http://mix.gmu.edu

George Mason University - Mason Innovation Exchange (MIX)

MSEA Program Team Member

June - August 2019 • Fairfax, VA

What I liked

I liked that it taught me a lot about how a business starts up and why it fails and how you could keep growing it.

What I wish was different

I wish I had lived on campus or near campus so I didn't have to make the long commute.

Advice

Don't take the opportunity for granted. It teaches you a lot about how to work with groups, give positive and negative feedback and present your ideas in a concise and comprehensible way.
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Mason Summer entrepreneurship Accelerator

June - August 2019 • Fairfax, VA

What I liked

I liked that the program was designed in a way that allowed me to apply what i learned in class out in the real world. Everyone was also very nice and supportive. I learned about how to write a business plan and find the target customer. How to conduct customer discovery interviews.

What I wish was different

I wish we didn't have long lectures but i understood it was necessary.

Advice

It is a great and intense program. But it is very impactful program for young entrepreneurs so if you get the chance, Do it! it is a once in a life time experience to learn from the best and network with successful entrepreneurs. The experience I got from this program opened up so many doors for me.
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Entreprenureship

June - August 2019 • Fairfax, VA

What I liked

I very much enjoyed being an entrepreneur and doing research about my startup company through the MIX at George Mason

What I wish was different

I wished that we have other resources that would take small startup company's and give those upcoming companies a start in the tech world.

Advice

LOVED every minute of it but it is hard work and lots of on foot research looking for the perfect market fit.
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Undergraduate Researcher

June 2018 • Fairfax, VA

What I liked

I actually worked through the OSCAR (Office of Student Scholarship, Creative Activities, And Research) program! I enjoyed working with a multidiscplinary team, having the freedom to really design our study on Autonomous Vehicles.

What I wish was different

I wish it would have been more structured, it was sometimes unclear what was expected of us.

Advice

You get out what you put in. If you want, it can make you more of a self starter, more of a leader, and allow you to think more critically.
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