Post 2- Why am I taking this class?

There are many reasons this class stood out to me. First of all, although I have yet to figure out 100% what my whole-life plans are,  I could definitely see myself in the startup world collaborating with other entrepeneurs. Because of my existing interest in entrepeneurship as well as my expererience interning at Salesforce.com last summer, a class like this tought out of the Center for Entrepeneurship and Technology really stood out to me.  Secondly, as Dr. Lavian pointed out in lecture, perhaps 1% of total employees at a company have personally issued patents. I believe being in that 1% is critical to making yourself stand out as an asset to your company and I know this class will teach me a lot about the process of getting a patent.