1. Looking back on this semester, the worst tasks had to be the Venture Concepts and the Interviews. I felt they were incredibly tedious and somewhat repetitive. I understood the purpose of the assignments the first time trough, and did not require another attempt at them. Additionally, the weekly quizzes never really reflected the material we learned. I felt as if the questions, for the most part, were just random tidbits of information pulled from the lectures that easily could go by without paying very, very close attention.
2. The experience I'll remember the most is the Elevator Pitches. They were a useful exercise that actually helped me to realize what I tend to do when speaking publicly, and how to refrain from saying too much or too little. I noticed a clear improvement from the first attempt to the last.
3. I still don't think like an entrepreneur, simply because I do not like taking risks. Entrepreneurs are betting on themselves and their optimism for their ideas, and I simply do not possess that attitude.
4. For future students in this course, I would emphasize creating a schedule and sticking to it. There are so many individual assignments over the semester and they can pile up quickly. It is important to get ahead of the assignments to give yourself some breathing room. As far as the quizzes go, I would advise writing down almost every single thing that is said in the lectures, because the questions are often random tidbits of information that can easily go unnoticed.
Hi Greg
ReplyDeleteI guess this will be my last comment on your posts. I agree that many assignments were repetitive and I often felt like I was just paraphrasing the same stuff from my previous posts. Many cupcake questions were pretty random, too. Having read how your business idea developed for the past semester, I feel like you’ve improved a lot in terms of how you describe your plans and think in various perspectives. Great work and happy holidays:)
Greg,
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your honesty when it came to some of the assignments and I 100% agree with you. There were times I was questioning the relevancy of the tasks but did them anyway. I also agree that the elevator pitches were the most impactful exercise we did. Overall, I think you showed a lot of growth throughout your posts and really developed your business idea into something feasible.
Greg, I agree with you in that my least favorite assignments were the Venture Concepts and the interviews. I appreciate how honest you are in evaluating the assignments because I know you are not alone in your thoughts. I also felt like some of the assignments lacked substance. A lot of the times it felt like I was just doing busy work. I also agree that the most beneficial assignments were the elevator pitches. These were the assignments I can see myself applying the skills that I learned in the professional world the most.
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