Very Short Interview No. 2

From where I stand now at the end of this course, I still think that this initial interview was very helpful and beneficial to me. I think the entrepreneur gave me a lot of good tips and advice that I definitely saw come into play throughout this course. The only thing that the entrepreneur did mention, that was not really brought up in this class, was working together on a team. I'm sure this is important in the real-world of entrepreneurship, however this specific class just never had this piece within its assignments.

How have you dealt with any unpredictable changes that have occurred?
"Somebody saw an item, and wanted matching pieces, but I didn't have it because the stuff is all uniquely made. I always tell them sure I can do it, none of the pieces will be exactly the same, but I can get it for them."
How do you decide what you business's next step is?
"I always ask when I'm selling my merchandise, 'Is there anything that you would like that you don't see?'. Some of my best-selling products have come from that tactic."
Have you begun to think about your exit strategy? If so, what is it and why?
"No because I always want to continue doing it, at least as a hobby. But I have already slowed down marketing it as a business."

Reflection:
I felt much more comfortable talking to the entrepreneur this time in the interview than I did the first time. As seen above, I knew many more terms of the field as well as had a better understanding of what went into. Coming up with my own questions made me realize that I had a much better sense of entrepreneurship now, as my questions were much more broad in the first interview and much more detailed this time.
I definitely think my entrepreneur could tell my gain in knowledge talking to me this time as opposed to the first time. She were a little stunned after I used the term "exit strategy," I don't think she expected me to know this term, nor was she ready to be asked it! She also paused after the first question as she really had to think about unpredictable changes she's had to withstand, I think having thought of something so specific about parts of the job really showed her how I've grown and learned in entrepreneurship.