Final Reflection

Final Reflection

Looking back upon this semester and what has happened over the course of this class I can honestly say that this was helpful. It was not reality shifting or life changing in ay way, but it was helpful. Whether through this class or other events this semester I clarified some of my own principles and managed to develop a skeletal structure for a possible future venture. I had a lot of trouble with the videos in particular and I have learned that, even if I do not have the technical skill and equipment to o something of reasonable quality, I should do it anyway. I am too quick to abandon even attempting something if I cannot do it to my prefered quality. Ultimately I would say that I learned a few things in this class.

Nothing this semester really sticks out too much as a formative experience or a particularly joyous experience. I will say that the experience most likely to seriously impact me in the future is the venture concepts. These brought together much of my prior experience in the class and involved actually designing a venture from the ground up. Of all the things I have ever done in this class this is the one I believe I will look back to the most.

I cannot say with certainty what exactly constitutes an “entrepreneurial mindset” as it seems entirely to subjective for a quantitative definition. I believe that my mindset has changed little as a result of this class and the things it had to teach. I have already been exposed to all of the concepts discussed in this class, and more. This is the mixed blessing of reading literature, it can sometimes detract from an otherwise significant experience because you have already seen it all before. I think I have had AN entrepreneurial mindset, but I do not believe that my mindset is the ONE entrepreneurial mindset. There are many mindsets that can lead to success in entrepreneurship or any other life goal. However, I can say that some of what I learned in this class will remain applicable long into the future.

I would suggest that students avoid complacency. I grew complacent at times and have seriously regretted doing so. Avoiding complacency is, I think, one of the most important elements of the entrepreneurial mindset. Entrepreneurs are the sort of people that never allow themselves to sit comfortably amid their achievements, there is always the opportunity for more as well as more opportunities.

Never stop testing…