Don't Let Your Dreams Be Memes

We had the opportunity to  have Mr. Erik Hanberg as a guest speaker, coming in to talk and share about his experience being an entrepreneur. He talked about how the idea of being an entrepreneur started when the idea of having a business running without him being there while working as the director at a local theater. Erik acknowledged as much as the idea was motivating his passion to become entrepreneur, it was also dangerous as it takes away one’s motivation to work for others. I think one of the most common asked question among us students was: how did he overcome the fear of failure should he failed to obtain success from being entrepreneur. His answer was obviously from his little idea while working at the theater; on top of that, around that same time, his wife was also having success earning income by being an entrepreneur, and that gave him inspiration as well as guidelines to start his journey. Mr. Hanberg’s first talking point is that to be an entrepreneur, we’d need to ...

Coding Review/Mentoring As a CS student who only started learning about coding since freshman year of college and had to mostly learn coding styles, standards, and conventions on my own through classes (which I also feel that majority of CS students go through the same process), I feel that aren’t many resources established around school campuses that are dedicated to helping students learn these useful fundamentals. When it comes to English writing classes, there are writing centers, tutoring, even paper review services that are available to help students improve their writing skills. In the same way for coding, I think a business that aims to help students improving their coding skills, reviewing their codes, and giving feedback can be something that’s extremely helpful at the same time profitable. Obviously, the business idea is limited to the marketplace of only college students and younger adults. On top of that, CS programs around the local area are very strict on academic int...

Although I never had an intention to be an entrepreneur or starting my own business, I still wanted to take this class to explore this career path that many people have often found it successful enough to pursue.  Another reason why I chose this class is because it focuses on entrepreneurship opportunities through the tech industry. As a student in the field, I’d like to learn about how and when to take advantage of certain types of emerging technology, so that I can make better career path choice with better chance of success. I’d like to learn about the process of running a business: dealing with taxes, legal obligations, marketing, expanding business, etc. Although it is very unlikely that I’d need or use these skills, I’d still like to know them to better prepare my portfolio, to deal with situations in future work, and maintain professional life. Knowing the process of running a business does not only benefit the business owner, it can also benefit those who work in the busin...