing Customers No. 3. This was mainly due to the fact that I failed the week earlier to complete the assignment, so I was happy that I was able to respond to adversity. I would have to say that I am most proud of continuously pushing myself to come up with innovative ideas for my business, as that is not something I would have done prior to this class. The thing that I will remember the most for years to come is that as a young 20 year-old business student, I was able to formulate an entire business concept from scratch with only minimal help from others.

I do not know if I see myself as an entrepreneur right now to be honest. Having said that, I definitely believe that I have developed the mindset of an entrepreneur throughout the entirety of the course. I now look at everyday life differently and try to find things that could be improved upon, no matter how small or big. In addition, I am much less scared of failure and more of a "go-getter" when it comes to the things that I would like to achieve. Hopefully in the future I will have to opportunity to put all of the skills that I have gained from this course and apply it to my own actual entrepreneurial venture.

The one thing that I would recommend to students taking this course in the future is to really stay on top of things and plan ahead. There have been a couple times where I have waited until the last minute on assignments and did not do as well as I thought I could have. If one plans accordingly and sticks to a strict, yet efficient schedule, success will be almost guaranteed in this class. Also, I would tell these students to truly believe in themselves as well as their ideas and to not be afraid of failure.

Signing off,

Bryce Harrold