Describe the things that you shared in the discussion, and why they were important in the discussion. Then explain how that might influence your future actions related to entrepreneurship.

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Reflection on additional course material (15 points each) In module 5, we are starting to get into the application of some of the lean startup principles. Module 5, Choice 1: Eric Ries Chapters 2-4 (p 35-77) Ries mentions several good examples. Intuit/Snaptax, IMVU (3D-Avatars) Zappos HP’s plan to promote volunteering among employees Village Laundry service. Thinking of one good example that he shared, explain why he shared this example (need some details to explain). Explain where you might use this example to teach a friend, co-worker, or employee a principle that would make them more effective, even if they are not an entrepreneur (50-100 words) https://archive.org/details/TheLeanStartupErickRies/The%20Lean%20Startup%20-%20Erick%20Ries/ Module 5, Choice 2 Using these principles, briefly design an experiment that you could implement to determine how to better battle a pandemic like COVID (50-100 total words). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0APJlxMjPw4&t=1s&ab_channel=500Global

In module 6, we work on actually testing hypotheses. There are many hypotheses that one could test, including value proposition, customer segment and customer relationship hypotheses. Module 6, Choice 1: AB Testing Test Your Own Hypotheses & Prepare to be Wrong -Stuart Frisby Identify TWO points raised in this video that other students at UNLV would not know, and why they should know them (50-100 words) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQpQ0YHSfqM&ab_channel=O%27Reilly Module 6, Choice 2: Statistical Significance of AB Tests – Michael Aagaard Identify TWO points raised in this video that other students at UNLV would not know, and why they should know them (50-100 words) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuQXipyv520&ab_channel=MichaelAagaard Module 6, Choice 3: 500 Startups: How I Do Analytics Identify TWO points raised in this video that other students at UNLV would not know, and why they should know them (50-100 words) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQLLe6uBsVs&ab_channel=500Global

Module 7 is focused on reflecting on the course as a whole and your future in entrepreneurship and innovation. Module 7, Choice 1: Google for Startups, Making Something people love, Alexis Ohanian Video: Google for Startups: Making Something People Love Alexis Ohanian has done some interesting things in life, and I think that what he says here about making things that people love is really insightful. He talks about the importance of having a WHY. He talks about connection, community, design and going on the offensive. Identify and explain how a product or service that embodies the principles that Ohanian mentions. (50-100 total words). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4mGfgJSvQw&ab_channel=GeneralAssembly Module 7, Choice 3: Suggest a source.

Find a video (2-20 minutes long) or online article (<1500 words) that is freely available online, pertains to class material, and which you believe other students should hear about. Share the link to the material, and then explain how you think you might apply these points in your own life. (50-100 total words). Big Idea Discussions (15 points each) Big Idea Discussion-Week9-Violent entrepreneurship Describe the things that you shared in the discussion, and why they were important in the discussion. Then explain how that might influence your future actions related to entrepreneurship. (50-100 words). Have you ever thought of how crime as entrepreneurship? Think about some of the implications of thinking about this. https://www.econtalk.org/gary-shiffman-on-the-economics-of-violence/ Big Idea Discussion-Week11-Artificial Intelligence

Share here what you shared in the big idea discussion (as explained in the instructions). Go find an artificial intelligence tool to accomplish a task for you, do the task, and bring the result (along with an explanation of what you needed to do to get that result) to share and discuss. If you’re unfamiliar with AI Tools, here is a link that displays some of the possibilities. Be creative! https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/how-to-use-ai-to-do-stuff-an-opinionated Big Idea Discussion-Week13-Quit

Describe the things that you shared in the discussion, and why they were important in the discussion. Then explain how that might influence your future actions related to entrepreneurship. (50-100 words). A core idea of this course is testing, with the assumption that it is often good to pivot on an entrepreneurial idea. This podcast deals with the wider phenomenon of knowing when to quit. What are the clearest examples of times it would be helpful for people to think about quitting on something, to free them up to do something better with their time? When is quitting not a good thing? Come prepared to discuss. https://www.econtalk.org/annie-duke-on-the-power-of-quitting/