For this exercise, I read "Coco Chanel." What most surprised me about reading this book was all the personal details surrounding Chanel. For example, her affair with the Nazi soldier. Lisa Chaney was able to get rich personal details. What I most admire about Chanel is her drive. She didn't care what people said and she still developed a life long popular clothing line. This also goes with that I didn't like about Chanel. She didn't care what other people said so I think it made her a little cold-hearted in her later years. Chanel was a woman trying to make a popular clothing line. She had to overcome the fact that a woman could have a career, and she fail time and time again trying to make her line last.
The competencies Chanel exhibited were making her clothing line last. Even long after she has been gone, her line is still up to her standards and still one of the top brands in fashion.
I was confused in the reading about Chanel and the second World War. I felt like the information was a bit confusing and based off of other things I've read about Chanel, maybe not entirely truthful. There had been speculation that she was even a German spy. However, all the biographies written after her death I guess will never really have the true answers. Only Chanel herself could answer them.
What made her strive so hard for her clothing line? Did she feel like she put too much time into her clothing line and not her family?
I think Chanel's opinion of handwork is beating the odds and showing people they are wrong when they doubt you. I definitely agree with her views; I think it pushing you to work harder.
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Venture Concept No. 2
Venture Concept No. 1
Opportunity:
The opportunity I have found is the need for extra parking and easier access to the University of Florida main campus. Students, faculty and just the general public all have this need. This what I would call a luxury need. It is not necessary for its customers to have, but it does make their life easier. It is a huge hassle to pay hundreds a semester for the possibility of finding parking on campus. Then after finding parking, its hard to hop on a bus with multiple stop just to get to campus. My intended marking for this opportunity is literally anyone who has the needs to come onto campus without paying extreme amounts of money. I think that more areas for parking in the Gainesville area will last for the long haul.
Innovation:
For the opportunity above, I came up with Gator Shuttle. What Gator Shuttle is, is a parking garage and shuttle that travels directly to campus. The shuttle will travel to all the main points on campus (hoping to work with UF). These points include: Library West, The Hub, Turlington Plaza, South West Rec. The hope is there will be 4 shuttles that travel specifically to that destination. There will be no extra stops in-between the parking garage and campus. This way uses who are crunched for till should always know just how long the ride should take. Traffic depending of course. The parking garage will be 10 stories full of spots.
The garage will be a pay to park either daily, weekly, or on a semester basis. It will cost $3 dollars a day, $10 dollars a week, or $100 dollars a semester. It includes 24 hour parking. So say a student buys a week pass, their car can stay in the garage without leaving for the entire week and not get towed. The shuttle will be $2 dollars no matter if your a student, faculty member, or just wanting to visit the campus. However, there is also a semester pass for the shuttle that will be $45. I will profit off of the above charges. I'm hoping with the right investors to get this project going.
Venture Concept:
Gator Shuttle will definitely help solve the issue of there not being enough parking on campus. It will offer another option for students to park at allowing both Gator Shuttle and the other parking options to make their full profits. Customers will buy my innovation because it will be another option for parking. My innovation is cheaper than my competitors. UF's park and ride option is $150+ a semester. The Reitz Union Garage is $5 a day always. The lot on University across from Smathers Library is around $6 for 3 hours during normal running operations. I don't think it will be hard to get customers to switch to my product especially with the prices I'm offering. My competitors weakness is that they are not offering what I have and their prices won't compete. From the interviews I've conducted I've found that this is something students will definitely want to have. As far as running the businesses goes, it would mainly be be running the garage. I would need several different bus drivers. I don't think finding drivers would be hard especially since it is located in a college town where students are always looking for work.
I think my most important resource would be my education. I am learning how to run my own business and I have seen it be done first hand through my parents. Learning the proper ways to handle a business is always important. There are so many obstacles that go into it and I feel like you can never learn enough. Also having my parents helps because they've actually started a business. I can learn all I want but sometimes life throws curveballs. This is where their guidance will come in handy.
My new product for the service would be the daily rental of scooters. This would take some time to further get the idea solid, but I think it is something students would really benefit from. It would also help increase sales of my parking garage because students who drive could park then use a scooter to travel to campus.
I hope once this venture starts it will take off. I honestly think it could be great in other large college towns in Florida. I hope that my idea could lead to other students in colleges around Florida to start their own shuttle companies to make traveling to school easier for everyone.
The opportunity I have found is the need for extra parking and easier access to the University of Florida main campus. Students, faculty and just the general public all have this need. This what I would call a luxury need. It is not necessary for its customers to have, but it does make their life easier. It is a huge hassle to pay hundreds a semester for the possibility of finding parking on campus. Then after finding parking, its hard to hop on a bus with multiple stop just to get to campus. My intended marking for this opportunity is literally anyone who has the needs to come onto campus without paying extreme amounts of money. I think that more areas for parking in the Gainesville area will last for the long haul.
Innovation:
For the opportunity above, I came up with Gator Shuttle. What Gator Shuttle is, is a parking garage and shuttle that travels directly to campus. The shuttle will travel to all the main points on campus (hoping to work with UF). These points include: Library West, The Hub, Turlington Plaza, South West Rec. The hope is there will be 4 shuttles that travel specifically to that destination. There will be no extra stops in-between the parking garage and campus. This way uses who are crunched for till should always know just how long the ride should take. Traffic depending of course. The parking garage will be 10 stories full of spots.
The garage will be a pay to park either daily, weekly, or on a semester basis. It will cost $3 dollars a day, $10 dollars a week, or $100 dollars a semester. It includes 24 hour parking. So say a student buys a week pass, their car can stay in the garage without leaving for the entire week and not get towed. The shuttle will be $2 dollars no matter if your a student, faculty member, or just wanting to visit the campus. However, there is also a semester pass for the shuttle that will be $45. I will profit off of the above charges. I'm hoping with the right investors to get this project going.
Venture Concept:
Gator Shuttle will definitely help solve the issue of there not being enough parking on campus. It will offer another option for students to park at allowing both Gator Shuttle and the other parking options to make their full profits. Customers will buy my innovation because it will be another option for parking. My innovation is cheaper than my competitors. UF's park and ride option is $150+ a semester. The Reitz Union Garage is $5 a day always. The lot on University across from Smathers Library is around $6 for 3 hours during normal running operations. I don't think it will be hard to get customers to switch to my product especially with the prices I'm offering. My competitors weakness is that they are not offering what I have and their prices won't compete. From the interviews I've conducted I've found that this is something students will definitely want to have. As far as running the businesses goes, it would mainly be be running the garage. I would need several different bus drivers. I don't think finding drivers would be hard especially since it is located in a college town where students are always looking for work.
