Please read Institute Notes On Entrepreneurship (clivedavisinst.tisch.nyu.edu/object/instnotes) on the website. In your Statement of Intent, clearly identify which of these four entrepreneur types (executive entrepreneur, producer entrepreneur, performer entrepreneur, journalist entrepreneur) you hope to become as you progress in your career. Based on your experiences so far, what kinds of skills do you possess - or do you hope to develop - that will allow you to succeed as your chosen type of entrepreneur [500-750 words; double-spaced; .pdf format]?
This is the first paragraph of my statement of intent. How is it so far?
As I progress in my musical career, I would like to become a Performer Entrepreneur. In terms of skills so far, I have experience as a singer, rapper, and lyricist as well as experience with the flute and piano. I began both singing and rapping at the age of five and I would put on small performances during family gatherings. At the age of eight, I started playing the flute but most of my performances were confined to the school but during middle school I traveled a lot with my school band. We would put on lots of performances at various colleges and malls. At the age of twelve I would start teaching myself piano by ear. In 2009, I became fascinating by the sudden rap "epidemic". Everyone was rapping and I felt the need to contribute. It was something about the way the words were being put together that initially intrigued me. At that time, I had history as a writer as I would frequently write stories but Hip Hop was different. For me, being in a Jamaican household, my exposure to Hip Hop was minimal, most of the time it was the sounds of Jamaica that were blasting from my home speakers. I knew nothing about Hip Hop. The only person who I was really aware of was Eminem because he was very popular when I was young. I felt that in order to be one of the best, I had to learn from the best and in order to that, I had to do my homework. It was during this time that I would start studying Hip Hop.
This is the first paragraph of my statement of intent. How is it so far?
As I progress in my musical career, I would like to become a Performer Entrepreneur. In terms of skills so far, I have experience as a singer, rapper, and lyricist as well as experience with the flute and piano. I began both singing and rapping at the age of five and I would put on small performances during family gatherings. At the age of eight, I started playing the flute but most of my performances were confined to the school but during middle school I traveled a lot with my school band. We would put on lots of performances at various colleges and malls. At the age of twelve I would start teaching myself piano by ear. In 2009, I became fascinating by the sudden rap "epidemic". Everyone was rapping and I felt the need to contribute. It was something about the way the words were being put together that initially intrigued me. At that time, I had history as a writer as I would frequently write stories but Hip Hop was different. For me, being in a Jamaican household, my exposure to Hip Hop was minimal, most of the time it was the sounds of Jamaica that were blasting from my home speakers. I knew nothing about Hip Hop. The only person who I was really aware of was Eminem because he was very popular when I was young. I felt that in order to be one of the best, I had to learn from the best and in order to that, I had to do my homework. It was during this time that I would start studying Hip Hop.
