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Friday, September 27, 2019
9A
After interviewing five new people I learned that there are some people that believe that while the road is a dangerous place, it is not solely the car drivers that make the road a dangerous place, but in fact scooter drivers deserve to take some of the blame. It was interesting to hear some of the points that they brought up like how scooter drivers sometimes drive where they shouldn't be like in between lanes to get between cars and that creates an unsafe environment not only for the scooter driver but also the car drivers too. The reactions car drivers have when they try to avoid something in the road can sometimes lead to car accidents.
Who: Everyone wants our roadways to be a safe place. But there are intact some people that believe scooter drivers make the road a more dangerous place. I asked them why the believe that and the general consensus between the people that I interviewed was that actions taken by drivers to avoid hitting scooters can sometimes lead to accidents between two cars.
What: The need for road safety for scooters is mainly reliant on the everyone that drives on the road, not only the car drivers. Scooter drivers need to be cautious of car drivers and respect the rule of the road just like every other car driver out there. The need for scooter safety differs from safety on the road when you start taking into account the safety precautions for scooter drivers. Scooter drivers need to wear helmets just like bicycle riders yet they have to adhere to safety precautions and driving restrictions just like automobiles. Some car drivers feel the need to teach scooter drivers that they need to adhere to the same laws that they do when it comes to utilizing the roads.
Why: Both scooter drivers and car drivers alike both need the roads to be a safe place and while there are people on both sides of the argument of road and scooter safety and where they place the responsibility everyone that utilized the road needs to be careful of everything around them and must try to drive as safely as possible.
Inside the Boundary Outside the Boundary
Who: People who believe cars are the reason People who believe scooters are
driving scooters can be dangerous the reason driving can be dangerous
What: Cars to become more aware Scooter drivers adhering to the
of the scooters around them same laws as cars
Why: The road needs to be a safe place Certain people make the road unsafe
Who: Everyone wants our roadways to be a safe place. But there are intact some people that believe scooter drivers make the road a more dangerous place. I asked them why the believe that and the general consensus between the people that I interviewed was that actions taken by drivers to avoid hitting scooters can sometimes lead to accidents between two cars.
What: The need for road safety for scooters is mainly reliant on the everyone that drives on the road, not only the car drivers. Scooter drivers need to be cautious of car drivers and respect the rule of the road just like every other car driver out there. The need for scooter safety differs from safety on the road when you start taking into account the safety precautions for scooter drivers. Scooter drivers need to wear helmets just like bicycle riders yet they have to adhere to safety precautions and driving restrictions just like automobiles. Some car drivers feel the need to teach scooter drivers that they need to adhere to the same laws that they do when it comes to utilizing the roads.
Why: Both scooter drivers and car drivers alike both need the roads to be a safe place and while there are people on both sides of the argument of road and scooter safety and where they place the responsibility everyone that utilized the road needs to be careful of everything around them and must try to drive as safely as possible.
Inside the Boundary Outside the Boundary
Who: People who believe cars are the reason People who believe scooters are
driving scooters can be dangerous the reason driving can be dangerous
What: Cars to become more aware Scooter drivers adhering to the
of the scooters around them same laws as cars
Why: The road needs to be a safe place Certain people make the road unsafe
Thursday, September 19, 2019
8B -- Solving The Problem
Scooters are unsafe -- that's a given. As a scooter driver myself, I always keep my eye out for other drivers on the road that could easily injure me if they bump into me because in a collision between a scooter and a car, let's be real, the car is going to win. Now in order to make scooter driving easier and to solve the problem of "Scooter drivers not being seen by car drivers" the inclusion of highly reflective surfaces onto scooters as well as the possibility of reflective helmets will help a lot with having scooter drivers be more noticeable. Gone are the days of driving cars and not seeing that scooter driver in your blind spot because the scooter driver will be covered in highly reflective strips of material that will make it nearly impossible to miss. I know that the bright yellow of reflective strips isn't really "fashionable" but what about highly reflective jackets that are made out of more fashionable material because there are jackets out there like that. If we incorporate more reflective material into the clothing that we wear when we ride our scooters then I believe that the road will become a much safer place for both scooter and car drivers.
7B -- Testing the Hypothesis, Part 1
The opportunity: Bicyclists don't have their own road on the beach path near my house so they have to share a small path with pedestrians which causes a safety hazard.
-Who: Bicyclists and pedestrians
-What: Bicyclists need their own path that is separate than the path that pedestrians take along the beach
-Why: It is currently a safety hazard when a single path is shared because people could crash into each other so it would become a much safer environment if there were two separate paths
Testing the who: Anybody who rides bicycles on a path that also has pedestrians falls under this "Who" because they are in the same situation
Testing the what: The boundaries of this need are all bicyclists and pedestrians that share the same path
Testing the why: Everyone that falls within this need will understand the why. It is simply unsafe to share the same path with bicyclist's as well as pedestrians
Summary of Interviews: What I found during the five interviews that I conducted was that everyone agreed that there needs to be two separate paths which surprised me because I did not think that everyone was going to agree on the same topic.
