30A – Final Reflection -

1. Read through your posts from this semester. Recall all of the experiences you've had a long the way -- the highs, the lows -- the fun moments, and the moments of drudgery, and even the moments of dread.
2. What sticks out to you as the most formative experience? The experience that you'll remember years later? What was your most joyous experience? What experience are you most proud of yourself for accomplishing?
1. Having looked back and read through my posts, I feel that the most formative experience had to have been recording myself doing elevator pitches, as I initially wasn't confident at all that I would be able to do it. For my most joyous experience, it had to have been finally developing my completed venture project, as it marked finally completing the opportunity concept I initially developed. Out of all my experiences this semester, finishing my elevator pitch not only once, but twice, is something that I'm the most proud of for accomplishing. 
3. At the beginning of the semester, I mentioned that I wanted each of you to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. Now, at the end, do you see yourself as an entrepreneur? Do you think you have moved closer to developing an entrepreneurial mindset?
1. Having spent a considerable amount of time working my way through the entrepreneurial process, I do see myself as an entrepreneur. The process has made it apparent to me how possible it is for one to develop such a mindset, as I initially didn't believe I would be able to get myself into that frame of understanding.
4. What is the one recommendation you would make to the students who are going to journey down this path in the future? What would you recommend they do to perform best in this course? What would you recommend they do to foster that mindset?
1. One recommendation I would make is to encourage students to try their best, even if they're doing a task that they've never done before, as they'll find themselves better at it simply by virtue of trying. To do best in this course, try to be on time or early with assignments, as with all classes, and try to be proactive when it comes to creative thinking in order to best foster the entrepreneurial mindset. Another tip I would definitely offer to students journeying down this path is to truly take stock of how many resources they have, as many believe themselves lacking in resources when the fact of the matter is the opposite in a lot of cases.