1.
a. Florida could use drones to fight pythons, invasive species
b.LINK
c. New legislation would allow two state agencies to use drones to help search for invasive species. Drones are equipped with thermal imaging which would spot out pythons in the dark. This bill will also allow drones to fight wildfires.
d. There are numerous invasive species in Florida that need to be controlled. Using drones to help identify invasive species would make this process easier and more efficient, but current legislation bans state agencies of drones in aid of gathering information.
e.Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Forest Service, Florida Senate, Florida Residents,
2.
a. Gainesville Regional Airport reaches new heights with passenger record
b. LINK
c. Gainesville Airport had a record number of passengers this year. Lower cost compared to neighboring airports has attracted more travelers than ever before. The airport expects more passenger growth in the upcoming years. Construction to expand the airport has started and should be finished by 2022.
d. The increase in passengers has led to construction to expand the airport. Gainesville's Airport Administration is unsure if this will be enough to accommodate the increase in passengers or if more flights will need to be added.
e. Gainesville residents and visitors, Gainesville Regional Airport
3.
a. UF lobbyists ask legislators for $50 million to achieve top five rank
b. LINK
c. University of Florida is working hard to achieve a top 5 rank. It is getting tougher to climb spots as you get closer to the top. To reach this goal UF is requesting $50 million from Florida's Department of Education. The university would use this money to decrease student to teacher ratio and also work to solve to the worlds most challenging problems.
d. University of Florida wants to increase its rank and needs more money to do so.
e. Florida Residents, UF Studnets, UF Staff, Florida's Department of Education.
4.
a. Coronavirus outbreak being monitored by UF Health officials
b. LINK
c. UF Health Officials are monitoring the recent Coronavirus outbreak around the world. With many international students who travel to China attending the university, it is important for the university to pay close attention to those traveling to affected areas. The Coronavirus is a group of viruses with no cure of vaccine that can be fatal. For now the university just plans to spread awareness to students.
d. The University of Florida can't monitor all students traveling internationally to ensure a safe and healthy campus to students from the Coronavirus.
e. UF students, Local Medical Services, UF staff, Close Airports
5.
a. Tampa Bay burglars dressed up like construction workers, stole $1 million in valuables, deputies say
b. LINK
c. There were a series of similar robberies in Tampa. A group would arrive in a white van dressed as construction workers and enter through the windows of homes. Over $1 million of valuables were stolen. A tip sent in led to the arrest of 6 people for grand theft and most of the valuables were returned.
d. Homes had no security and no police around.
e. Tampa bay residents, Tampa bay police, Home Security Services
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Monday, January 27, 2020
4A – Forming An Opportunity Belief
1. I believe there is an opportunity to improve on campus parking at UF.
2. What: The unmet need is limited on campus parking
Who: Students, Staff, Visitors, Faculty, Transportation Department
Where: The need came from an increase student population and in cars used by students, while there was no increase in parking infrastructure. This has not always been problem but has gotten worse as the school has grown.
What now: Students and staff have to find alternate ways to get to campus.
I am 85% sure this in an opportunity that exist.
3. The prototypical customer for this opportunity is college students and staff living close to campus who commute daily to campus.
4.
a. Interview Number 1: Maria Fe- Teacher Assistant and Third Year Student
Maria has been aware of the lack of parking on campus since she transferred to UF 2 years ago. Living far from campus, driving to class would be her preferred way to commute. Despite having a scooter, she rides the bus because she feels unsafe on scooters. Sometimes she will park on campus and risk getting a ticket if she is late for class.
b. Interview Number 2: Marcos - Second Year Student
Marcos has known about the parking problem since he first started attending UF, but did not experience it himself until he moved off campus his second year. Not being able to drive himself to his early morning class was inconvenient to him. As a result he had to ride the bus which is not always reliable to make it to class on time. Marcos did mention he prefers to ride a scooter to class but does not personally own one.
c. Interview Number 3: Bennett - Second Year Student-
Bennett hasn't had many issues with parking since attending. Living on campus both years has allowed him to have a parking decal to park on campus, while also living in close proximity to classes.
