I entered the spring 2011 semester with a vision of a company that I wanted to start (or thought I did). I thought it was a great idea and couldn't wait to get back to Tuscaloosa to work on it more. Why did I want to get back on campus?
1) I was a student at a huge university with over 30,000 students. These students are taught by leading professionals within various specialties. If you have a question about economics, e-mail or drop in on an economics professor's office hours. Most professors, teaching assistants, and deans would love nothing more than to hear about a project that you're working on and do anything they can to help you. They are also often great people to network yourself with.
2) Like I said above, I was at a school with 30,000 students. If you do a half decent job socializing and associating yourself with the right kinds of people, you can find yourself a co-founder or supporters of your startup fairly easily. Remember that you are who you surround yourself with.
3) Time. I was on my own time. I decided everything I did in the day myself (other than classes) and this was a huge help for me. Since I was in school I wasn't working and other than 16 hours of classes a week I was able to concentrate a lot of my time on my business plan and research. Never forget to have fun.
Some people say being an entrepreneur isn't always the most glamorous thing to do as a college student, and they are right. But if you are able to know when to work for 3 days straight and when to eat and have fun, then it can be one of the best feelings in the world knowing that you're doing big things an age where most people aren't worried about the real world.
Stay tuned for my next post: "College is the WORST place to develop a startup"
BPL
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