Final Reflection

I think my most formative experience thus far in this class would be the elevator pitches. Those assignments were very helpful for me to learn how to pitch a business idea confidently in a short period of time. This helps with public speaking skills and persuasion skills as well. My most joyous experience in this class would be creating the customer avatar. This was a really neat and creative experience that also allowed me to pinpoint what my potential customer would be. The experience I am most proud of for accomplishing would be the elevator pitch as well. As I stated before, this assignment helped with my public speaking skills and my confidence in presenting an idea.

I would say that this class has helped me become an entrepreneur. Obviously, there are a lot of skills that I need to work on that would take time, but this class has definitely helped me identify these skills and start to work on them. My mindset has shifted to more of an entrepreneurial one.

One recommendation I would have for those going down this path would be to keep an open mind. When becoming an entrepreneur, it is important to know that there are going to be unexpected events and you have to be able to keep an open mind to be able to conquer them. For this course, I would recommend staying to a strict schedule. Personally, I struggled at some points in this class with keeping up with the due date on assignments as I am not used to a noon deadline. To foster this mindset, I would say to set reminders on their phone which will get them into a habit of doing assignments on time.