5. Reflect: As a former student who lived on campus, I agree that living on campus makes the parking problem not exist. It is mainly for students and staff who live far from campus. Scooters and buses seem to be alternatives to parking on campus.
7. Summarize: My original opportunity still exist, but I learned that it is only an issue for off campus students. I think my opportunity is more specific now than when I started. I think it is important to listen to customer feedback because they are the ones consuming your service/product.
2. What: The unmet need is limited on campus parking
Who: Students, Staff, Visitors, Faculty, Transportation Department
Where: The need came from an increase student population and in cars used by students, while there was no increase in parking infrastructure. This has not always been problem but has gotten worse as the school has grown.
What now: Students and staff have to find alternate ways to get to campus.
I am 85% sure this in an opportunity that exist.
3. The prototypical customer for this opportunity is college students and staff living close to campus who commute daily to campus.
4.
a. Interview Number 1: Maria Fe- Teacher Assistant and Third Year Student
Maria has been aware of the lack of parking on campus since she transferred to UF 2 years ago. Living far from campus, driving to class would be her preferred way to commute. Despite having a scooter, she rides the bus because she feels unsafe on scooters. Sometimes she will park on campus and risk getting a ticket if she is late for class.
b. Interview Number 2: Marcos - Second Year Student
Marcos has known about the parking problem since he first started attending UF, but did not experience it himself until he moved off campus his second year. Not being able to drive himself to his early morning class was inconvenient to him. As a result he had to ride the bus which is not always reliable to make it to class on time. Marcos did mention he prefers to ride a scooter to class but does not personally own one.
c. Interview Number 3: Bennett - Second Year Student-
Bennett hasn't had many issues with parking since attending. Living on campus both years has allowed him to have a parking decal to park on campus, while also living in close proximity to classes.
5. Reflect: As a former student who lived on campus, I agree that living on campus makes the parking problem not exist. It is mainly for students and staff who live far from campus. Scooters and buses seem to be alternatives to parking on campus.
7. Summarize: My original opportunity still exist, but I learned that it is only an issue for off campus students. I think my opportunity is more specific now than when I started. I think it is important to listen to customer feedback because they are the ones consuming your service/product.
3A – Your Entrepreneurship Story
As a kid I would always look forwards to my neighborhood's garage sale day. The week leading up to the garage sale I would collect old toys, clothes, and anything I could find and potentially sell. Carefully I would choose prices that would allow me to make the most profit. When it came time to Saturday morning I would wake up bright and early, ready for the big day of sales ahead of me. Some garage sales were rough while others were very successful. It was always exciting making sales as a kid because any money went a long way.
I took ENT3003 because I have always dreamed of being a businessman. I enjoy watching shark tank and seeing young entrepreneurs be successful. I figured this class would be a great place to start learning about entrepreneurship at a professional level. By the end of this class I hope to have the mindset of an entrepreneur and be able to transfer these skills to the workplace.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Bug List
1. When people at Turlington stop me to hand me flyers and try to get me to join their club.
-This exist because Turlington is a free speech zone so anyone can say or advertise anything.
2. When my roommates leave out their dirty dishes in the sink.
-This exist because the dishwasher has limited space and fills up quickly, so dishes build up in the sink.
3. When the wait time for a bus is wrong on the app.
-This exist because the GPS on the bus stops updating.
4. When I get out of the shower and it is freezing cold.
-This exist because the shower is very hot and the air temperature is much cooler.
5. When the hot tub at my apartment complex does not work.
-This exist because once the hot tub breaks management never fixes it.
6. When the line is out the door at the Chipotle on University.
-This exist because it is the closest Chipotle to campus so it gets crowded quickly.
7. When fast food restaurants prioritize mobile orders over customers in store.
-This exist because because restaurants have to serve mobile customers at the time they want it.
8. When there is no open seats at the library during finals.
-This exist because there are 50,000 students who attend UF, any only a limited amount of Library space.
9. How there is no student parking for off campus students.
-This exist because our school was planned and designed before cars were accessible to every student.
