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.