Very Short Interview, Part 2

   My thoughts on my initial interview looking back on it are all pretty good. I thought I asked very good questions, and the answers I received were eye-opening and inspiring. It's always great to hear from someone with so much passion for what they do- it is so great to hear from an entrepreneur himself. To fill you on my last interview, I talked to the creator and owner of UnBalanced, a clothing company that a family friend started.

   Unfortunately I could not record my interview because of geographical differences, but I can sum up the conversation on the phone. Here were the questions I asked and summaries of the responses I received:

1) Did you ever think that you didn't have the mind of an entrepreneur? If so, how did you learn to embody this spirit?

I think that I've always had a mind for innovation- I always loved coming up with new, big ideas. I love brainstorming about things that could be enhanced and coming up with business ideas. I continue to embody this spirit because it's just something that I love to do. Entrepreneurship takes passion, and it's my passion!

2) What did you do if you ever felt like giving up?

Anytime I got frustrated throughout my two times truly being an entrepreneur, I kept in my mind that I am bigger than my failures- and that these said failures are the very thing that is going to make me a better person- in business and in life. Without failure we would be nowhere! Always keep a positive outlook and remember that you CAN work through whatever is getting you down.

3) Do you think my entrepreneurship class is doing a good job of giving me an entreprenuerial mindset?

This interview and the last I thought you asked great questions- but I like this question a lot because I do think that your professor is giving you great assignments. It's less just book reading and more real world experience- which is what you guys need. I would enjoy taking this class!

Since the person I interviewed is a family friend, it wasn't too nerve racking talking to him; yet I feel like I have become more comfortable with communicating all together. Interviews used to make me nervous, yet now I have learned to keep cool, calm, and collected. My levels of comfort are expanding, and I can truthfully say I do feel more confident doing things like this now. My interviewee is always impressed with the latest thing that I'm doing, so he was very pleased that I was reaching out to him again. He really enjoyed the questions i chose to ask, and even said himself that I was getting great real world experience.