30A Final Reflection

First, I would like to reflect how fun, interesting, and overall great this class has been. I took this class because I needed to find a four credit class and had heard good things about this one. My degree is in education, but I thought it would be interesting to learn the basics of entrepreneurship. I found that while taking this class and I believe the struct of this class is perfect, especially for me. I really feel like you get out of this class what you put into it. Not that this class is the easiest thing, but if you do not do your work or watch the lectures, or even put effort into your work, then you will take nothing away from this class. I believe that is what sticks out to me the most because it directly represents the basis of entrepreneurship: you get what you put into it. All throughout the class we learned tips, tricks, and ways to build a business and there was always one common denominator for the successful ones: hard work and dedication, which is essentially how to succeed in this class. I will remember the elevator pitch the best because it was drilled into my head and I feel like having something like that in my back pocket can be beneficial when I least expect it. My favorite experience was reading about the successful entrepreneurs and their journey to build up companies we use everyday like Steve Jobs and Phil Knight. I really like biographies and learning peoples stories and I think it is important to know success stories were not always successful like we may think. I believe I am most proud of my venture concept and the way that I was able to create an entire business that I could start tomorrow if I wanted to. To have those concepts and understandings can really help in my future. 

I definitely see that my mindset has changed throughout this class. I do not have a background in this field, but as I learned about how entrepreneurship works, I have seen myself change the way I view things. I have moved a lot closer to the mindset and have begun to see the marketing side, as well as the selling side to a lot of things I did not see before. Of course I would not say I am an expert by any means, but I would say that my mindset had changed since the beginning of this semester. 

My one recommendation I would make is that you get what you put into this class, like I previously said. You can receive a good grade is put little effort into the assignments and fast-forward through the lectures, but you will not learn anything at all and just think this class is a waste of time. But if you put thought and effort into the product you create, the assignments, and take time to watch the lectures, then you will take away at least one thing (most likely more) from this class. This class also teaches you about life , whether you want to go into this field or not, so it is beneficial to WANT to take away something from it. I would recommend looking at the assignments early in the week and not to wait till the last second to do them. By doing this you will be putting in maximum effort and not just last minute work. I would also recommend setting aside certain days/times of the week to watch the lectures, kind of like if you went to the class. I think that will help you stay on top of the lectures, as well as the assignments. I think if you put effort into this class, and prioritize it, then the mindset will follow.