1) What was the general theme or argument of the book? The general argument of this book was that failure is inevitable for success, however it is also imperative to not lose hope along the way to success.
2) How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003? In entrepreneurial ventures, it is important to remember that you will find failure way before you find success. It is a series of trials and errors, as Adams reiterates within his descriptions of his own experiences with the business world.
3) If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve? I think this exercise, the action of posting on a blog every week, could be based off the book itself. It's a good way of recording your everyday interactions with the world and what failures and successes you encounter. That way, you become aware of what is and what isn't working for you as you are forced to reflect and flesh out every aspect of each incident.
4) What was your biggest surprise or 'aha' moment when reading the book? In other words, what did you learn that differed most from your expectations? Scott Adams is the man behind the Dilbert cartoons. Before this however, he tried to win big in the business world within startups and even creating some patents.
Karina,
ReplyDeleteI couldn’t agree with his idea more that a need to fail before having success is inevitable. The ability to learn from the mistakes that you make is such a slept on idea and I think this was such the case with the business ideas brought forth in this book. You really did a great job on this, keep up the great work!