Initial Entrepreneurial Self Evaluation

This is a graded assignment. While there are no "wrong answers", the thoroughness and thoughtfullness of your responses will be assessed.

Here is high-level guidance on how the assignment will be assessed:

All prompts completed (60%)
Thorough explainations and context provided (30%)
Past, current, and/or potential future experiences and examples referenced (10%)

What does entrepreneurship mean to you?

Are you currently working on an entrepreneurial endeavor? If not currently, describe one that you have in mind.

Fast forward several years and imagine that a venture you started turns out to be an incredible success. Looking back, what was the most important thing(s) you did or didn't do to enable that success?

What, if anything, scares you about entrepreneurship? Why?

What, if anything, excites about entrepreneurship? Why?

I enjoy creating things that didn't previously exist.

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I'm able to adapt plans while a project is in motion.

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I'm constantly thinking of ways to improve on things.

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I look at failures as opportunities to learn, improve, and iterate.

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I am able to find ways to quickly start and test new opportunities.

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I hold myself accountable to deliver on my work.

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I seek guidance and advice from others.

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I can see the big picture while staying aware of important details.

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I am able to communicate the value of a product, solution, or concept to others.

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I seek input from customers and incorporate their feedback.

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Reaching an effective solution is more important to me than sticking to my original idea.

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I tend to question or challenge the way things have been done.

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I tend to question or challenge the way things have been done.

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I am comfortable asking for money for a product or service that I have developed.

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I believe that my effort is the most significant factor in my venture's success or failure.

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I enjoy setting things up for others to make their experience better or easier.

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I am comfortable confronting a teammate when their work is negatively impacting a project.

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If something I've started ends up failing, I don't take it personally.

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I am comfortable making mistakes.

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I enjoy the journey of creating something just as much as the end result.

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I can give myself permission to take a break and rest if I need it.

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I can identify and delegate tasks that others can manage so that I can focus on more strategic actions.

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Once I've put something in motion, I am comfortable waiting to see results.

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I like to do most things myself.

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I like working with teams.

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I can effectively motivate and direct others toward objectives.

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I am able to assess and budget where my time is best spent.

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Of the statements above, which would you want to change about yourself? How do you think you can work on them?

If you can walk away at the end of this course with just one thing what would it be? Explain why.

For example, a new ability, skill, piece of knowledge, characteristic, perspective, etc.

Initial Entrepreneurial Self Evaluation

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