I think my most important resource would be my education. I am learning how to run my own business and I have seen it be done first hand through my parents. Learning the proper ways to handle a business is always important. There are so many obstacles that go into it and I feel like you can never learn enough. Also having my parents helps because they've actually started a business. I can learn all I want but sometimes life throws curveballs. This is where their guidance will come in handy.
My new product for the service would be the daily rental of scooters. This would take some time to further get the idea solid, but I think it is something students would really benefit from. It would also help increase sales of my parking garage because students who drive could park then use a scooter to travel to campus.
I hope once this venture starts it will take off. I honestly think it could be great in other large college towns in Florida. I hope that my idea could lead to other students in colleges around Florida to start their own shuttle companies to make traveling to school easier for everyone.
I received no feedback for this post and I already changed my product prices based off of my "What's Next" post. The only comment I got was that my product is not much different than what is already offered. That is true, but my prices are different and GatorShuttle will be a one stop shop instead of using several different means to get to class on campus. So since I didn't receive feedback and I had already changed my post, my venture concept is the same as before.
Final Reflection
After reading over my blog, I have definitely noticed that this class was challenging but totally doable. In the beginning, I dreaded having to go interview people about my product. Some times I just skipped over those assignments. However, as the semester progressed I got more comfortable with myself and the class so I pushed myself to actually do these assignments. When I did, I learned that it actually wasn't too hard and that I actually kind of like interviewing people about my product.
My most informative experience goes with what I said above, learning how to be comfortable and interview people about my product. These assignments definitely taught me the most. These few assignments are also the assignments I'm most proud of completing. I feel like pushing myself gave me extra satisfaction. My most joyous experience was the making it real assignment. This showed me just how much I actually accomplished this semester and it was such a good feeling.
I definitely think I developed more of an entrepreneur mindset. I mean how could I not with this class. I've come to look at things and I find myself thinking if there is a possible opportunity that could be found here.
For new students who are going to take this course, I recommend starting early. This helped me so much and I would've been lost if I hadn't worked ahead. Always know that these assignments are meant to help to succeed and not fail even the ones that seem too hard. I say that even when you don't feel like doing one of the tougher assignments, still do it.
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Making it Real
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ruc-r9UNlaRNCv91UUG4bfcRMWqWcIX9kb1a_jh6k78/edit?usp=sharing
Here is a link to my updates resume.
Here is a link to my updates resume.
My Exit Strategy
My exit strategy is so sell my company after I leave the Gainesville area. I would only want to own the company for as long as I am in school. I think GatorShuttle would be a great business for someone who will stay in Gainesville and really work with the company. I would want to kick start the business, but once it is going strong sell it by the time I intend to leave Gainesville.
I chose this strategy because I have no desire to stay in Gainesville. I think I would want to move on to new ideas and a new market that I could create new products in. I want to keep making products as I grow, not stick with the same one.
I think my exit strategy influenced my concept because I wanted to create a product mainly for college students. I think wanted to sell my product after I am done with college is the right move. I will no longer be a college student, so I will lose my edge for what college students will want.
Sunday, July 24, 2016
What's Next
https://soundcloud.com/mary-kate-cobb/sets/whats-next
Existing Market:
From my interviews with Riley, Tommy and Josh I learned why students think there should be parking and how much they'd be willing to pay. Tommy said he'd only be willing to pay $50 dollars which is just not feasible for a new business to start. For my existing market, I want to interview students or people who needed to park on or near UF every day.
Riley made a good point that having a garage near campus would also make it easier for people to go downtown. They could park at the garage and walk the rest of the way. All of these people have a need for Gator Shuttle. From the interviews however, I learned that not everyone needs the garage. Parking is the key factor for the people I talked to.
New Market:
For my new market I interviewed people who will most likely never have a need to use a parking garage to go to UF. In Andrea's interview, she talked about putting cameras into the garage because then it would be great for night life in midtown. Having a cheaper parking garage that is well lit with camera will help bring students to my area when they go out.
Both Ashlee and Liz never travel to campus or really to midtown. They didn't really have any new ideas and weren't very helpful with what would make them want to do it. From their interviews, I got two different reactions. Ashlee said that she travels on Archer to get to work, and that traffic would be better because there wouldn't be a line of cars backed up from campus. However, Liz disagreed saying her trip down University would make traffic worse because the garage would be there.
Existing Market:
From my interviews with Riley, Tommy and Josh I learned why students think there should be parking and how much they'd be willing to pay. Tommy said he'd only be willing to pay $50 dollars which is just not feasible for a new business to start. For my existing market, I want to interview students or people who needed to park on or near UF every day.
Riley made a good point that having a garage near campus would also make it easier for people to go downtown. They could park at the garage and walk the rest of the way. All of these people have a need for Gator Shuttle. From the interviews however, I learned that not everyone needs the garage. Parking is the key factor for the people I talked to.
New Market:
For my new market I interviewed people who will most likely never have a need to use a parking garage to go to UF. In Andrea's interview, she talked about putting cameras into the garage because then it would be great for night life in midtown. Having a cheaper parking garage that is well lit with camera will help bring students to my area when they go out.
Both Ashlee and Liz never travel to campus or really to midtown. They didn't really have any new ideas and weren't very helpful with what would make them want to do it. From their interviews, I got two different reactions. Ashlee said that she travels on Archer to get to work, and that traffic would be better because there wouldn't be a line of cars backed up from campus. However, Liz disagreed saying her trip down University would make traffic worse because the garage would be there.
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Celebrating Failure
What I learned from this experience is that it's okay to ask for help. It's okay to be "in the weeds" and not know what to do. I recently watched a video on Facebook about this girl who's dad praised her for failing because that meant she tried. I think this is a great way to look at failure and that's how I am going to chose to look at my failures from now one. Just becauseI failed doesn't mean I did something wrong. It just means I tried, and I can try again to see if I can get a different outcome. This class has definitely pushed my outside of my comfort zone and I think that has helped me with failure. Pushing myself to work harder will help me fail less. Just like the image above, I think that in order to succeed, you have to fail.
Venture Concept No. 1
Opportunity:
The opportunity I have found is the need for extra parking and easier access to the University of Florida main campus. Students, faculty and just the general public all have this need. This what I would call a luxury need. It is not necessary for its customers to have, but it does make their life easier. It is a huge hassle to pay hundreds a semester for the possibility of finding parking on campus. Then after finding parking, its hard to hop on a bus with multiple stop just to get to campus. My intended marking for this opportunity is literally anyone who has the needs to come onto campus without paying extreme amounts of money. I think that more areas for parking in the Gainesville area will last for the long haul.
