When reflecting on my experience writing this blog, the most memorable moments come from the beginning. My suspicion is that the beginning was when my learning curve was most significant, and my experiences were fresh and new. Taking this course has taught me less about the specifics of whats important when running a business, which you can learn any time, and more about how to think like an entrepreneur and successfully come up with a business idea.
The specific experiences I will take away from this course for the longest time would have to be the Bug List, the Reading Reflections, and all of my experiences having to interview different people. These are the most memorable because they are definitely the exercises that taught me the most. The Bug List was a difficult assignment for me and took me all week. Ironically, while this is one of the assignments that taught me the most, it is one of the few I did not receive credit for, because I did not realize the deadline was at noon, rather than 11:59. None the less, the Bug List gave me a different outlook on the world. I began looking at things as a problem solver. What is bothering me, why is it bothering me and how would it best be fixed are things I frequently think about now. The reading reflections not only inspired me to be like and learn from successful entrepreneurs but taught me valuable lessons they learned along the way that everyone should know. Finally, the interviews. At first, I resented the assignments which required us to interview people, it was my least favorite activity. However, as I completed more and more, they became more and more comfortable. I also learned along the way how important and useful interviews are when starting any kind of business. I certainly will be significantly more comfortable and confident interviewing people in the future.
Ultimately, what I learned in this class is not how to manage finances in a business, how to conduct a job interview and so on like I expected. I learned much more valuable information. How to think like an entrepreneur and act like one is much more important, and that is exactly what this class has taught me.
Hi Ben.
ReplyDeleteGreat reflection of your learning experience in the class. I agree with your statement that said you had the expectation of managing business finances and conducting an interview, etc. I thought we would be learning the same thing but early into the class realized that this was not the case. I frowned at the class at first but in the end really enjoyed the exercises. Great job!
Hi Ben,
ReplyDeleteGreat final reflection! I found it cool how you think more like a problem solver now. I definitely feel that this class has taught me to speak more clearer and how to sell a product. I also was able to find out what my best attributes were about me. With that being said, I can relate to your bug list experience because although I haven’t forgotten about an assignment but I have stayed up for hours and completed many last minute.