ASSIGNMENT PURPOSE
(1) identify and explore the entrepreneurial mindset and journey of an individual, real or fictional, and the effectiveness of such mindset for achieving organizational mission, vision, and objectives
(2) in the conclusion, apply the entrepreneurial mindset to your own career plans as is applicable to your personal situation.
WRITING RESOURCES (WRITING SKILLS)
Writing Center (https://newhaven.mywconline.com
Citing Sources Properly (Purdue) https://owls.purdue.edu/
Grammar Check www.Grammarly.com
Assignment Deliverables (PROCESS)- 1,500 words
All of the following components should be in ONE document.
- Project Plan – Task List (with dates)
- Outline (include paragraph topics with a brief focus or required elements for each paragraph)
- Peer Reviewer (include the date of the review and any comments they provided)
- Final Draft (final polished copy of your paper)
PAPER FORMAT (CONTENT)
- Introduction with a thesis statement,
- What is a thesis statement? | Every paper you write should have a main point, a main idea, or central message. The argument(s) you make in your paper should reflect this main idea. The sentence that captures your position on this main idea is what we call a thesis statement.
- How long does it need to be? | A thesis statement focuses your ideas into one or two sentences. It should present the topic of your paper and also make a comment about your position in relation to the topic. Your thesis statement should tell your reader what the paper is about and also help guide your writing and keep your argument focused.
SOURCE| http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/tips/thesis/ - Background on the particular entrepreneur,
- HINT: read one of the “entrepreneurship in action” profiles in your text for ideas about how to introduce your entrepreneur (p.64)
- Traits and characteristics associated with the entrepreneurial mindset,
- Entrepreneurial mindset– ability to quickly sense, act, and get organized under certain conditions. Ability to persevere, accept and learn from failure, and get comfortable with a certain level of discomfort (p.69)
- An analysis demonstrating how the individual’s process connects to the mindset and how such mindset contributes to success, and
- Develop questions for your interview or research to obtain this information.
- A conclusion, which includes a reflection related to your own career aspirations.
- Apply the entrepreneurial mindset to your own career plans as is applicable to your personal situation
NOTE: At a minimum, you should be connecting and citing what you learned from the textbook to what you have learned from your entrepreneur.
CONDUCTING AN INFORMATION INTERVIEW
SOURCE | https://career.berkeley.edu/Info/InfoInterview
Identify Person Interviewee
- Pursue your own contacts. People you already know, even if they aren’t in fields of interest to you, can lead you to people who are. This includes family, friends, teaching assistants, professors, and former employers.
Prepare for the interview
- Develop a brief introduction of yourself and your hopes for the meeting.
- Plan open-ended questions to ask.
Initiate contact
- Contact the person by email or phone (see sample telephone script below).
- Mention how you got his or her name.
- Ask whether it’s a good time to talk for a few minutes.
- Emphasize that you are looking for information for a class project
- Ask for a convenient time to have a 20-30-minute discussion
- Be ready to ask questions on the spot if the person says it is a good time for him/her and that s/he won’t be readily available otherwise.
Conduct the informational interview
- Dress neatly and appropriately, as you would for a job interview.
- Arrive or call on time or a few minutes early.
- Have your list of questions available and be prepared to take notes
- Restate that your objective is to get information and advice, not a job.
- Give a brief overview of yourself and your education and/or work background.
- Be prepared to direct the interview, but also let the conversation flow naturally, and encourage the interviewee to do most of the talking.
- Respect the person’s time. Limit the meeting to the agreed-upon timeframe.
- Ask the person if you may contact them again in the future with other questions.
Follow-up
- Send a thank-you note within 1-2 days to express your appreciation for the time and information given.
- Keep in touch with the person, especially if you had a particularly nice interaction; let them know that you followed up on their advice and the outcome. This person could become an important part of your network.
POTENTIAL INTERVIEW TOPICS
- Background
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Individual’s process
- Reflection on successes
- Peer Reviewer: Aidan Berman-
- First Meeting-February 1st
- Second Meeting- February 7th
- Final Meeting- February 15th
- DUE DATE: February 17th
- Decide on Entrepreneur: January 28th
- Daymond
- War Dogs ( Miles teller)
- Nuvany
- Tag
- Wolf of Wall Street
- Kanye West
- Get Research/Questions Ready: January 29th-30th
- What companies does he own or operate?
- [1] Owns: Yeezy, Operate
- Operates: GOOD Music, Pyrex Vision
- Colabs: Balenciaga, Donda Stem Player, Gap, Bape, Nike, LV, Riccardo Tisci, APC, Masion Marigela, Addidas
- Merch: Yeezus, Watch the throne
- How many years has he been working on each?
- Check Source on last answer
- What was the journey for each?
- Same as last question
- What tours were marketing genius?
- Life of Pablo
- Watch The throne
- Larry Hoover Concert
- Donda Listening Events
- What creative director roles has he stepped into?
- LV
- Fendi
- Gap
- Balenciaga
- Yeezy
- What creatives/entrepreneurs have followed in his footsteps?
- Myself
- What is he working on currently?
- [2] Gap x Balenciaga x Yeezy
- Donda 2
- [4] What was him working at Gap like?
- He credits the retailer with starting his inspiration for starting to dive deeper into fashion
- Why has Balenciaga taken a big chunk of his wardrobe lately?
- [5] Its becomes the statement of his divorce and the vibe of this new era of Kanye.
- What is his mindset like?
- It seems that Kanye’s mindset is inspired and changed constantly. Always adapting to the trends of today or creating them. Once he’s inspired you can not stop him.
- What companies does he own or operate?
- [6] Organize what to say and strong thesis: February 1st
- Set Up another meeting with Aidan- February 7th
- Hand in the essay by February 16th
Thesis: Work Ethic, Persistence.
https://www.thefader.com/2022/01/04/report-kanye-west-donda-2
https://www.gq.com/story/kanye-balenciaga-obsession