Journal Entry 6

1. Describe five businesses or non-profits that have been created in my field. CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity company that focuses on endpoint protection. They utilize cloud-based technologies and artificial intelligence to provide threat intelligence, endpoint security, andincident response services. Palo Alto Networks is known for its advanced firewall solutions andcomprehensive cybersecurity platform. They provide a…

Journal Entry 5

What are the connections between the disciplines addressing entrepreneurship at ODU?                 Several disciplines address entrepreneurship differently at Old Dominion University. Engineering and technology majors might focus on starting businesses that provide a technical service. Business majors would be focused on small business startups and other innovative solutions. Mostly it is possible to find where…

Journal Entry 4

                Entrepreneurs can find themselves on the wrong side of the law for several reasons. Operating a business can create a lot of pressure to cut corners or to blatantly conduct unlawful business actions. This could be due to the competitive nature of running a business against other successful businesses. Often business owners might want…

Journal Entry 3

Why do ethics matter in entrepreneurship?             Ethics are important in entrepreneurship to keep a business operating in a fair and morally right manner. This means that the business will operate in a way that is in good favor to both their customers and employees. Following ethics will help guide business choices that will be…

Journal Entry 2

What is design thinking?             Design thinking is a process that allows teams to create innovative solutions for problems. The process consists of refining ideas using several steps. There are 5 steps to this process that consist of empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. The first step is to empathize the problem and to understand…

Journal Entry 1

Am I an entrepreneur?             I do think that I have the entrepreneur problem solving ability. However, I do not have any interest so far in starting my own business. I am just beginning my career in cybersecurity and honestly do not know where I might be later in my career. My military experience has…

Reflection Essay 3

This week we are working towards finalizing our paper and working on our presentations. The group has been working on a financial plan that can cover start up cost of the business. It is incredible to me to see all the necessary possible start up cost when creating a business. The cost of starting a…

Reflection Essay 2

The progress on our innovation is continuing at a strong pace. The group has been working out some of the details and is working towards making a strong case for this innovation. This week we are working on the research portion of the project to prove that this innovative program is a necessary one. It…

Reflection Essay 1

            During the first meeting of group 9 we were able to get a line of communication open using the group feature on our group’s portal page. One of our group members requested that it might be more convenient to set up a chat group through the Discord application to make it more convenient when…

Journal #12

Cyber harassment and cyber bullying are a major problem that often spans all age groups but is especially prevalent amongst school age children. As technology has imbedded itself into our everyday life it is basically impossible to get away from a bully’s grasp. Through the use of social media, instant messenger, and many other social platforms have given…