6B -- Identifying Opportunities in Economic & Regulatory Trends
1) Economic -- Hemp Industry set to create a job boom in the US
a) Online (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/newly-legalized-hemp-industry-set-150038120.html)
b) I believe that an opportunity exists here because with an increasing legalization of the cannabis plant I think that more and more opportunities will arise to be able to use the plant to your advantage.
c) I think that the most likely customer would be any person that suffers anything that CBD helps with.
d) I think the opportunity is very easy to exploit because all you have to do is find where Dispensaries are opening (they are going to pop up all over the place) and find a job with then or open your own dispensary.
2) Regulatory -- New York might make it illegal to text while walking
a) Online (https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/20/us/new-york-walking-while-texting-trnd/index.html)
b) I think that this information will present an opportunity because this law covers an action that everyone will be doing that would be breaking the law
c) I think that type of person that this would affect would be everyone. Simply put everyone uses their phones while they walk
d) I think that this opportunity will be very hard to execute because just of how hard it would be to implement
3) Regulatory -- FDA CBD Regulations
a) Online (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/05/31/amid-flood-cbd-products-fda-holds-first-public-hearing-cannabis-extract/?utm_term=.5475e3749e07)
b) I believe that this opportunity exists because depending on how the FDA classifies CBD it will completely change how people can obtain CBD and completely forms the CBD market around that
c) I think that everyone that would be interested in partaking in CBD would be affected by this opportunity.
d) I think that this opportunity would be easy to go with because regardless of the outcome of what the FDA labels CBD as it is still legal.
4) Economic -- Younger Generation not willing to pay outrageous prices for engagement rings
a) Online (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/20/younger-generations-say-i-dont-to-high-cost-engagement-rings.html)
b) I believe that an opportunity exists here to create an alternative to diamonds for engagement rings
c) I think that the most likely customer for this would be people that are of the age were most people get married
d) I think that this opportunity would be pretty easy to execute you would just have to advertise yourself the right way to not make it so that your product doesn't seem too cheap but at the same time is not a ridiculous cost.
a) Online (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/newly-legalized-hemp-industry-set-150038120.html)
b) I believe that an opportunity exists here because with an increasing legalization of the cannabis plant I think that more and more opportunities will arise to be able to use the plant to your advantage.
c) I think that the most likely customer would be any person that suffers anything that CBD helps with.
d) I think the opportunity is very easy to exploit because all you have to do is find where Dispensaries are opening (they are going to pop up all over the place) and find a job with then or open your own dispensary.
2) Regulatory -- New York might make it illegal to text while walking
a) Online (https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/20/us/new-york-walking-while-texting-trnd/index.html)
b) I think that this information will present an opportunity because this law covers an action that everyone will be doing that would be breaking the law
c) I think that type of person that this would affect would be everyone. Simply put everyone uses their phones while they walk
d) I think that this opportunity will be very hard to execute because just of how hard it would be to implement
3) Regulatory -- FDA CBD Regulations
a) Online (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/05/31/amid-flood-cbd-products-fda-holds-first-public-hearing-cannabis-extract/?utm_term=.5475e3749e07)
b) I believe that this opportunity exists because depending on how the FDA classifies CBD it will completely change how people can obtain CBD and completely forms the CBD market around that
c) I think that everyone that would be interested in partaking in CBD would be affected by this opportunity.
d) I think that this opportunity would be easy to go with because regardless of the outcome of what the FDA labels CBD as it is still legal.
4) Economic -- Younger Generation not willing to pay outrageous prices for engagement rings
a) Online (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/20/younger-generations-say-i-dont-to-high-cost-engagement-rings.html)
b) I believe that an opportunity exists here to create an alternative to diamonds for engagement rings
c) I think that the most likely customer for this would be people that are of the age were most people get married
d) I think that this opportunity would be pretty easy to execute you would just have to advertise yourself the right way to not make it so that your product doesn't seem too cheap but at the same time is not a ridiculous cost.
Thursday, September 12, 2019
5B
The first person that I interviewed is a friend of mine When I first asked my friend what mattered to him the most when it came to buying something. He said it comes down two two things, quality and price. I asked him what about when it comes to comparing two products and then he said in that case it really comes up to which one is better for the value. Most of the time my friend is purchasing items from online websites like Amazon.com or off of other smaller websites. He said "Rarely do I go to an in person store anymore."
4) I asked what he thinks of after he makes a purchase and he told me he feels good after buying something new. I wasn't shocked by his answer because I feel the same way. I guess him and I both share the feeling of liking new things.
The second person that I'm interviewing is an old friend from back home and I asked him if he had a set of alternatives when it came to buying things and he said that usually he sets his sights on one item because he likes to do a lot of research. He usually goes online to a website like Aliexpres or Amazon and look for items but if he can't find the item there or if the item is too expensive or the shipping will take too long then he will look into physical store locations as alternatives. I asked him what he feels like after he makes a purchase and he said that if he is happy with the purchase then he will feel good and happy that he has something new whereas if he wasn't sure if he really needed the item then he will feel bad for what he called self indulgence.
