5A – Identifying Local Opportunities

5A – Identifying Local Opportunities

1.       Public money should not go to schools that discriminate.

a.       http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/16989C1BD33557D8?p=WORLDNEWS

b.       This article is a letter to the editor of this news journal. It is about how National School Choice Week was used to push private school vouchers.

c.       The main problem the author addressed was the fact that more private religious schools are receiving public funds originally allocated only for public schools.

d.       Public school administrators and students alike suffer from this problem.

2.       Garage glitch may be costing city dearly.

a.       http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/169976F5697D8560?p=WORLDNEWS

b.       This article is about how a parking garage in downtown Gainesville has had a decline in revinue to the point where it is costing the city thousands of dollars.

c.       The main problem is that in the unmonitored parking garage, the automated payment system is broken. Because of this, there is no accountability system and employees have been accused of stealing hundreds of dollars from the city.

d.       People who suffer from this are the tax payers and the city manager.

3.       LifeSouth says cold weather has hurt blood supplies

a.       http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/169976F5630E03A8?p=WORLDNEWS

b.       The article is about the blood donors of central Florida and the LifeSouth center.

c.       The main problem in this article is the lack of blood donors due to the severely cold weather. Florida’s blood supply is in desperate need of restocking.

d.       People who need blood transfusion are the ones who suffer from this shortage.

4.       Barnett: water is getting worse now

a.       http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/1697BE6ADB395858?p=WORLDNEWS

b.       The article is about the water shortages.

c.       The main problem is the water shortages due to Floridians over watering their lawns.

d.       The people who suffer are all the Floridians and other neighboring states.

5.       Help for citrus industry is essential.

a.       http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/16932269C670E918?p=WORLDNEWS

b.       An annual decline in citrus production has force citrus farmers to ask for federal disaster relief funds.

c.       The problem is that citrus farmers are battling a citrus killing disease called citrus greening.

d.       The people who suffer are the citrus farmers. 

4A – Forming An Opportunity Belief

4A – Forming An Opportunity Belief

I believe that car owners all around the world suffer from the unbearable heat when getting into a car parked in the sun all day. I want to solve the unmet need of having a car still be cool after being parked all day in the sun. Although this need is fairly new and has been in effect only as long as cars have, it effects anyone who drives or rides in a car. Currently the only solution is a car accordion sunshade.

After talking to a prototypical costumer, my girlfriend, she made it clear that this is a fairly consistent issue. She noticed this issue ever since she got in a car, especially living in Florida. Although she has had this need for years, she has never addressed it.

After this interview I realized that this problem is not well addressed yet should be with the amount of people it effects. Having a solution to this problem can change the lives of billions.

My second prototypical costumer, my boss, has also suffered from this problem all of his life, but was able to fix it by using a car accordion sunshade. He’s fairly unsatisfied with the sunshade solution because it is very bulky and time consuming to use.

After this interview I realized that even people who have attempted to solve this problem are still unsatisfied with the result.

My third a prototypical costumer, my roommate, doesn’t own a car, yet still suffers from this issue. As the passenger he states that entering a blazing hot car is almost not worth driving. Since he doesn’t own a car he has never been required to directly address this issue.

After this interview I realized that even people who don’t have cars are still affected by this unmet need.

I believe that adapting opportunities based on customer feedback is a critical trait any entrepreneur must possess in order to be successful. From this process I discovered that my specific opportunity effects a lot more people than I imagined.  

3A – Your Entrepreneurship Story

Israel is home to many entrepreneurs who have changed the world for the better, but the one who changed my life the most was my father. My dad’s vocation varies from a basketball team manager and real estate owner to a movie producer and author. Experiencing my father's intense level of creativity daily, I decided to embark on my own project. After reading my father’s latest book, I came up with the idea of transforming the story into a movie script. I wished to tell a story of a bird with a fear of heights and after countless hours of hard work I was able to finish the first template in less than six months. I was able to take my first step towards making my dream a reality. The script was only recently audio recorded for the first time but with each day it is getting closer to becoming a big screen feature film.

I enrolled in ENT3003 in hopes that this class will be a guiding stepping stone towards opening my own business.

2A – Bug List

2A – Bug List

      1.     Getting into stifling hot car that was parked all day in a July sun.
a.     Why: this happened because cars tend to adhere to the outside temperature.
2.     Turning on the TV with the volume unexpectedly all the way up.
a.     Why: If you turn off the TV with a certain volume, it will turn on with the same volume.
3.     Being very tired but unable to fine a comfortable position to sleep in.
a.     Why: sometime its hard to find a comfortable position.
4.     Getting out of the shower to a cold room.
a.     Why: the water and the room temperature are different.
5.     Holding onto a freezing cold steering wheel before the car heats up during the winter.
a.     Why: this happened because cars tend to adhere to the outside temperature.
6.     Running to the bus stop to catch a bus but missing it by a minute.
a.     Why: the bus driver does not stop unless there is someone at the bus stop.
7.     Stepping in dog poo.
a.     Why: some people don’t clean after their dogs.
8.     Being excited for leftovers you saved in the fridge only to find someone else has eaten them.
a.     Why: lack of communication.
9.     Not being able to express yourself in a foreign language.
a.     Why: proficiency in foreign languages takes a lot of time and work.
10. Dropping the soap in the shower.
a.     Why: soap is slippery.
11. Being cut off by another car.
a.     Why: people tent not to care about other drivers.
12. Forgetting where you put something.
a.     Why: if you don’t consolidate a piece of information into your memories you are most likely to forget the information.
13. Forgetting to charge your phone before going out of the house.
a.     Why: people use their phone every moment of the day.
14. Having a loud neighbor.
a.     Why: some people make horrible neighbors.
15. Not being able to find parking on campus.
a.     Why: most parking spots are reserved for people who don’t use them.
16. Laying in bed about to go to sleep and remembering that you have homework assignment due.
a.     Why: to err is human.
17. Going to the restroom and realizing that there is no more toilet paper.
a.     Not remembering to put a new toilet paper roll in time.
18. Having jet lag after flying from Israel to Florida.
a.     Difference in time zones.
19. Putting on a lot of layers when going out of the house in the cold but having to take all of them off when getting inside a building.
a.     Why: buildings are usually well heated during the winter.
20. Getting locked out of your dorm room after going to the restroom.
a.     Why: your roommate left assuming you had the key with you.


I did not find it too difficult coming up with things that “bug” me.

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