Week 6 – Journal

Describe five businesses or non-profits that been created in my field. What is your overall perspective on the entrepreneurship experience? How did the entrepreneurship prepare or not prepare you to be competitive candidates for vacant positions? What suggestions do you have to improve the experience? What’s next for you? With technology on the rise, cybersecurity…

Week 5 – Journal

What are the connections between the disciplines addressing entrepreneurship at ODU? Is entrepreneurship an art or science? How is failure good? What have I learned from failing? What ethical issues might arise related to what I am working on? ODU embraces interdisciplinary entrepreneurship and connects students with liked individuals to help them get started. ODU…

Week 4 – Journal

  1.  Why do entrepreneurs get in trouble with the law? 2.  What does psychology have to do with marketing? 3.  What types of marketing sway my decisions? 4.  How can I pitch ideas better?5.  What are my strengths and weaknesses in pitching? Entrepreneurs and business owners, alike, face inevitable legal challenges when they are…

Week 3- Journal

Ethics in entrepreneurship matter because it serves as a guide for  entrepreneurs to make responsible and trustworthy decision- making. Businesses and/or organizations who operate on ethics at its core are profitable for the business, not just for good reputation but for long-term financial rewards as well. Ethics matters because employees follow what the management leads….

Week 2- Journal

Design thinking is a creative problem solving which prioritizes the needs of consumers above everything else. There are five phases of design thinking – empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test.  Design thinking has a great influence on the products that my family and I use, ranging from health to technology. Uber Eats, for example, has…

Week 1 – Journal

Am I an entrepreneur? What is success? Am I a self-starter? How well do I follow through on my ideas? How does ODU view entrepreneurship? What is my role in the ecosystem? I believe that with the right entrepreneurial mindset, anyone can be an entrepreneur. Do I think and believe that I am an entrepreneur?…