Innovation:
For the opportunity above, I came up with Gator Shuttle. What Gator Shuttle is, is a parking garage and shuttle that travels directly to campus. The shuttle will travel to all the main points on campus (hoping to work with UF). These points include: Library West, The Hub, Turlington Plaza, South West Rec. The hope is there will be 4 shuttles that travel specifically to that destination. There will be no extra stops in-between the parking garage and campus. This way uses who are crunched for till should always know just how long the ride should take. Traffic depending of course. The parking garage will be 10 stories full of spots.
The garage will be a pay to park either daily, weekly, or on a semester basis. It will cost $3 dollars a day, $10 dollars a week, or $100 dollars a semester. It includes 24 hour parking. So say a student buys a week pass, their car can stay in the garage without leaving for the entire week and not get towed. The shuttle will be $2 dollars no matter if your a student, faculty member, or just wanting to visit the campus. However, there is also a semester pass for the shuttle that will be $45. I will profit off of the above charges. I'm hoping with the right investors to get this project going.
Venture Concept:
Gator Shuttle will definitely help solve the issue of there not being enough parking on campus. It will offer another option for students to park at allowing both Gator Shuttle and the other parking options to make their full profits. Customers will buy my innovation because it will be another option for parking. My innovation is cheaper than my competitors. UF's park and ride option is $150+ a semester. The Reitz Union Garage is $5 a day always. The lot on University across from Smathers Library is around $6 for 3 hours during normal running operations. I don't think it will be hard to get customers to switch to my product especially with the prices I'm offering. My competitors weakness is that they are not offering what I have and their prices won't compete. From the interviews I've conducted I've found that this is something students will definitely want to have. As far as running the businesses goes, it would mainly be be running the garage. I would need several different bus drivers. I don't think finding drivers would be hard especially since it is located in a college town where students are always looking for work.
I think my most important resource would be my education. I am learning how to run my own business and I have seen it be done first hand through my parents. Learning the proper ways to handle a business is always important. There are so many obstacles that go into it and I feel like you can never learn enough. Also having my parents helps because they've actually started a business. I can learn all I want but sometimes life throws curveballs. This is where their guidance will come in handy.
My new product for the service would be the daily rental of scooters. This would take some time to further get the idea solid, but I think it is something students would really benefit from. It would also help increase sales of my parking garage because students who drive could park then use a scooter to travel to campus.
I hope once this venture starts it will take off. I honestly think it could be great in other large college towns in Florida. I hope that my idea could lead to other students in colleges around Florida to start their own shuttle companies to make traveling to school easier for everyone.
The opportunity I have found is the need for extra parking and easier access to the University of Florida main campus. Students, faculty and just the general public all have this need. This what I would call a luxury need. It is not necessary for its customers to have, but it does make their life easier. It is a huge hassle to pay hundreds a semester for the possibility of finding parking on campus. Then after finding parking, its hard to hop on a bus with multiple stop just to get to campus. My intended marking for this opportunity is literally anyone who has the needs to come onto campus without paying extreme amounts of money. I think that more areas for parking in the Gainesville area will last for the long haul.
Innovation:
For the opportunity above, I came up with Gator Shuttle. What Gator Shuttle is, is a parking garage and shuttle that travels directly to campus. The shuttle will travel to all the main points on campus (hoping to work with UF). These points include: Library West, The Hub, Turlington Plaza, South West Rec. The hope is there will be 4 shuttles that travel specifically to that destination. There will be no extra stops in-between the parking garage and campus. This way uses who are crunched for till should always know just how long the ride should take. Traffic depending of course. The parking garage will be 10 stories full of spots.
The garage will be a pay to park either daily, weekly, or on a semester basis. It will cost $3 dollars a day, $10 dollars a week, or $100 dollars a semester. It includes 24 hour parking. So say a student buys a week pass, their car can stay in the garage without leaving for the entire week and not get towed. The shuttle will be $2 dollars no matter if your a student, faculty member, or just wanting to visit the campus. However, there is also a semester pass for the shuttle that will be $45. I will profit off of the above charges. I'm hoping with the right investors to get this project going.
Venture Concept:
Gator Shuttle will definitely help solve the issue of there not being enough parking on campus. It will offer another option for students to park at allowing both Gator Shuttle and the other parking options to make their full profits. Customers will buy my innovation because it will be another option for parking. My innovation is cheaper than my competitors. UF's park and ride option is $150+ a semester. The Reitz Union Garage is $5 a day always. The lot on University across from Smathers Library is around $6 for 3 hours during normal running operations. I don't think it will be hard to get customers to switch to my product especially with the prices I'm offering. My competitors weakness is that they are not offering what I have and their prices won't compete. From the interviews I've conducted I've found that this is something students will definitely want to have. As far as running the businesses goes, it would mainly be be running the garage. I would need several different bus drivers. I don't think finding drivers would be hard especially since it is located in a college town where students are always looking for work.
I think my most important resource would be my education. I am learning how to run my own business and I have seen it be done first hand through my parents. Learning the proper ways to handle a business is always important. There are so many obstacles that go into it and I feel like you can never learn enough. Also having my parents helps because they've actually started a business. I can learn all I want but sometimes life throws curveballs. This is where their guidance will come in handy.
My new product for the service would be the daily rental of scooters. This would take some time to further get the idea solid, but I think it is something students would really benefit from. It would also help increase sales of my parking garage because students who drive could park then use a scooter to travel to campus.
I hope once this venture starts it will take off. I honestly think it could be great in other large college towns in Florida. I hope that my idea could lead to other students in colleges around Florida to start their own shuttle companies to make traveling to school easier for everyone.
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Elevator Pitch No. 3
The biggest piece of feedback I got back from everyone was to add a good closer and to try to make my pitch more conversational. I thought all of my feedback was very helpful. However, adding a good closer was way harder than I thought. So heres what I came up with! I tried to take everyones advice.
https://youtu.be/IW0EG6F8VKs
https://youtu.be/IW0EG6F8VKs
Amazon Whisperer
The revenue drivers I currently have through my product, Gator Shuttle, are through customers paying to park in the parking garage and ride the shuttle. I would make money through offering daily, weekly or semester based parking options as well as shuttle options.
I think the next product my consumers would want to have would be rentable scooters. I think day renting a scooter would be a great idea for customers. It would offer a quicker way to get to campus at a cheap cost and an easy way to drive around campus. It will definitely improve user experience.
