My entrepreneurship story begins with a primetime television show. You probably already know which one I am talking about and might be thinking, "how cliche".
And yes it is.
After watching "Shark Tank" for the first time, I immediately was captivated and fell in love. Seeing ordinary people like myself walk up to multi-millionaires with confidence and come out with a large investment was awesome to me. It personified the American dream to me. It was the culmination of an idea, hard work, creativity, and opportunity to create something beautiful. I started to give my ideas more credit from that day on. No longer did I brush off an idea thinking it was "silly" or not plausible. Rather, I began to write things down on my phone for later reflection and in hopes that one day I would be able to invest serious time and money into the viable ones.
The show was a sort of validation that my dreams could come true if I work hard at it and persevere. It allowed me to be exposed to the entrepreneurial spirit and gave me a glimpse into real life decisions between investors and inventors. If it were not for Shark Tank, I don't know if I would be in this class. I am grateful for the creators of that show for bringing something real and useful to television and inspiring me to fulfill my dreams as an entrepreneur.
I hope you can follow yours,
Enrique Lam :)
Enrique,
ReplyDeleteI also love the show Shark Tank. I used to watch it every week with my dad. While I also agree that some people on this show are able to live the American dream, I always felt so bad for the people that they tore down with bad ideas. Even though some of the ideas were kind of dumb, a lot of these people had invested tons of time and money, and it was hard to see them so discouraged.
My entrepreneurship story (http://taylorjnoe.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-entrepreneurship-story.html) is about the candy business my brother started at school. I don't know if you remember any of the kids who went on Shark Tank, but it reminded me a little bit of them (although on a way lesser scale). I think it just goes to show that literally anybody can be an entrepreneur with the right mentality and a great enough idea.
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ReplyDeleteHi Enrique,
ReplyDeleteI don't think being inspired by shark tank is "cliché" at all. My family and I watch it together all the time, and we even record and re-watch old episodes. I have been similarly inspired by the stories presented on that show. It always amazes me what kind of background those multi-millionaires came from. I am glad to see that that inspiration helped carry you to this class. I wish you the best of luck with this semester and the rest of your entrepreneurial career!
Here is a link to my entrepreneurship story as well:
http://ryangoodsonent3003.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-entrepreneurship-story-maple-street.html
All the best,
- Ryan