As the 16-week JRN450 class on entrepreneurship comes to a close, there is a lot to be reflected on. When I first started, I had a very vague idea on what “entrepreneurship” meant, what it entailed, and how someone could be one. I now realize a lot of my perceptions of these at the beginning… Continue reading 16 Weeks With Entrepreneurship
Aaron Bleyaert is the head of all things digital at Conan. That includes the producing, writing, marketing, innovating, and experimenting with the all the content made at Conan that goes onto the internet. Commonly known as Conan’s video game accomplice in the Clueless Gamer series, Bleyaert is a multi-faceted and accomplished leader within the entertainment… Continue reading Aaron Bleyaert, A Leader In Entertainment
To preface, the trip to Detroit for our entrepreneurship class was planned far in advance. I put the date in my calendar in January. Contrary to the title of this article, this was an expected trip. What was unexpected were the two revelations I came to while I was on the trip. 1.) The startup,… Continue reading The Unexpected Trip to Detroit
“What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.” I have always loved quotes. I have a wall of quotes in my dorm room. I make sure to read certain quotes to myself every day. I write down quotes in class when I hear something inspiring. One quote has always been my favorite.… Continue reading The Inevitable and Unintended Consequences of Creation
Peter Shankman Skyped into our MSU journalism class the other day to talk a bit about his life. He delved into many things, including his podcast Faster Than Normal, his life with ADHD, and some impactful lessons he has learned throughout his career. He is a successful entrepreneur and author who founded HARO and has written… Continue reading A Lesson On Hard Work
Music is all about finding your target market. A musician tediously creates different configurations of sounds and puts them together to make music. That music is then promoted, distributed, and sold. But to be an economically successful musician, one must have a devoted target market and a healthy-sized target audience. A great tool to get… Continue reading Target Markets Through Childish Gambino’s Discography
It’s the great Coney Quest! Before starting our own Coney Island that puts all other Coney Island restaurants out of business, we toured three different Coneys in East Lansing to get a feel for competitive analysis. We’re not really going to start a Coney Island restaurant. However, in learning about the process of entrepreneurship and… Continue reading The Great Coney Quest: Discovering How a Coney Survives in a Crowded Market
Ken Doctor poses many questions in his Newsonomics article about the values of journalists. The most enticing to me was this: “Increasingly, though, I’ve come to believe that we can’t rebuild local news capacity until we’re more clear about our 21st-century values. What might we include in those values?” His answer to this predicament is a multitude… Continue reading Want To Be A Great Journalist? Have the Values Of A Boy Scout
“You want to know how to paint a perfect painting? It’s easy. Make yourself perfect and then just paint naturally.” This quote by Robert Pirsig utilized in an article about startup ideas by Paul Graham beautifully exemplifies the complexity, confusion, and curiosity enveloped in finding a great startup idea. Much like a masterwork painting, startup ideas… Continue reading How to Find Startup Ideas … As Told By Paintings
Look around. Wherever you might be reading this blog with the poorly punned title, there is someone on their phone in your field of vision. There is someone browsing the Internet for information on what “complicit” means. There is someone seeing how many likes they are getting on their latest super cute Instagram photo to… Continue reading Digital -Vs- Everbody: How the Media fared in 2017
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