I think the self-driven style of learning incorporated in our class was very similar to what we can expect our pursuit of entrepreneurial endeavors to look like most days, at least in the beginning stages, but also as we grow and pivot as we’ve learned from discussions and readings. Although certain moments of the research process seemed daunting at first, we finally had to do what we’ve been taught to do up to this point and jump in and learn as best as we could. For most of us, certain assignments such as the mvp testing and the expert interviews were new experiences and I think incorporate this real-time study on an idea of our choosing gave us a realistic look at what to consider the next time we want to pursue an idea. I also appreciated the way discussion was encouraged in class and how many of us felt free to express our thoughts on each other’s progress throughout the semester. In doing so we learned many of us went through similar phases in the research process and I think this contributed to the strengthenening of our overall drive as we learned it’s okay to struggle, and even fail in some cases, so long as we learn something from it. With independence comes responsibility and I strongly believe this class reinforced that teaching.