SEMESTER HAS ENDED AND I'VE JUST LEARNED SOMETHING
It was like last week since the semester started, and now it is about to end. This subject is about to end and I can’t dare to say that I haven’t learned anything, with that, I will be sharing my learnings from this subject in this last blog. In the whole semester, this subject has a total of 3 lecture series that were about business and innovation, 2 pitching presentations that were considered as the midterm and final exams, and ordinary class discussion were held.
During the first lecture series that was conducted by the guest speaker, Dr. Dumancas who talked about the “Intellectual property Rights and Technology”. I have learned from this lecture that there will be something generated by the mind, including inventions, creative works, and more. I have also learned that, defending one's intellectual property is important for preventing competitors from copying your product, developing and implementing its identity, and negotiating licensing agreements with other companies to allow them to regenerate it. It was a great opportunity also that I was able to know various intellectual property rights that are available. This lecture series is important and helpful especially in strengthening the business.
The second lecture series was all about the START-UP journey that was discussed by the guest speaker, Ms. Nacua of EHATID, a multi-talented entrepreneur who worked in digital design, education, management, sales, and marketing. I have learned that, before implementing ideas, we must understand the innovation's goal, which should not be solely based on profit, but on the value, it provides to the masses and its growth. We must ensure that everything is working toward the same goal. In addition, by identifying the problems, weak points and lacking, as well as continuing to develop concepts and ideas, we can surely make the best possible team for our START-UP.
As for the last lecture series that was conducted by the guest speaker, Ms. Lacadin, and was all about the “Resource Generation for Startups". Through this lecture series, I have understood more about how START-UP works. During the discussion, she stated that, entrepreneurs today must use digital marketing to grow their businesses or must take risk falling behind. She also added that, a lack of market needs and cash, an insufficient team, and being outcompeted are all reasons why start-ups fail. I have learned from these lecture series that identifying problems and lacking, opening minds to develop new ideas and concepts, as well as having the best possible team would possibly make reach the Start-up goals.
Furthermore, I will end this last blog with the progress of where we are now in our entrepreneurial journey. Today, December 10, 2021, we had our final pitching presentation. Our project proposal for “Transportation Services and Sugo Expresss” has come to an end with good results. We received feedbacks from the panelist as well as recommendations in order to make the proposal more validated and improve our entrepreneurial minds. On top of that, we were so grateful that finally it ended with positive results, and with the guidance of the educators. And now I will be ending this blog content with a reminder, “We might fail, but failure will never be the finish line, it will always be part of our journey to success instead”.
