{"id":227,"date":"2023-12-13T04:37:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T04:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/entr494mmoleca\/?p=227"},"modified":"2023-12-13T04:46:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T04:46:51","slug":"entry-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/entr494mmoleca\/2023\/12\/13\/entry-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Entry 2: September 5, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Am I an entrepreneur?<\/strong><br>Of course, I am an entrepreneur. I aim to solve problems and start a business. Also, I act regarding<br>solving community issues with my father&#8217;s inspiration. From a young age, I was interested in technology<br>and innovation. When I was 12, I aimed to develop a technology solution and then commercialize it. This<br>aim is the common denominator for entrepreneurs. My entrepreneurship was inspired by my father,<br>whose entrepreneurial spirit has inspired me since I was young. My father always thinks of designing<br>solutions for problems in his society. My father started a small business in the Democratic Republic of<br>Congo that produced soaps. He called this business &#8220;SAGEO,&#8221; a short form of &#8220;Savon G\u00e9om\u00e8tre&#8221; in<br>French, meaning geometer soap. He also created RTTS, a community radio station for refugees in<br>Tanzania. I am confident that I am an entrepreneur because I can see problems in my community and<br>initiate action to bring solutions. Perceiving the digital divide in my refugee community in Tanzania, I<br>started a computer literacy center to teach information technology literacy to my fellow refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is success?<\/strong><br>For me, success is to achieve a goal. Success is accomplishing an objective, early failure, and resiliency. I<br>am successful if I achieve a particular purpose. Let&#8217;s say I aim to get a bachelor&#8217;s degree by 2025 with<br>critical engineering skills; I will be successful if I graduate with my bachelor&#8217;s degree by the year and if I<br>can showcase essential engineering skills. The fear of failure is an absolute failure. Learning from<br>mistakes and being resilient make people successful. Being successful is being willing to learn and being<br>resilient. Trying is essential for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Am I a self-starter? How well do I follow through on my ideas?<\/strong><br>Indeed, I am a self-starter, and I try my best to make my best solutions thrive. I am self-motivated by<br>nature; I don&#8217;t wait for someone else to tell me to do good when I have the opportunity. But I have a lot<br>of ideas for many problems. Sometimes, I drop some concepts; in other cases, I see myself lacking a<br>robust framework that can help with following ideas and organizing them. I can<br>independently initiate and follow through on my thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How does ODU view entrepreneurship?<\/strong><br>ODU views entrepreneurship as more than starting a business. According to ODU, entrepreneurship is<br>about problem-solving, identifying past, present, and future issues, and taking action to solve these<br>issues. Anyone can be an entrepreneur and creative. The diverse landscape in entrepreneurship makes it<br>more possible to tackle problems from several perspectives, which benefits those who need the<br>solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is my role in this ecosystem?<\/strong><br>My role in this ecosystem is to play the crucial role of problem solver. I can contribute to solutions by<br>learning purposefully and applying my knowledge to solve problems at community, regional, national,<br>and international levels. I aspire to be more of a producer than a consumer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Am I an entrepreneur?Of course, I am an entrepreneur. I aim to solve problems and start a business. Also, I act regardingsolving community issues with my father&#8217;s inspiration. From a young age, I was interested in technologyand innovation. When I was 12, I aimed to develop a technology solution and then commercialize it. 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