The third person I interviewed was my old roommate and I started off by asking him if he had any alternatives when it came to making purchases and said that he really only buys thing off of websites like Amazon.com and doesn't really look at other places. He was okay with sacrificing a possible lower price for the convenience of 2 day shipping. I asked my suite mate what he felt like post purchase and he said that usually he his happy with his purchases. He said that if he wanted it bad enough to make the purchase then he should still be happy when he gets the item.
4) I asked what he thinks of after he makes a purchase and he told me he feels good after buying something new. I wasn't shocked by his answer because I feel the same way. I guess him and I both share the feeling of liking new things.
The second person that I'm interviewing is an old friend from back home and I asked him if he had a set of alternatives when it came to buying things and he said that usually he sets his sights on one item because he likes to do a lot of research. He usually goes online to a website like Aliexpres or Amazon and look for items but if he can't find the item there or if the item is too expensive or the shipping will take too long then he will look into physical store locations as alternatives. I asked him what he feels like after he makes a purchase and he said that if he is happy with the purchase then he will feel good and happy that he has something new whereas if he wasn't sure if he really needed the item then he will feel bad for what he called self indulgence.
The third person I interviewed was my old roommate and I started off by asking him if he had any alternatives when it came to making purchases and said that he really only buys thing off of websites like Amazon.com and doesn't really look at other places. He was okay with sacrificing a possible lower price for the convenience of 2 day shipping. I asked my suite mate what he felt like post purchase and he said that usually he his happy with his purchases. He said that if he wanted it bad enough to make the purchase then he should still be happy when he gets the item.
Forming An Opportunity Belief
I have a belief that there is a huge opportunity in the transportation environment of UF and the surrounding area around campus. There is an opportunity for a micro-mobility solution to people not having a transportation option to fill in the gaps of the already existing transportation environment at UF. I have had multiple people come to me and tell me that they wish they had a way to get to the parking lots where they have to park their car or from their apartment near campus to campus. Hundreds if not thousands of people share this need for a solution to fill the gaps of their transportation route. The need has always existed it is just now being realized. The prototypical customer is just any student of University of Florida that needs to get from place A to place B.
Questions I asked:
1) Have you ever used an electric scooter before?
2) Do you feel like you could use an electric scooter around campus?
3) Would you use an app that would allow you to use scooters to get from place to place?
Person 1)
1) I used Lime scooters in downtown Miami and they were super fun.
2) I think it would be pretty easy to use them around campus
3) I Would you use an app that would allow you to use scooters to get from place to place
Student #2
1. I usually wake up at 9 am every morning and workout before my day starts.
2. It would be incredibly easy to use them around campus
3.I want you guys to come to campus because I think this is a great idea.
Student #3
1. I go from place to place normally after I've done all my work during the day so sometimes like 8pm but sometimes like 12am
2. It doesn't necessarily matter to me, but if I'm going late like I always do then I'd rather it be empty so I can get my stuff done and come home and get ready for bed.
3. If I got to go to the gym while it is filled I normally just go with a friend of mine so we can kill the time by just talking so it's not a complete headache and a lot less boring.
Reflection:
While I interviewing I came across a lot of students that had the same opinion, and most of them loved the idea and I think there is a huge open opportunity.
Summary:I typically agreed with the common response to my questions while asking the students. A packed parking lot is not the greatest, but it is better to workout than not to. Unfortunately, school gets in the way and homework and studying for exams is the number one priority. Maybe it is not as big of a problem to go to a packed parking lot as I thought.
Questions I asked:
1) Have you ever used an electric scooter before?
2) Do you feel like you could use an electric scooter around campus?
3) Would you use an app that would allow you to use scooters to get from place to place?
Person 1)
1) I used Lime scooters in downtown Miami and they were super fun.
2) I think it would be pretty easy to use them around campus
3) I Would you use an app that would allow you to use scooters to get from place to place
Student #2
1. I usually wake up at 9 am every morning and workout before my day starts.
2. It would be incredibly easy to use them around campus
3.I want you guys to come to campus because I think this is a great idea.
Student #3
1. I go from place to place normally after I've done all my work during the day so sometimes like 8pm but sometimes like 12am
2. It doesn't necessarily matter to me, but if I'm going late like I always do then I'd rather it be empty so I can get my stuff done and come home and get ready for bed.
3. If I got to go to the gym while it is filled I normally just go with a friend of mine so we can kill the time by just talking so it's not a complete headache and a lot less boring.
Reflection:
While I interviewing I came across a lot of students that had the same opinion, and most of them loved the idea and I think there is a huge open opportunity.
Summary:I typically agreed with the common response to my questions while asking the students. A packed parking lot is not the greatest, but it is better to workout than not to. Unfortunately, school gets in the way and homework and studying for exams is the number one priority. Maybe it is not as big of a problem to go to a packed parking lot as I thought.
My Entrepreneurship Story
This past summer I was exposed to an incredible entrepreneurship opportunity this summer when my friend offered me a partnership with him to help start a start up which we call Mint Rides. We are trying to bring sharable electric scooters to the Gainesville area. I am taking this class because I think that it will help better my entrepreneurship skills which are skills that I think are going to be very useful later on in my life.
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