Last Wednesday I attended the Rose Cafe with Peter Cortle, where I learned more about entrepreneurship. While I have never considered myself to be a very entrepreneurial person, I found the talk to be very insightful. My main hesitation with entrepreneurship has always been the whole “You need to have an idea” part of it. For me, coming up with an idea would be very difficult, and I currently do not foresee myself ever developing an idea good enough to actually pursue with a startup. However Mr. Cortle raised the point that I do not need to have an idea in order to get involved with entrepreneurship. Instead I could do something like joining a startup based on somebody else’s idea. Even just beginning to interact with other people involved with entrepreneurship can be beneficial, and it does not require an idea to do so. Mr. Cortle spoke about various resources that students can use to get involved with entrepreneurship, most of which I was previously unaware of. Overall, while I still do not see myself getting involved in entrepreneurship, I now find myself more open to the possibility.
Rose Scholars Fall 2018
Endless possibilities
Peter Cortle’s talk about entrepreneurship must have been insightful. I am glad that you are trying to open yourself to the possibility of entrepreneurship. I also find that brainstorming an idea is difficult. In a group setting, I would find myself not being able to contribute much because I can’t think of good ideas. However, I think what is important is that I can at least contribute my opinion or thought if I can’t think of an idea. If I do think of an idea and the idea seems good, I could put it out there and receive either support or no support for the idea. That would still be fine because the group ultimately decides on the idea that would be beneficial to everyone.