Entrepreneurship.

"One who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise."



Easily my favorite class of the semester as I have always had aspirations to become an entrepreneur. The thrill of succeeding against overwhelming odds is both exciting and frightening. It's a class that has become a precious and defining moment in my educational career, if not life. I have made valuable connections to individuals who are venture capitalists, movie producers, and founder of social networks just like this one.

Here's my entry from the last question of our final, which I hope will inspire you to start something great. As Apple simply put it, think different.

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Rob Chandra, venture capitalist, was the most significant influence on my journey towards entrepreneurship. These valuable tidbits of information encompassed the reflection of self and

1. Build a strong peer group.

Your peers become a valuable asset to your entrepreneurial career in that they will serve as potential clients, a resource for help, and nodes in your networking web. Rather than using these people for your own gain, feel obligated to help these individuals. If you keep a narrow community, opportunities won't present themselves. What you put into relationships is what you get out of them.


2. Take risks.

Reject what your peers are doing. It is important to become unconventional and stay curious, as nothing ventured is nothing gained. Take the first step of journeying out of your comfort zone.It is only by learning how to predict and cope with risks early in life will you be adequately prepared to do so with your entrepreneurial career.





3. Assess your strengths...and weaknesses.

The entrepreneurial path you make for yourself will be the most exciting and rewarding if it's something you excel in. Passion goes hand in hand with the entrepreneurial lifestyle, without it there is no motivation nor progress.