Very Short Interview Part 2

1. I would say that looking back on the first interview, there is already so much that I have learned without realizing it.  Of course the most notable is putting myself out there and interviewing customers and finding my targets.  However, I have realized from the interview that through all the criticisms, elevator pitches, interviews, and venture concepts, I have learned how to budget for a big project/entrepreneurship like this, plan ahead for possible failures, learn the market, and much more. In the first interview, the entrepreneur, Scott Smiley, harped on the fact that he wished he knew how much start up cost really would be and he explained this would be a major thing to learn about in this class  Now, we have not specifically had an assignment about it, but through the comments from fellow students and interviewees, I have learned what start up cost I am forgetting about, don't need, and essential.

2. questions

•  When you finally decided to branch off and start your own firm, what was most essential to do before opening the new firm? How did you and your partners decide on a partnership instead of a LLC?
• So far in this class, I have had to go out and conduct interviews to find out how the community would respond to my product, and to see what potential customers I would have.  What did you do at the start of the business to engage with potential customers and bring in business.  Any specific type of advertising or target market?
• When the firm began to take shape, what was the difference in bringing in new clients than in the beginning? Different kind of advertising? Harder or Easier
• How did you and do you still plan for possible problems in the future? 
• Looking back from where you started to where you are know, is it anywhere to where you envisioned the firm going? Where would you like to see the firm go in the future?

3. This interview went a lot differently than the first interview.  First off, the interview lasted a lot longer, and I was able to see what directions his answers were going and relate in a small way to the theoretical directions I could to my company.  I also believe the question types were different  In the beginning, it was more about trying to figure out what exactly makes and entrepreneur what challenges they face.  The questions were broad.  In this case, the questions were more specific, and they focused on different time periods of the business. My dad, the entrepreneur, definitely recognized a difference as well, noting that this interview seemed more natural and informational than the first one where it seemed too broad.