Since my product is a service based product, I found a scooter online to compare prices and read review about to see if it would be a good quality scooter that students could rent.
https://www.amazon.com/Dynacraft-Surge-Scooter-Turquoise-White/dp/B00KGQ6TK8/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1468719684&sr=8-14&keywords=electric+scooters
There are six customer reviews about this product. A big issue with this scooter is that parts of it would be broken upon delivery. Other than that everyone loved this scooter (if it didn't come broken).
I wouldn't really change this product I would just find a way so student could rent it per day and drive it around campus. As I said above I think this product would be a good addition to my current service because it would offer another alternative to just riding the shuttle to campus.
I think the next product my consumers would want to have would be rentable scooters. I think day renting a scooter would be a great idea for customers. It would offer a quicker way to get to campus at a cheap cost and an easy way to drive around campus. It will definitely improve user experience.
Since my product is a service based product, I found a scooter online to compare prices and read review about to see if it would be a good quality scooter that students could rent.
https://www.amazon.com/Dynacraft-Surge-Scooter-Turquoise-White/dp/B00KGQ6TK8/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1468719684&sr=8-14&keywords=electric+scooters
There are six customer reviews about this product. A big issue with this scooter is that parts of it would be broken upon delivery. Other than that everyone loved this scooter (if it didn't come broken).
I wouldn't really change this product I would just find a way so student could rent it per day and drive it around campus. As I said above I think this product would be a good addition to my current service because it would offer another alternative to just riding the shuttle to campus.
Friday, July 15, 2016
My Unfair Advantage
1. Support from friends and family
- Valuable- yes
- Rare- no
- Inimitable- no
- Non-Sustanable- yes
2. I have a steady job
- Valuable- yes
- Rare- no
- Inimitable- no
- Non-Sustanable- no
3. I am in the age group my product with mainly reach
- Valuable- yes
- Rare- no
- Inimitable- no
- Non-Sustanable- no
4. I am taking classes to help me run my own business
- Valuable- yes
- Rare- no
- Inimitable- no
- Non-Sustanable- no
5. I am able to talk to just about anyone
- Valuable- yes
- Rare- no
- Inimitable- no
- Non-Sustanable- no
6. I am able to properly give and revive feedback when it comes to my product
- Valuable- yes
- Rare- no
- Inimitable- no
- Non-Sustanable- no
7. I fully believe in my product
- Valuable- yes
- Rare- yes
- Inimitable- no
- Non-Sustanable- yes
8. I have a good work ethic
- Valuable- yes
- Rare- yes
- Inimitable- no
- Non-Sustanable- no
9. I have experience when it comes to starting a company
- Valuable- yes
- Rare- yes
- Inimitable- no
- Non-Sustanable- no
10. I know what students my age want
- Valuable- yes
- Rare- no
- Inimitable- no
- Non-Sustanable- no
I think my top resource is my good work ethic. I am such a hard worker and even if I don't know something, I will always figure it out. I think that resource alone will help take my product very far.
Sunday, July 3, 2016
Idea Napkin No. 2
The YOU portion of my idea napkin no. 2 is basically the exact same as before. I'm a twenty year old journalism major. I've struggled with parking on campus the past three years of college and I thought there has to be something I can do to change parking. If this concept became a reality, it would not only help thousands of other University of Florida students but also myself.
I am offering a quick and easy way to have access to easy parking and a easy ride to campus. From the interviews I have conducted, I have learned that is it easier to build up rather than out. So I would build a 20 story parking garage to hopefully offer more easy access to parking. Students and faculty can pay by semester and it would only cost $100 a semester. For anyone else who may need to park on campus but doesn't want to buy the semester pass, it is $3 a day or $10 a week. We also offer a shuttle which is $1.50 or free with a gator one card. This shuttle will run to the Hub, Library West, Southwest Rec, and Century Tower making no other stops that is designated one.
I am offering this product to anyone. It can be a student, faculty member or anyone in the general public. All my customers have to the need to park in common.
Customers will pay me for my product because it is by far the cheapest around. The direct shuttles to campus us unique only to us. No other buses or shuttles offer one direct stop.
What sets Gator Shuttle apart is basically the same as on my Idea Napkin No. 1: our prices and space. We would be the cheapest and quickest option offered to students or whomever else.
I think all these ideas fit together very well. After planning out the different prices, I think everything goes together. There still needs to be a bit more planning as to where the parking garage would go, but all in all I think it has come together nicely.
Five main points I took from the feedback was: figure out the shuttle pricing, make parking pricing cheaper than the park and ride semester parking UF offers, make the shuttle go to specific locations, and making Gator Shuttle as a whole stand out from the different parking options at UF. I incorporated this feedback by changing all my prices to become more affordable and beat out literally all other competitors while still looking to make a profit. I also added four direct shuttle locations that hit all the main points of campus.
I am offering a quick and easy way to have access to easy parking and a easy ride to campus. From the interviews I have conducted, I have learned that is it easier to build up rather than out. So I would build a 20 story parking garage to hopefully offer more easy access to parking. Students and faculty can pay by semester and it would only cost $100 a semester. For anyone else who may need to park on campus but doesn't want to buy the semester pass, it is $3 a day or $10 a week. We also offer a shuttle which is $1.50 or free with a gator one card. This shuttle will run to the Hub, Library West, Southwest Rec, and Century Tower making no other stops that is designated one.
I am offering this product to anyone. It can be a student, faculty member or anyone in the general public. All my customers have to the need to park in common.
Customers will pay me for my product because it is by far the cheapest around. The direct shuttles to campus us unique only to us. No other buses or shuttles offer one direct stop.
What sets Gator Shuttle apart is basically the same as on my Idea Napkin No. 1: our prices and space. We would be the cheapest and quickest option offered to students or whomever else.
I think all these ideas fit together very well. After planning out the different prices, I think everything goes together. There still needs to be a bit more planning as to where the parking garage would go, but all in all I think it has come together nicely.
Five main points I took from the feedback was: figure out the shuttle pricing, make parking pricing cheaper than the park and ride semester parking UF offers, make the shuttle go to specific locations, and making Gator Shuttle as a whole stand out from the different parking options at UF. I incorporated this feedback by changing all my prices to become more affordable and beat out literally all other competitors while still looking to make a profit. I also added four direct shuttle locations that hit all the main points of campus.
Reading Reflection No. 2
For the second reading reflections, I read The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users.
1. The general theme of the book was a humorous how to style book that focused on making connections online and how to use social media to your advantage whether your an entrepreneur or a business owner.
2. This book helped me connect with the class because it helped show me how I could use social media for my product Gator Shuttle. It gave hands on examples and showed just how I could tweak social media and use it all to my advantage.
3. My exercise would involve creating social media posts on different social media platforms for our proposed product. I think this would be so helpful in the long run because social media is becoming a big part of the marketing process with new businesses.
