Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Dot Com to Dot Bomb
This presentation was the most interesting for me, because I have always heard about the dot com bust, but never researched it or was given information about it.
Michele Armstrong
She also spoke to us about interviews. I have heard most of this information before, but she clarified a few things. Such as the phone interview, I thought a phone interview was an alternative to an in person interview, but it is supplementary. They verify your resume and get a feel for you before they invite you for an in person interview. Another thing that stood out was the tie. She said it is better not to wear a tie to an interview, when I thought it was a requirement.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Guest Speaker Derek Young
Mr. Fry told us to write how many question we have asked our guest speakers. I have asked zero questions to our guest speakers. I usually only have basic questions in which the speaker answers in their presentation.
Guest Speaker Bruce Kendall
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
John Dimmer
Overall, John Dimmer answered the questions on how to finance my company, when to go to investors, and what approach i should take.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Jon Goodman
She had a lot to say about market research. She said "take it with a grain of salt", what she is talking about is you shouldn't take other peoples market research literally. Another one of her big points was to surround yourself with seasoned experts, they will help you to start your business, because they've done it before. Jon said "Steal from one its plagiarism, steal from many it's research". I like this statement, because it applied to students in general, and also it applies to her words on seasoned experts.
Jon had a lot to say about learning. Jon said "have no shame", she said we should take advantage of being students and try to get ourselves into businesses to learn what we can from them.
Overall, I really enjoyed listening to what Jon had to say. She seemed very enthusiastic about talking to us and kept our attention from start to finish.
Strengths and Weaknesses
- Interpersonal relations
- Written communications
- Problem solver
- Follow directions well
- Adapt to change well
Weaknesses.
- Lack confidence
- Bored easily
- Introverted
- Lack focus
- Procrastinator
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Guest Speaker Ron Kornfeld
On Wednesday we had a guest speaker named Rob Kornfeld. He talked to us about business plans. His presentation was on his 5 step program to business plans. He is the author of the template in which we will base our business plans on. He knew his material very well it seemed like he’s an expert on this stuff (he is). The part that most stood out to me was when he said “Any brilliant business plan can be explained in a tweet”. I think what he is trying to say with that is you just have to be concise and not fill the plan up with useless garbage. Another main point I found is prepare your business plan for a specific audience. If you’re showing the plan to engineers, make it more technical, if you’re showing it off to a financial institution, make sure to have the finance section in detail. Overall, I thought Mr. Kornfeld gave a professional presentation, was very informative.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Five business ideas
2. Only textbooks. A website only for trading and selling textbooks, operated like ebay where the user is responsible for shipping.
3. Iphone/Ipod touch developers. A business that would build Iphone/Ipod touch applications for a customer or company.
4. PC parts truck. Much like a Snap-On tool truck, this PC parts truck would deliver parts, in a van.
5. An online service for setting up golf course tee times. Most courses don't offer this service, I think it would help golfers out when planning for a tee time.