WHAT IS NEXT FOR YOU?

Personally, I am not sure what is next for me.  I know that I am not going to sit idly and wait for something to happen.  I will try to find a job within my field, while at the same time continuing to advance my education through certifications, in order to have the necessary skills…

WHAT SUGGGESTIONS DO YOU HAVE TO IMPROVE THE EXERIENCE?

The only suggestion that I would have to improve the overall entrepreneurial experience, is to go out there and seek entrepreneurs in person, and just pick their brain.  Don’t concern yourself so much with getting your business plan aligned and all of that stuff, just have a conversation and understand their perspective of how things…

DESCRIBE FIVE BUSINESSES OR NON-PROFITS THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED IN MY FIELD.

A few businesses that I can recall in the cybersecurity field are CyberArk, CrowdStrike, and McAfee.  Some of the things I enjoy most about this field is that it is very diverse.  They are so many moving parts and aspects regarding cyber that different companies can specialize in certain areas and their services are completely…

WHAT ETHICAL ISSUES MIGHT ARISE RELATED TO WHAT I AM WORKING ON?

There is a lot of ethics involved with cybersecurity.  Cybersecurity as a whole if a form of managing different versions of risk when it comes to utilizing technology.  There are a lot of ethics when it comes to different situations like notifying personnel of potential exposure to attacks, to utilizing different technologies to do the…

WHAT HAVE I LEARNED FROM FAILING?

I learned a lot from failing.  I learned that there is always more information to learn and absorb.  I learned that its ok to rely on other people and their input because I will not always have all the answers to everything.  I would admit when I was younger, I used to get really angry…

HOW IS FAILURE GOOD?

I think failure is an amazing thing.  As crazy as it sounds, I think everyone can always learn a great deal from failures.  What you do as a result of a failure matters a lot more than the failure itself.  I grew up playing competitive sports, and one of the things I learned as I…

IS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AN ART OR SCIENCE?

I don’t think entrepreneurship is either an art or a science.  It’s honestly what that personal user makes it out to be.  There are so many variables and situations that can occur to label it one or another, and if you are asking me, I think it’s more of a mindset than either subject.  Entrepreneurship…

WHAT ARE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE DISCIPLINES ADDRESSING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT ODU?

The connections between the disciplines addressing entrepreneurship at ODU is very similar in how they approach a lot of their curriculum, which is interdisciplinary in nature.  Going into different topics and looking at it from an interdisciplinary perspective allows people to look encounter new methods to engage with potential problems that may arise.  Implementing that…