4. My biggest aha moment when reading this book, was just how much companies are using social media to market their products. As well as, how using social media in the wrong way can dramatically affect your company and harm it.
1. The general theme of the book was a humorous how to style book that focused on making connections online and how to use social media to your advantage whether your an entrepreneur or a business owner.
2. This book helped me connect with the class because it helped show me how I could use social media for my product Gator Shuttle. It gave hands on examples and showed just how I could tweak social media and use it all to my advantage.
3. My exercise would involve creating social media posts on different social media platforms for our proposed product. I think this would be so helpful in the long run because social media is becoming a big part of the marketing process with new businesses.
4. My biggest aha moment when reading this book, was just how much companies are using social media to market their products. As well as, how using social media in the wrong way can dramatically affect your company and harm it.
My Secret Sauce
1.I think I am a very outgoing person. I can go up to anyone and talk to them.
2.I am also very non confrontational. I don't think of this in a bad way, but in a way that helps me. I want to make others happy and will chose with others want over myself.
3. I am very hardworking. When given a task I will always accomplish it, especially when it comes to my job.
4. I am a take charge person. I can make decisions quickly and I will typically step up first if someone needs something done.
5. I am very caring. I put others first always and will always look out for those I am close with.
https://soundcloud.com/mary-kate-cobb/sets/secret-sauce
All in all most of my friends said what I put about myself. I am a very hard worker and I will always do what is asked of me. I think my friends were correct because they have known me for many years. I don't think I would change anything about the list.
2.I am also very non confrontational. I don't think of this in a bad way, but in a way that helps me. I want to make others happy and will chose with others want over myself.
3. I am very hardworking. When given a task I will always accomplish it, especially when it comes to my job.
4. I am a take charge person. I can make decisions quickly and I will typically step up first if someone needs something done.
5. I am very caring. I put others first always and will always look out for those I am close with.
https://soundcloud.com/mary-kate-cobb/sets/secret-sauce
All in all most of my friends said what I put about myself. I am a very hard worker and I will always do what is asked of me. I think my friends were correct because they have known me for many years. I don't think I would change anything about the list.
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Elevator Pitch No. 2
The number one tip i got form everyone last time was to practice and try to get everything a little more smooth. Alden said I should point out if there would be only one stop on campus or multiple. I thought it was a good idea so I added it to my pitch. The most important tip to me was body language and I made sure to have most of my body in this pitch and walk around a bit. I didn't think any of the suggestions given to me were bad and i used them all in my latest pitch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXHVi3e4tg4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXHVi3e4tg4
My Customer Avitar
I have almost everything in common with my avatar. I am a 20 year old college student who loves to sleep in and I constantly can never find parking on campus. I think we have so much in common because when I first thought of a product I wanted it to be something I could use. So that is what I've created.
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Portmanwho? Noper
1. Noper
2. Noper- (adjective) a very rude person
sentence: She is being such a noper.
3. I first started using this term at work. I would say it to my coworkers about different rude customers at the restaurant we work in. At first they looked at me like I was crazy, but then it actually started to catch on. We are not allowed to actually call people out for being rude, and we can't just say that customer at which ever table is being a real jerk tonight. However, we can say that customer is being a big noper. We are now free to trash talk our rude tables and not worry about them hearing us. Now they'll just think we're a bunch of crazies who don't know the English language.
2. Noper- (adjective) a very rude person
sentence: She is being such a noper.
3. I first started using this term at work. I would say it to my coworkers about different rude customers at the restaurant we work in. At first they looked at me like I was crazy, but then it actually started to catch on. We are not allowed to actually call people out for being rude, and we can't just say that customer at which ever table is being a real jerk tonight. However, we can say that customer is being a big noper. We are now free to trash talk our rude tables and not worry about them hearing us. Now they'll just think we're a bunch of crazies who don't know the English language.
Halfway Reflection
1. The behaviors I have used to keep us with the requirements of this course have been starting work early. Even if I'm not posting to my blog directly, I have looked over each assignment and started planning out my week every Monday. I always write a draft and then publish the next day to make sure I have all the information I want in my post added. I've learned that starting early for this class is the key.
2. In the assignments that required me to interview people and I could hardly get a good response out of the several people I interviewed was a moment when I wanted to give it. It's hard to have to deal with people not giving you a proper response or taking you seriously. I feel like I've had to just buckle down and make myself work somedays.
3. My tips for students in the next semesters would be to 1) START EARLY. This will help develop a tenacious attitude because it will help you not get so flustered. You won't be working under as much pressure. 2) Don't get frustrated with someone doesn't answer your questions seriously. There's a million other people out there who will. 3) Rewrite. This helps with a tenacious mindset because you'll know you can always do something more.
Friday, June 10, 2016
Reading Reflection No. 1
I read about Steve Jobs. I have always admired him, but from the book what I most admired about him was his inability to think outside the box. What surprised me the most was how Jobs chose the name Apple. He said he picked the name after visiting All One Farm. What I didn't like about Jobs was that he seemed very selfish in his ways. Jobs definitely encountered failure throughout his entire time from creating Apple. One failure was getting fired from his own company.
The competency I noticed Job exhibited was leadership. I didn't really find any part of the book to be confusing.
If I could ask Job's anything it would be: 1. How did you keep going after so many failures? 2. Why did you refuse a surgery that could have possibly saved your life?
I think Job's opinion of hard work was to constantly be innovative. Always keep pushing forward and coming up with new ideas and even if you hit a wall find a way around it.
The competency I noticed Job exhibited was leadership. I didn't really find any part of the book to be confusing.
If I could ask Job's anything it would be: 1. How did you keep going after so many failures? 2. Why did you refuse a surgery that could have possibly saved your life?
I think Job's opinion of hard work was to constantly be innovative. Always keep pushing forward and coming up with new ideas and even if you hit a wall find a way around it.
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Idea Napkin No. 1
My name is Mary Kate. I am a 20 year old journalism major at UF. I think a good talent of mine is that I can carry a conversation with almost anyone. I have been in the service industry since i was sixteen, because of this I have gained social skills that will follow me though the rest of my life. If i were to start Gator Shuttle, I think it would impact my life in a positive way. I want to help make a difference and even something as simple as creating a parking garage and shuttle can help change the everyday life of a student and the commute they have to take.
What I am offering to customers, is a quick and easy way for students, teacher or even the general public to have easy everyday access to UF campus without breaking the bank. The parking garage would be close to campus and would have 20 floors. Gainesville does not have very many tall buildings but this parking garage could be the start. To park in the garage it is a $3 fee for all day or a $10 all week pass. These passes are 24 hours a day, so it will not expire until the time you purchased the ticket. There will also be a shuttle that runs directly from the garage to campus. This will cost $5 all day for anyone without a Gator1 card and $1 for anyone with a Gator1. I think my service will help meet many Gainesville residents with the unmet need of parking on campus.
