1. Honestly, the funnest moments of this class were the elevator speeches! It was a creative way to express my venture and to get valuable feedback from its practical application. I hated having to turn so many activities in each week (as I'm absolutely terrible with time management). I dreaded having to do the interviews, but in the end it was a growing experience for us as adults.
2. I would say that the first interviews we did with potential customers will likely stick in my mind. It's something that made us leave our comfort zones, made us look past what we thought we were capable of. As far as the more proud assignment? I think it was actually the Venture Concept 1 because it was at that moment I realized that this idea/venture could actually become a real business!
3. It's actually crazy to think about what I've learned this semester. I look back and want to say, "Yeah, all I did was a lot of posts and work that were meant to keep us busy..." After reflecting, the reality is so far from that though. I know how to approach total strangers. I know how to obtain research and feedback in a certain industry. I know how to start the procedure I'd follow to look for opportunities and explore them!
4. Definitely for the student to MANAGE YOUR TIME AND WORK AHEAD. It's easily the most difficult thing about this course. I wasn't able to complete some assignments on time because I thought I'd only need an hour or two; boy was I wrong. They need to look at the assignments days in advance so they can plan out when they can schedule interviews and manage how long it'll take them to read the chapters.
Hey Tyson, I really enjoyed your post. I'm glad you realized some of the great things that came out of this class. I definitely agree with you that interviewing customers was the most rewarding assignment. It really pushed us out of our comfort zones and we learned a lot from it. Feel free to check out my final reflection here: http://matthewent3003.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html.
ReplyDeleteHey Tyson! I really enjoyed your post and think that you did a great job! I agree with you saying that the first interviews will stick in our minds. It was really uncomfortable but I think that it was a good thing. Like yourself too, I said managing your time is most important in this class. If you have some time be sure to check out my blog! http://biglilcut.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html
ReplyDeleteTyson,
ReplyDeleteI really like what you said about now being able to better approach strangers. In all honestly, the interviews and recordings with strangers were the things that I struggled with the most and I wish that I had embraced the experience more instead of trying to avoid it.
My recommendation to future students was actually very similar to yours, because I said to plan ahead, however I like that you said to actually WORK ahead. I wish that I could go back and tell myself to do that.
Check out my blog post here: http://amyent3003.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html