Assignment 30A Final Reflection

I think that my most formative experience was when I decided that my dog was my most valuable resource. I had been thinking about a pet monitoring device for the past 3 years and knew my options were limited and only included using a surveillance camera that was stationary and would only show me the area in which it was set up or using a baby monitor which is pretty much the same setup. I'm proud that I came up with a Smart Collar idea that would be attached to my pet and allow me to monitor him wherever he was in the house not just in one room.

I think I have developed an entrepreneur mindset because there are an unlimited amount of needs that people have now that are not being met as to what they wish there was a better solution to. I think I could become an entrepreneur someday just by talking with people and asking questions about what their problems are and what are their options to solve those immediate problems.

If I had to make any recommendations for future students, I would recommend they don't give up on any idea they have. No idea is 100% wrong. I would also recommend that they ignore negative feedback and continue to believe in their idea. What I have learned is the most important thing to do to foster that mindset is to never give up. If you give up, there will always be someone who takes your idea and builds on it and eventually turns it into a success. If that happens your left thinking that was my idea first.

My picture for this post relates back to my most valuable resource which is Gator, my friend for life. He's always thinking about and analyzing his next move!