I am offering this product to anyone. This can be a student, a teacher, someone wanting to tour campus. This could even be someone who just needs to park at the parking garage and not use the shuttle. It will be great for anyone who goes to midtown and can't find parking late at night or during the day with a neighborhood decal is required. All my customers have the need to park in common.
Customers will pay me money to use this product because it is by far the cheapest option for parking around the campus. Someone does not have to use both the shuttle and the garage they can choose to use only the shuttle or vice versa. This is an affordable and accessible idea that Gainesville residents will understand.
What sets Gator Shuttle apart from everyone else is our prices and space. They are cheaper than Reitz Union and we have more parking available. We also have a direct shuttle to campus which no one else offers. The RTS buses make multiple stops which can double or triple the travel time it would normally take to get to campus.
I think all these ideas fit really well together. There needs to be more planning when it comes to the location of the garage and how quickly the shuttle can travel from the garage to campus. I think anyone who has an issue with parking will definitely find this idea interesting.
What I am offering to customers, is a quick and easy way for students, teacher or even the general public to have easy everyday access to UF campus without breaking the bank. The parking garage would be close to campus and would have 20 floors. Gainesville does not have very many tall buildings but this parking garage could be the start. To park in the garage it is a $3 fee for all day or a $10 all week pass. These passes are 24 hours a day, so it will not expire until the time you purchased the ticket. There will also be a shuttle that runs directly from the garage to campus. This will cost $5 all day for anyone without a Gator1 card and $1 for anyone with a Gator1. I think my service will help meet many Gainesville residents with the unmet need of parking on campus.
I am offering this product to anyone. This can be a student, a teacher, someone wanting to tour campus. This could even be someone who just needs to park at the parking garage and not use the shuttle. It will be great for anyone who goes to midtown and can't find parking late at night or during the day with a neighborhood decal is required. All my customers have the need to park in common.
Customers will pay me money to use this product because it is by far the cheapest option for parking around the campus. Someone does not have to use both the shuttle and the garage they can choose to use only the shuttle or vice versa. This is an affordable and accessible idea that Gainesville residents will understand.
What sets Gator Shuttle apart from everyone else is our prices and space. They are cheaper than Reitz Union and we have more parking available. We also have a direct shuttle to campus which no one else offers. The RTS buses make multiple stops which can double or triple the travel time it would normally take to get to campus.
I think all these ideas fit really well together. There needs to be more planning when it comes to the location of the garage and how quickly the shuttle can travel from the garage to campus. I think anyone who has an issue with parking will definitely find this idea interesting.
Friday, June 3, 2016
Elevator Pitch No. 1
https://youtu.be/rN_hZbEPtqI
Above is the link to my first elevator pitch for my opportunity Gator Shuttle which is a parking lot and a shuttle that travels directly to campus.
Above is the link to my first elevator pitch for my opportunity Gator Shuttle which is a parking lot and a shuttle that travels directly to campus.
Testing the Hypothesis Part 2
My unmet need is parking on campus. Surprising enough, I have found that quite a few people have this unmet need.
I found that students often found ways to get around parking. Several students took scooters to school which help with parking because Uf offers more scooter parking. Rozie, a student I interviewed, rode her bike to school. She is able to travel into the main part of campus which she finds is a big help. Tommy takes the bus which allows him to not even have to worry about parking on campus.
My need isn't an everyday need. This is a need that students feel frustrated with while attending school. While my need is not a life threatening need, it still is important.
The underlying cause of the outsiders need is different because not everyone can take the bus or ride a bike. They may live too far or whatever the case will be. A lot of the times, students just have cars and cannot afford a scooter so they are stuck trying to find parking on campus.
Outside the Boundary Inside the Boundary
students with other means students who drive cars
of transportation. other means of transportation for students who dont have
Parking on campus a need.
Too many students, They have other ways to get to campus.
too little parking options
Tweaking The Innovation
Parking Transportation
-just for students so -$5 for a weekly shuttle pass
that they can have -Travels directly to campus and the parking garage.
easier access to parking.
Only $3 all day.
-Core: Cheap parking -Core: Air conditioned every 15 minute shuttle
and easy access to campus.
-Tangible: Similar to Reitz
garage. -Tangible: Similar to RTS
-Augmented: Comes with all day parking -Augmented: Runs every 15 minutes and doesn't make
and a shuttle. stop except at the lot and campus.
For the parking garage, I would make its core a little more different than Reitz. I would entice students with cheaper all day parking which also affect the augmented stage.
For the shuttle I would maybe make the bus run sooner than 15 minutes. I would make the bus more appealing to students too.
- Parking Garage Shuttle for student/teachers
-just for students so -$5 for a weekly shuttle pass
that they can have -Travels directly to campus and the parking garage.
easier access to parking.
Only $3 all day.
-Core: Cheap parking -Core: Air conditioned every 15 minute shuttle
and easy access to campus.
-Tangible: Similar to Reitz
garage. -Tangible: Similar to RTS
-Augmented: Comes with all day parking -Augmented: Runs every 15 minutes and doesn't make
and a shuttle. stop except at the lot and campus.
For the parking garage, I would make its core a little more different than Reitz. I would entice students with cheaper all day parking which also affect the augmented stage.
For the shuttle I would maybe make the bus run sooner than 15 minutes. I would make the bus more appealing to students too.
Friday, May 27, 2016
My Solution
My opportunity is that parking on UF campus needs to be more accessible for students. My solution would be to buy a lot near school and let students park for a low few and have a shuttle go directly from the lot to campus on a fifteen minute basis.
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Looking for Opportunity
1. Workers Compensation
I found this on buisnessnewsdaily.com. An opportunity could exists from this because in 2016 the requirements relating to workers comp and insurance rates may weaken. The customer would be employees who need workers compensation. This would be a difficult opportunity and it would require a base knowledge of insurance and business. I saw this as an opportunity because I have a friend who had to use workers comp and had to jump through os many hoops because his employer did not easily offer workers comp.
2. Affordable Care Act
I found this on accountingtoday.com With Obama moving out of office a lot are winding what will happen with the affordable care act. This is an opportunity with small business owners because they do not have to provide health insurance but receive tax credit if they do provide health care. I saw this as an opportunity because my sister works in insurance for a small local business.
