I couldn't meet up with the exact same Entrepreneur, as he was busy. However, I did meet up with an entrepreneur whom I know very well and I asked him three questions.
Q: As you set out an entrepreneur, what was the biggest challenge of that initial stage?
A: The most difficult thing for me was simply getting into the world of business. I had left home and quit my job all within a year and I was only 19 years old. Not knowing what is going to happen is a scary thing, but I would advise anyone to try and put yourself in a situation in which you don't know what is going to happen. Life will work out.
Q: How did you go about growing your network to the point where it is today?
A: Being in the culinary industry, I started from the bottom and worked my way up. Always being nice to people and not being afraid of meeting new people is key towards building a network. Constantly put yourself in a situation in which you will meet people, make a good impression, and boom thats how you network. Eventually you will meet people who "know" people or something of that sort. Soon enough people will be going out of there way specifically to network with you.
Q: How do you know if the venture you create is the one you want to build a career around?
A: With me, I have built my career not around a single venture, but rather around an entire industry (culinary industry). I always have new ideas within the industry, and sometimes I decide to act on them. At the end of the day, you will know if what you are doing is what you love. You just know.
While this entrepreneur was not the same one I interviewed with the last assignment, it is someone that I had talked to before. The level of comfort level was obviously there as we discussed various topics. I actually met the man through my father (who is an entrepreneur himself) this semester. I know him only as Mike of custom foods, and hopefully this assignment will help me with my entrepreneurial endeavors in the future.
Hey Alagana,
ReplyDeleteI really liked the questions your asked your entrepreneur. They provided a lot more of a personal insight and his struggles definitely seemed like it built his character and perspective as a whole. I definitely agree with the entrepreneur's statement to put yourself in a situation in which you don't know what is going to happen. That's life in general, and it does seem to have a way of working itself through in the end.
Here is the link to my blog post:
http://jaryprinent.blogspot.com/2016/04/very-short-interview-part-2-week-14.html
Alagana,
ReplyDeleteThat is unfortunate that you could not meet up with the same entrepreneur, as you couldn't reflect on your past questions and future success. On the other hand, you still put a lot of effort into this assignment. I think your first question is the best question as failure is where people learn the most, and often, entrepreneurs have many failures. I wish I asked that question but I asked: How'd you identify your opportunity and turn this into a business initially as well as asking him what he thought of my business. Building a network is also huge into the success of anyone, but especially an entrepreneur because my interviewee also said that it helps in the beginning stages mostly. It still looks like you got a lot out of this assignment, which is the main key to any of these!
You can check out my post here:
http://jamesdonigan.blogspot.com/2016/04/very-short-interview-part-2.html
I really liked the questions your asked your entrepreneur. They provided a lot more of a personal insight and his struggles definitely seemed like it built his character and perspective as a whole.
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