Entrepreneurship isn’t supposed to be easy, unless everyone would be millionaires by now. There are troubles and struggles that stop most people, but make the ones who stick through it. Customers may not see a need for your idea or the pricing might be too high. While my business idea of implementing wireless chargers in libraries was at a low point, I pushed through by taking in and implementing people’s feedback. By doing this, I changed my ideas to include an hourly service charge by device and expanding the locations to outside tables, classrooms, restaurants, and coffee shops are Gainesville instead of just the libraries.
To keep up with the requirements of this course, I would read the assignments in the beginning of the week and think through it for a few days. Then bullet point my ideas mid-week, finally completing it entirely at the end of the week. As advice to give future students, I would say to taking in other’s opinions wholeheartedly and if you get into a tight situation then look at the situation from a different perspective. It’s possible to develop a tenacious mindset by constantly checking your idea’s value in a customer’s point of view and turning the pushbacks into opportunities.
I completely agree with you that entrepreneurship is not supposed to be easy. By taking people's ideas and implementing them into your business plan, you are truly listening to the customer and meeting their needs. Being able to listen to other people's advice and seeing the situation from their perspective demonstrates a great attribute that you have. I think being open minded is important and will help you be successful.
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