3. Virtual Reality
I found this on reform.com. An opportunity exits to involve education with virtual reality. The customer would be users of the game system already. This would be relatively easy do to if you were involved in making video games already. Schools could use virtual reality as a way of teaching. I think this is an opportunity because I see so many students an kids already using virtual reality so this would put some good into the video game economic growth.
4. Global Climate Change
I found this on atkearney.com. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and people want to get involved with helping the environment. The customer would be any citizen who wants to help climate change etc. This would be a more difficult opportunity because not everyone cares about climate change and getting involved. I saw this as an opportunity because if someone could come up with a accessible method so everyone can help get involved with climate change, it could really make a difference.
I found this on buisnessnewsdaily.com. An opportunity could exists from this because in 2016 the requirements relating to workers comp and insurance rates may weaken. The customer would be employees who need workers compensation. This would be a difficult opportunity and it would require a base knowledge of insurance and business. I saw this as an opportunity because I have a friend who had to use workers comp and had to jump through os many hoops because his employer did not easily offer workers comp.
2. Affordable Care Act
I found this on accountingtoday.com With Obama moving out of office a lot are winding what will happen with the affordable care act. This is an opportunity with small business owners because they do not have to provide health insurance but receive tax credit if they do provide health care. I saw this as an opportunity because my sister works in insurance for a small local business.
3. Virtual Reality
I found this on reform.com. An opportunity exits to involve education with virtual reality. The customer would be users of the game system already. This would be relatively easy do to if you were involved in making video games already. Schools could use virtual reality as a way of teaching. I think this is an opportunity because I see so many students an kids already using virtual reality so this would put some good into the video game economic growth.
4. Global Climate Change
I found this on atkearney.com. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and people want to get involved with helping the environment. The customer would be any citizen who wants to help climate change etc. This would be a more difficult opportunity because not everyone cares about climate change and getting involved. I saw this as an opportunity because if someone could come up with a accessible method so everyone can help get involved with climate change, it could really make a difference.
Friday, May 20, 2016
Forming an Opportunity Belief
The unmet need is that parking on University Campus is hard. Teachers, students and just guest to campus all have problems with parking. This need is not new. For years, there have been issues with there not being enough parking on campus. To help meet this need, people are carpooling or riding the bus. I am 95 percent sure that an opportunity exists.
A good prototypical customer would be a student that doesn't go to the University of Florida, but sometimes uses facilities that are open to the public. https://soundcloud.com/mary-kate-cobb/riley
What I learned is that parking for non-students is extremely difficult since parking isn't lifted at 3:30 p.m.
Another prototypical customer who is a student but does not have a decal. https://soundcloud.com/mary-kate-cobb/haley Haley made a good point that not all UF students have decals a lot of them will take the bus because it's easier than finding parking. I was most surprised about how she has to walk around a mile from her internship to the bus stop.
The last good prototypical customer would be a student who does have a parking decal but can still never find parking.
https://soundcloud.com/mary-kate-cobb/madison I was very surprised to learn that a park and ride decal for spring and fall semesters only allow you to park at SW rec. I learned that even if you have a decal it is hard to park in the center of campus.
I think my original opportunity is still there. Students with and without car decals need more accessible parking. I think adapting based on the consumer is a smart idea. As long as you can somewhat stick to your original idea, changing it with customer opinions can only make it better.
A good prototypical customer would be a student that doesn't go to the University of Florida, but sometimes uses facilities that are open to the public. https://soundcloud.com/mary-kate-cobb/riley
What I learned is that parking for non-students is extremely difficult since parking isn't lifted at 3:30 p.m.
Another prototypical customer who is a student but does not have a decal. https://soundcloud.com/mary-kate-cobb/haley Haley made a good point that not all UF students have decals a lot of them will take the bus because it's easier than finding parking. I was most surprised about how she has to walk around a mile from her internship to the bus stop.
The last good prototypical customer would be a student who does have a parking decal but can still never find parking.
https://soundcloud.com/mary-kate-cobb/madison I was very surprised to learn that a park and ride decal for spring and fall semesters only allow you to park at SW rec. I learned that even if you have a decal it is hard to park in the center of campus.
I think my original opportunity is still there. Students with and without car decals need more accessible parking. I think adapting based on the consumer is a smart idea. As long as you can somewhat stick to your original idea, changing it with customer opinions can only make it better.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Identifying Local Opportunities Austin Har
1. Owners of Top eye Depot Park for New Venture http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CEC51E257FF5D8?p=AWNB
The owners of Top restaurant want to bring their business to the historic area of Depot Park. The problem in the story is that the owners, Scott Shillington and Harold Mendez, have to get approved by the Gainesville City Commission.
2. Gas Station, Store coming to Waldo Road Wal-Mart Area
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CDC7F739601088?p=AWNB
Murphy Oil wants to build a gas station across from Wal-Mart of Waldo road. The problem is that it was assumed the Wal-Mart would bring more business to that area and fill the empty lot, which is owned by Wal-Mart. Murphy Oil has a problem because it needs to get the correct permits to make a gas station and hope it gets enough business out on Waldo road.
3. Construction manager uses gentrification to keep South Main/Depot Feel
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15C9D56925D5C2B0?p=AWNB
Chrisopher Fillie is using gentrification to help small business owners and artists who typically "get shafted" by the process. The problem and the people who have the problem are small towns with poor people who get pushed out of their homes because of increased rent or new buildings and nicer stores.
4. UF Kicker Hardin not with team
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15BA02AE7B0E2DE8?p=AWNB
Austin Hardin, UF kicker, cannot play with the school. The problem facing Hardin is that he is going to graduate in the spring semester, but now might transfer schools to where he can play.
5. The Road to Restoring Civility
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15C33B446222A1D8?p=AWNB
Shelby Taylor discusses that civility is gone from our generation. The problem is younger generations will have to face new challenges and if their teachers or mentors are not helping them grow into people who can properly solve these issue there will be challenges.
The owners of Top restaurant want to bring their business to the historic area of Depot Park. The problem in the story is that the owners, Scott Shillington and Harold Mendez, have to get approved by the Gainesville City Commission.
2. Gas Station, Store coming to Waldo Road Wal-Mart Area
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CDC7F739601088?p=AWNB
Murphy Oil wants to build a gas station across from Wal-Mart of Waldo road. The problem is that it was assumed the Wal-Mart would bring more business to that area and fill the empty lot, which is owned by Wal-Mart. Murphy Oil has a problem because it needs to get the correct permits to make a gas station and hope it gets enough business out on Waldo road.
3. Construction manager uses gentrification to keep South Main/Depot Feel
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15C9D56925D5C2B0?p=AWNB
Chrisopher Fillie is using gentrification to help small business owners and artists who typically "get shafted" by the process. The problem and the people who have the problem are small towns with poor people who get pushed out of their homes because of increased rent or new buildings and nicer stores.
