Month: October 2021

What did you love this week?  

I enjoyed class on Monday with the random pitches, I also enjoyed the guest speaker.

What resonated with you in workshops?

Getting better at pitching in person, always good practice.

How might you apply this week’s learnings to your venture?

Did not learn anything new for the most part, so if anything I would just carry that momentum from pitching in class into my final pitch.

What did you learn in shift and share- what did you love, what would you have loved to see?

(N/A) We didn’t do shift and share this week

Something outside of E&I this week

I started a new part time job at kombucha town to further progress my fermentation skills, also had a lot of fun this weekend dressing up for Halloween.

Who have you reached out to for resources and support?

• I happened to befriend the CEO/Owner of kombucha town when I was first getting my supplies, he gave me some free scoby for brewing, as well as his phone number to call him for interviews or tips. I called him the first time earlier this week on Wednesday and he offered me a part-time job at kombucha town, so I can learn to brew/ferment properly.

How are you doing with evidence and customer discovery? Need support? If so, who will you connect with?

• Don’t need any support. I feel great, I have my work cut out for me I just need to keep working to deliver through on my overall plan.

What have you learned in the last week about coaching?

• In class? Don’t think I learned anything regarding coaching. I feel that I have a good grip on the class material as an E4 now.

What might you apply to your relationships?

• Within my venture? I will show that I am a hard worker and eager to learn/create.

How might you apply this week’s learnings to your venture?

• The only thing I will apply is the Design Thinking model we briefly touched on at the end of class on Wednesday. I will design my pitch around it.

How have you deepened your understanding of business research, empathy and alignment?

I cannot say that I have learned anything new in this class that would deepen my understanding in those 3 categories, just because this is my 4th time going through the class work. I feel that I am deepening my understanding in all three of those categories by pursuing my venture project.

How does IdeaGrit and Major Definite Purpose resonate with you right now?

Reminds me of what to stay focused on within my own venture and recognize the importance of certain aspects more than others.

How might you apply this week’s learnings to your venture?

Get a good JTBD statement down for my VPC, as well as something to reference the rest of this year while pursuing my project.

How are you feeling in the process of self discovery and venture formation?

• I am feeling good, I have a better idea of what I want to do for my venture and I plan to get started on it more this week.

What have you learned about SWOT and Pestle?

• I can’t say I have learned too much more than what I already knew. I actually just finished going over SWOT and PESTLE again my management class, so I feel that I have a pretty good understanding of both models.

How might you apply this week’s learnings to your venture?

• When we were talking about what sparks us I thought on that a little further and even went into more detail about the sparks with professor Sherwood in our coaching meeting, these new sparks that I am starting to recognize is what I will take with me going into this new venture.

Something I did outside of E&I this week.

• I was able to make some time on Wednesday to get outside and go for a hike which was really nice, and one of my housemates parents came to visit and brought his dog up to hang out with us for the weekend which was cool.