We
started our 2nd meeting in our subject Technopreneurship with a
pleasing atmosphere. First, our instructor told us to share our techno ideas (first
assignment) to each of us. So each of us shared it, and then validated if the
idea was existing or not and if it’s valuable or not. After that, our
instructor started the lesson. He discussed about the current situation in our
country right now. He’s talking about families that doesn’t have a proper job,
and families that are suffering right now because they don’t have a job to feed
their parents. While listening to him, in all of a sudden, I thought about my
current situation like, I feel so lucky because my parents has a proper job and
can feed the whole family. Back to the topic. After that, he discussed his
purpose why did he projected those current situations. Simply because he wanted
us to recall the alternative mindset, which is the technopreneur mindset, and
also for us to avoid those situations. The alternative mindset talks about how
it helps creating a job, and me as a technopreneur being the boss of my own
company. As for me, that mindset is still on the beginning process, because I
don’t even know how to start my own company and the other thing is that, I may
be knowledgeable on how to create my own but I’m not yet ready for it.
He then
discussed the SEED Model. Its acronym stands for Self Mastery, Environment
Mastery, Enterprise Mastery, and a Development of a business plan. Those 4 key
points must be acquired and equipped by the students in order to master
technopreneurship.
Self Mastery – Here, each of us
will be going to take series of tests, which is: IQ (Intelligent Quotient) test,
EQ (Emotional Quotient) test and AQ (Adversity Quotient) test. So that after
the results are being collected, we will now know what are our strengths and
weaknesses, and how we will be going to use it when we start our own techno
company in the future. As our instructor said, the IQ test is not necessary,
because the moment we entered the university, we are being tested through the
entrance exam. Mastering one’s self attribute is quite challenging. Each of us
has a unique attribute. Having a high emotional quotient (EQ) is very helpful,
especially if you have your own company, because you can easily connect to
people (your clients) and feel them, for what they wanted to be.
Environment Mastery - This
is about observing what is going on with your environment. This could also help
generate business ideas and job seeking opportunities. Serendipity walks,
crisis, and trends are the types of environment observation methods.
"Serendipity walk", where you create an idea by walking around
("muni-muni"). For me, serendipity walk helped me creating an idea
for our first assignment and I can really say that it is 100% legit.
"Crisis", where you create an idea by observing what's going on in
your environment. "Trends", where you create an idea by going on
social media and look for what's the news and trends in the internet.
Enterprise Mastery - An example of Environment Mastered
person is someone who understands the industry he/she is in. Sees the
opportunities, not the problems, is on top of the situation instead of being
under the situation, is the organization/industry innovator and strategist. I
have an example story for this acroynm, just a short one: "While walking
and observing, Juan saw that at the NBI nearby Victoria plaza, sayo kaayo mag
linya ang mga tao. He also saw that some people feel hungry, but there's no
food to buy or if there is, the store may be far from NBI. So what he did is he
placed a mini store beside NBI, selling variety of filipino foods, and some
bread just to fill up people's tummy in times of hunger. And it was a success
for him because he didn't expected that it would be a great help for those
people who feel hungry and need a food to eat." As you can see, Juan didn’t
see that problem as a hindrance in his business, instead he treated it as an
opportunity to create one. Juan is an example of an environment mastered person.
It
has been very hard for me to have a reflection on the Enterprise Mastery
because like what I said, I am not that much of a business minded person most
of my explanation are somehow confusing and repetitive, but I think that when
the time comes that I will be able to understand the Enterprise Mastery, I will
be able to define it better and use it to my advantage as a technopreneur. Like
what our instructor said, an idea is not enough for you to sell, you will need
to make it into reality, and then find ways to earn from it, this is where the
Enterprise Method would take place and would give an impact to that idea.
Development of Business Plan - After you combine all the
masteries in one, it would all go to this phase, this is where you write the
business plan, combining all your ideas into one and making it to reality. This
is also where you will present and defend the business plan, this is mostly
done in front of professionals, big company owners and businessmen, you must be
able to sell it and show your technopreneur skills to them, defending your
business plan might be very hard because some would think that it is too
impossible for you to achieve it but the most important thing to think of when
you are making a business plan is to be sure that you are confident with it,
that you have a vision that it has a future and will be widely accepted by the
people. And the last one would be adding refinements to the presented business
plan, after finishing the business plan it is not expected to be always
perfect, therefore you should improve it even more until it be easier for you
to start up your business and so that it will be easier for you in the end.
I
did not expect that these existed because I thought before that being a
technopreneur or businessman would be very easy, but while I was listening to
our instructor and making this reflection, I was able to understand the SEED
curriculum even further and it shed light to me that there are things to be
followed in order for me to become a successful technopreneur. Becoming a
technopreneur is very hard even just thinking of an idea takes up lots of time,
it is amazing that some people are able to generate an idea with in just
minutes or hours, I think that I will be able to achieve that when I am able to
master the SEED course model.
After
the discussion, it’s almost time. So, our facilitator decided to let us go have
a break and said that we will be continuing our discussion on his lesson next
meeting. I am searching forward for the succeeding days and succeeding
introductions. I have found out such a great amount about the exercise that our
facilitator examined. I discovered that in the field of business and
technopreneurship it's not about how wise you are; the means by which great you
are in school or any scholarly exercises; it's about your assurance, your
abilities, valor, your potential and so on to do such techniques so as to
assemble a fruitful business later on. I additionally discovered that to wind
up a decent business visionary you need enough certainty, dedicated, daring
individual, and objective arranged. In life we have to take and take a stab at
anything, going out on a limb isn't simple however in each move that we make we
have to grasp regardless of it might bring for you. Once in a while it's
negative in some cases it's sure. In any case, recollect forget that it's is a
piece of our voyage towards progress. Utilize that disappointment as your inspiration
to endeavor hard and gain from it. In addition, being a decent technopreneur
should constantly set its objective. On the off chance that you are not
objective arranged individual, at that point you're similar to defining your
objective with restrictions. Try not to restrict your objectives throughout
everyday life. And furthermore you should be sufficiently sure in everything
that you do throughout everyday life, and each choice that you made. Those
attributes will lead you and your business effective. I additionally discovered
that, by thought alone it is conceivable to make and create business. Since
thought is only a thought. Without taking and applying activities over it then
you let that open door lost from you. Make your thought as a reason. Those
thoughts may assist you with moving and secure your objectives throughout
everyday life. Possibly, it is additionally an update for me to make myself
more grounded and sufficiently sure in the way that I've taken at this point.
You can't secure achievement throughout everyday life in the event that you
don't work from it. Try not to pursue accomplishment for progress will pursue
you.
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