Month: April 2022

Journal Entry #4

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  1. What was the process you took creating your Plan of Action? 
  • I followed the same setup that I started as an E4. I keep my true north statement there that we did a long time ago. I create a timeline that is sectioned off into the 3 months, within each month I say what I want done that month. Then I include just a general summary for this quarter and what I plan to do.
  1. What is your plan for sticking to the Plan of Action and holding one another accountable through out the quarter? 
  • Sticking to my plan will be pretty easy. Regardless of this class I am already extremely motivated to create a successful business out of this venture. I have been sticking to a plan of action since November of 2021 and I don’t plan on stopping soon.
  1. How are you feeling about Venture Project Two? What areas do you feel good? What areas do you need more clarity?
  • I feel great, no need for clarity. This is my final quarter and I am excited to wrap it up and bring everything together.
  1. We went downtown this week! What sparked interest for you in the downtown tour?
  • Unfortunately I was not able to attend! Some of you may remember me saying this when I did the kombucha venture, but I have a rare stomach problem, and it takes months to get in and see a specialist doctor, so I had to skip the class for my doctor, sorry!

What did I do outside of E&I this week?

  • Lots of work on my venture project. We sold a lot more NFTs this week than we do on average which was awesome. We also just got a partnered website live that has a very large community, which gave our project a lot of attention.

Journal Entry #3

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Reflecting on your pitch and wrapping up Venture Project One, how did it go?

  • VP1 overall went great for our group. We landed on an idea really quickly, which allowed us to get going on everything else that we needed within the google drive. Our team worked fantastically, we got honest evidence to support our claim, and we found a real opportunity to make transportation more accessible. We also won the pitch off! I am very happy with our project and how the team performed

What have you learned about yourself? From this learning, what will you carry forward into Venture Project Two?

  • Going into my final VP1 I was not expecting to learn too much new info. One thing that really stood out to me this quarter is my speaking and pitching ability. I was not a good public speaker at all when I started this program, but after doing this recent pitch, going back and watching the recording, I am very pleased with my ability to pitch and am excitied to see what I can do with that ability in the future. From this I will carry my confidence with pitching into my final VP2 pitch, and hopefully deliver an amazing pitch.

Outside of E&I this week.

  • I spent a lot of time this week working on the Pixies, which is my NFT project for VP2. We are making awesome progress, and this week we got our biggest partner yet which will really help us a lot. Other than that I had a fun weekend, and just had a good Easter brunch with my girlfriend.

Journal Entry #2

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This first week is going great, not too much to reflect on. Its my final quarter and I have done this same week many times before.

Hows it going with…

With my team it is going great! I am working with some awesome higher up E-levels and our two E1s are eager to learn, Its fun for me to get to teach some of this material that I feel I have mastered in a way.

With evidence based entrepreneurship, I would say its going okay. We are getting a lot of conflicting data. Some of it supports our idea, and some does not. It is a bit in the middle on how people stand with our solution to transportation accessibility in Bellingham.

With discovering a new accessibility opportunity, I think we have discovered a great opportunity. Our idea is to bring an electric scooter service to Bellingham that is free for WWU students. We believe this will serve a fun/accessible means to getting around campus/downtown for students. Especially ones that live on campus and may not have a car.

I do not think I need any support this quarter.

Outside of E&I this week, I went to Vancouver BC with my girlfriend over the weekend which was a lot of fun. I also ordered something called a “one wheel” back in December and it finally showed up today, so I am super excited to get outside and ride it around!

Journal Entry #1

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  1. Introduce yourself! Who are you? What are you majoring in/hoping to major in? What are your hobbies?
  • Hello! My name is John McCullugh, I am 22 years old, a senior, and originally from Redmond Washington. I am currently majoring in Business management and enjoying it a lot. I enjoy hiking, video games, hanging out with family/friends/girlfriend, and creating/trading NFTs!
  1. Why did you join Entrepreneurship or why are you in the Entrepreneurship minor?
  • I went to my advisor as a freshmen in college, when she asked what I wanted to do I said, I want to be my own boss. She pointed me in the direction of the E&I minor and I jumped right in!
  1. How did the first day of class go for you? What stuck out to you? What areas do you need more clarity? 
  • Class was great! Nothing new stuck out to me and I do not need any clarity.
  1. How are you preparing for success this quarter?
  • This is my last quarter at western, I am currently just staying on top of my work so I can finish strong!
  1. After to reading the syllabus, what do you expect for your E-level  journey this quarter? (eg- first quarter, second quarter, etc.
  • I expect to come out of this quarter with my entrepreneurship skills mastered. I really hope by the end of the quarter I can turn my venture into the successful business I have planned on creating!
  1. Outside of E&I this week
  • I have been working a lot on my venture project, and hanging out with my friends and girlfriend. Didn’t do anything too much fun! Just hanging out and went out on Friday night.