10. How the weight room at the school gyms are always crowded.
-This exist because our school has 50,000 students and only 2 gym facilities.
11. How my computer takes a long time to boot up.
-This exist because my computer has an on hard drive.
12. When the construction across the street wakes me up in the morning.
-This exist because many new apartment complexes are being built for the influx or students needing housing.
13. When people drive slow in the left lane.
-This exist because people do not know driver etiquette.
14. When McDonald's on Archer gives me the wrong order.
-This exist because low paid workers are rushed to get put out orders and often make mistakes.
15. When I get out of the shower and my wet hair gets my clothes wet.
-This exist because my hair takes a long time to dry and I do not have time to let it dry before I put on clothes.
16. When my phone connects roommates bluetooth speaker.
-This exist because phones automatically connect to bluetooth speakers.
17. When people slurp their soup and other food while eating.
-This exist because people do not know how to eat properly.
18. When homeless people ask for my money on at red lights.
-This exist because the large number of homeless people in Gainesville.
19. When my laundry takes two cycles to dry.
-This exist because there is too many clothes in the dryer or because the dryer is inefficient.
20. When the only parking spot left is under a tree and a bird poops on my car.
-This exist because developers put trees in parking lots which birds live in.
After writing my 20 bugs I found it more difficult than I expected. Often things bug me but I do not really think about it much. A lot of the things that bug me are smaller things that I do not have any control over. It was much easier to think of why a bug exist rather than a bug. Some bugs were things other people do so it was hard to know an exact reason why it exist.
-This exist because Turlington is a free speech zone so anyone can say or advertise anything.
2. When my roommates leave out their dirty dishes in the sink.
-This exist because the dishwasher has limited space and fills up quickly, so dishes build up in the sink.
3. When the wait time for a bus is wrong on the app.
-This exist because the GPS on the bus stops updating.
4. When I get out of the shower and it is freezing cold.
-This exist because the shower is very hot and the air temperature is much cooler.
5. When the hot tub at my apartment complex does not work.
-This exist because once the hot tub breaks management never fixes it.
6. When the line is out the door at the Chipotle on University.
-This exist because it is the closest Chipotle to campus so it gets crowded quickly.
7. When fast food restaurants prioritize mobile orders over customers in store.
-This exist because because restaurants have to serve mobile customers at the time they want it.
8. When there is no open seats at the library during finals.
-This exist because there are 50,000 students who attend UF, any only a limited amount of Library space.
9. How there is no student parking for off campus students.
-This exist because our school was planned and designed before cars were accessible to every student.
10. How the weight room at the school gyms are always crowded.
-This exist because our school has 50,000 students and only 2 gym facilities.
11. How my computer takes a long time to boot up.
-This exist because my computer has an on hard drive.
12. When the construction across the street wakes me up in the morning.
-This exist because many new apartment complexes are being built for the influx or students needing housing.
13. When people drive slow in the left lane.
-This exist because people do not know driver etiquette.
14. When McDonald's on Archer gives me the wrong order.
-This exist because low paid workers are rushed to get put out orders and often make mistakes.
15. When I get out of the shower and my wet hair gets my clothes wet.
-This exist because my hair takes a long time to dry and I do not have time to let it dry before I put on clothes.
16. When my phone connects roommates bluetooth speaker.
-This exist because phones automatically connect to bluetooth speakers.
17. When people slurp their soup and other food while eating.
-This exist because people do not know how to eat properly.
18. When homeless people ask for my money on at red lights.
-This exist because the large number of homeless people in Gainesville.
19. When my laundry takes two cycles to dry.
-This exist because there is too many clothes in the dryer or because the dryer is inefficient.
20. When the only parking spot left is under a tree and a bird poops on my car.
-This exist because developers put trees in parking lots which birds live in.
After writing my 20 bugs I found it more difficult than I expected. Often things bug me but I do not really think about it much. A lot of the things that bug me are smaller things that I do not have any control over. It was much easier to think of why a bug exist rather than a bug. Some bugs were things other people do so it was hard to know an exact reason why it exist.
Monday, January 13, 2020
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