4. UF Kicker Hardin not with team
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15BA02AE7B0E2DE8?p=AWNB
Austin Hardin, UF kicker, cannot play with the school. The problem facing Hardin is that he is going to graduate in the spring semester, but now might transfer schools to where he can play.
5. The Road to Restoring Civility
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15C33B446222A1D8?p=AWNB
Shelby Taylor discusses that civility is gone from our generation. The problem is younger generations will have to face new challenges and if their teachers or mentors are not helping them grow into people who can properly solve these issue there will be challenges.
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Bug List
1. During the slow shifts at Sonny's my coworkers decided to sit around and talk instead of clean up the restaurant.
Why: Typically everyone stops doing sidewalk/cleaning up after a rush, so everyone wants to relax for a few minutes.
2. The RTS summer bus schedule is too spread out and causes me to be late to work after school.
Why: Not as many students take summer classes and the buses aren't as full.
3. The coolant in the 2005 Volvo ran out and caused my car to overheat on the interstate.
Why: I typically rely on my dad to check this stuff out, but since I'm living away from home I let this responsibility slide.
4. People who do not use their blinker when switching lanes.
Why: People need to switch lanes quickly and might just forget to use it.
5. When I'm home and my mom comes into my room to talk to me, but leaves the door open when she leaves.
Why: She probably forgets I had my door closed in the first place.
6. My roommates who never clean the kitchen, even when it's their turn.
Why: They all work and take classes, so its hard to fit in other stuff with a busy schedule.
7. The tint on my back windshield is peeling.
Why: The previous owner of my car most likely got the tint done somewhere cheap. I am to poor to fix it.
8. Customers who don't let me say my name before telling me what they want to eat.
Why: They are probably in a hurry and may have not heard me talking.
9. My water filter broke and my water tastes like tap water.
Why: I haven't gone to the store to by a new filter yet.
10. A customer orders both a soda and a water but only drinks the soda.
Why: It's hard to drink water after tasting soda.
11. If a table I work my butt off for stiffs me.
Why: Maybe they thought the bill would be cheaper and didn't have enough money. They could also think someone else was leaving a tip.
12. UF financial aid taking two weeks to call me back.
Why: It's the beginning of summer semester, so they are probably very busy with calls.
13. I ordered a swimsuit three weeks ago, but it is on backorder so I haven't received it yet.
Why: Mona bikini is very popular and probably has a lot of orders going out.
14. My Halo oranges that I bought from Publix aren't easy peel.
Why: Oranges aren't supposed to peel super easily so I must have gotten a faulty batch.
15. When my friend sends me a snapchat, but also puts the snapchat on their story.
Why: They must really want to make sure I see whatever is on the snapchat.
16. The residents at my apartment complex always park on or outside of the lines.
Why: They might be in a hurry or thought the parking lines were further out.
17. I currently have a pimple on the crease of my nose that I can't pop.
Why: I went to the gym and did not wash my face immediately afterwards.
18. Starbucks drive-thru made my coffee that was supposed to have one pump of hazelnut with three.
Why: They might have gotten my order confused with someone else's or misheard me.
19. My financial aid only covers about half of my tuition fees for summer.
Why: There is less student loan money given out during summer because typically students take less classes.
20. My roommates cat peed on my bed.
Why: She is never in my room and I should've known better then to leave her alone in my room.
I found this assignment extremely difficult. Around number five I started struggling with things that really bug me. This assignment also made me feel like the issues that bug me are very frivolous compared to issues that people are going through that bug them.
Why: Typically everyone stops doing sidewalk/cleaning up after a rush, so everyone wants to relax for a few minutes.
2. The RTS summer bus schedule is too spread out and causes me to be late to work after school.
Why: Not as many students take summer classes and the buses aren't as full.
3. The coolant in the 2005 Volvo ran out and caused my car to overheat on the interstate.
Why: I typically rely on my dad to check this stuff out, but since I'm living away from home I let this responsibility slide.
4. People who do not use their blinker when switching lanes.
Why: People need to switch lanes quickly and might just forget to use it.
5. When I'm home and my mom comes into my room to talk to me, but leaves the door open when she leaves.
Why: She probably forgets I had my door closed in the first place.
6. My roommates who never clean the kitchen, even when it's their turn.
Why: They all work and take classes, so its hard to fit in other stuff with a busy schedule.
7. The tint on my back windshield is peeling.
Why: The previous owner of my car most likely got the tint done somewhere cheap. I am to poor to fix it.
8. Customers who don't let me say my name before telling me what they want to eat.
Why: They are probably in a hurry and may have not heard me talking.
9. My water filter broke and my water tastes like tap water.
Why: I haven't gone to the store to by a new filter yet.
10. A customer orders both a soda and a water but only drinks the soda.
Why: It's hard to drink water after tasting soda.
11. If a table I work my butt off for stiffs me.
Why: Maybe they thought the bill would be cheaper and didn't have enough money. They could also think someone else was leaving a tip.
12. UF financial aid taking two weeks to call me back.
Why: It's the beginning of summer semester, so they are probably very busy with calls.
13. I ordered a swimsuit three weeks ago, but it is on backorder so I haven't received it yet.
Why: Mona bikini is very popular and probably has a lot of orders going out.
14. My Halo oranges that I bought from Publix aren't easy peel.
Why: Oranges aren't supposed to peel super easily so I must have gotten a faulty batch.
15. When my friend sends me a snapchat, but also puts the snapchat on their story.
Why: They must really want to make sure I see whatever is on the snapchat.
16. The residents at my apartment complex always park on or outside of the lines.
Why: They might be in a hurry or thought the parking lines were further out.
17. I currently have a pimple on the crease of my nose that I can't pop.
Why: I went to the gym and did not wash my face immediately afterwards.
18. Starbucks drive-thru made my coffee that was supposed to have one pump of hazelnut with three.
Why: They might have gotten my order confused with someone else's or misheard me.
19. My financial aid only covers about half of my tuition fees for summer.
Why: There is less student loan money given out during summer because typically students take less classes.
20. My roommates cat peed on my bed.
Why: She is never in my room and I should've known better then to leave her alone in my room.
I found this assignment extremely difficult. Around number five I started struggling with things that really bug me. This assignment also made me feel like the issues that bug me are very frivolous compared to issues that people are going through that bug them.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
My Entrepreneurship Story
I enrolled in ENT3003, because my outside concentration is business. I am a journalism major and I think it is important for me to know how to start my own blog, business etc. It's important to have skills to be self-reliant.
Monday, May 9, 2016
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