The Rose cafe talk, with Peter Cortle, allowed me to think of entrepreneurship from a different angle. The idea of owning my own business has always fascinated me, but I had never deeply thought through the process of actually becoming an entrepreneur.  Mr. Cortle’s insights, as an entrepreneur himself, who started his first business out of his dorm, gave inspiration to entrepreneurs like me. However, he did not fail to set realistic expectations, heavily reminding us that it may not alway be easy starting ones own business, but it is rewarding.

I always believed that having ones own business is easy. You just come up with an idea and then it comes to life, a process with no struggles. However, after hearing what Mr. Cortle had to say I have had to re-think the ease of me starting a business. Although I am more aware now that it will not be an easy route to have my own business, I have understood that starting now is much better than later. Mr. Cortle, the director of entrepreneurship at Cornell, encouraged to start ones own venture now, while at Cornell, as the resources at available to Cornell undergraduate students are innumerable to those available after graduation. Mr. Cortle highlighted some of these resources, which include: classes focused on entrepreneurship, competitions that help polish ideas and fund initial stage of the ideas, and mentorship from alumni entrepreneurs.

So with the resources that we have, I say that if you are interested in entrepreneurship, now is the time to start. Although it may not be the easiest path it is definitely rewarding and when your passionate about something it will work its way through.