30A final reflection

After reading through all of my blog posts, it blows my mind how much we have done in this class and how much I have grown.  It’s crazy how fast four months can go by and how much you can change and learn within that time. What sticks out to me as I reflect on all of my blog posts is my first elevator pitch. I was so beyond nervous to film it for some reason and I took at least 25 videos before getting the right one. It was definitely my lowest point in this class because it was extremely difficult for me to memorize the pitch I had written and say it effortlessly and confidently. On the second pitch I realized maybe I don’t need to memorize and instead just try to get my main points across and talk to my screen as if it was just a normal person asking about my business. This made my pitch a lot easier to give and by the 3rd pitch I felt like a professional. My most joyous experience is a tie between recording my 3rd elevator and feeling good about it the first time I recorded it or when I wrote my first venture concept. Writing my venture concept really made me feel like I am going in the right direction with my business and re-reading it assured me that it could be a great success. Also, getting many positive responses on that post was a great feeling. I definitely feel like more of an entrepreneur now than I did in the beginning of this class. I feel like I learned so much about what entrepreneur’s must consider and constantly think about when having their own business. If I had to give a recommendation to a future student I would simply tell them to take their time thinking about their business, it is not as hard as they are going to think it is, and it is really enjoyable if you put time and effort into it.