1. Rising sea demands that South Florida do more to address the threat
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/commentary/fl-op-viewpoint-rising-seas-demand-south-florida-action-20180530-story.html
This story describes the problem of continuous coastal development without thinking about the future implications of climate change and rising sea level. As projects continue to be approved to be constructed on the beach, it is not only damaging to the beach itself, but put the properties and the people living in it in the future in danger.
The problem presented in the story is the possibility of the beach as well as the properties near it to be destroyed in the future due to rising sea level and the continuous projects that are messing with the land.
The people that has this problem are the people that are currently living in coastal areas and the future residents.
2. Hurricane Irma powers sharp increase in lawsuits against insurers
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-bz-hurricane-irma-suits-on-rise-against-insurers-20180502-story.html
This story talks about how the amount of lawsuits against large property insurers has gone up tremendously in the beginning of this year due to hurricane Irma.
The problem about this is as the lawsuits continue to flow in, this will potentially force the insurers to up their prices for the upcoming year to offset the loss.
The people that has this problem are the insurers fighting the lawsuits currently, as well as homeowners who are looking to purchase property insurance in the future.
3. The latest front in Miami's "living wage" battle runs through Starbucks
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/16C386B122150190?p=WORLDNEWS
This story describe how a bill to expand living wages was veto. A labor union used a Starbucks in Miami as an example and how the workers can't pay the bills with the low wages.
The problem is that the Mayor of Miami vetoed a bill that would expand living wages.
The people impacted by the problem are people that are working and receiving the minimum living wages.
4. From Disney to Big Sugar, Publix isn't the only big-name Florida business backing Adam Putnam.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-reg-disney-putnam-contributions-20180530-story.html
The story talks about how Publix, an iconic Florida market, has supported the campaign of Adam Putnam. This has stirred up many outrages as Putnam has proclaimed himself as an "NRA sellout"
The problem with this is that Publix now face many public relations strains due to the sensitive time following the Stoneman Douglas Shooting, and many are advocating for boycotting Publix.
The people who has this problem is the organization of Publix as well as the people that shops as Publix.
5. Hollywood defends $23 million Margaritaville deal amid outcry
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/hollywood/fl-sb-margaritaville-hollywood-city-says-20180530-story.html
This story discussed the initiative that Hollywood officials approved of establishing Margaritaville to the city. The project costs around $23 million and it is projected to bring back $1.9 million in revenue.
The problem in the story is how shady the process was. According to a commissioner, during the discussion of the deal, there was a lot of fluff and parts of the deal that was not mentioned. As well as the developer making money off the deal when they claimed they didn't. Also, the developer can be reimbursed for the grants when it was the resident's tax money, not money out of the developers pockets.
The people who has this problem are the residents of Hollywood as well as the public officials of Hollywood.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Friday, May 25, 2018
Opportunity Belief
1. Being a driver on my college campus, the process of finding parking spots is always troublesome for me. That is where my opportunity stems from. I believe there is an opportunity for the process of finding parking spots on college campus easier. The opportunity I thought of is creating an app that register all the parking spots on campus. Students that parked in spot would go on the app and mark it as taken, and mark it as empty as they leave. This would speed up the process of students finding open spots.
2. -The unmet need is people being able to find a parking spot fast and easy and be able to move on with their day without wasting time.
-The people who have this need are typically students who drive while in college and are in rush to get to a certain location.
-This need stems from the limited amount of parking spots on school campus as well as the abundance of people that drives in college.
-Some things that people are doing to meet this need now are to park outside of campus and walk to their destination, or simply to not drive and take the public transportation.
-I am 75% sure that this problem exists.
3. The prototypical customer is someone who usually struggles with finding a parking spot on campus.
4. -Iteration #1: This individual does have this need. He started to realize this need exist when they started school and was driving to class. He have this need sometimes when he is driving to class during peak time. They have yet to find a feasible solution that works all the time to their need.
-Iteration #2: This individual does not have this need. She walks to class or takes public transportation.
-Iteration #3: This individual does have this need. She realized this need when she was considering about bring her car up to campus. The solution she found for this need was to lease a scooter instead, as there are more spaces for scooters than cars on campus.
5. After interviewing people about my opportunity, I realized that I had overestimated how popular this need was. There are a lot of ways that people do to satisfies the need, such as walking and taking the bus. I believe my original believe is still viable, but should take into consideration the other factors such as the different methods of avoiding this problem. I think it's important for entrepreneurs to adjust and amend their ideas and beliefs based on feedbacks. After all, they are catering their products and services to costumers and their opinions should be evaluated.
2. -The unmet need is people being able to find a parking spot fast and easy and be able to move on with their day without wasting time.
-The people who have this need are typically students who drive while in college and are in rush to get to a certain location.
-This need stems from the limited amount of parking spots on school campus as well as the abundance of people that drives in college.
-Some things that people are doing to meet this need now are to park outside of campus and walk to their destination, or simply to not drive and take the public transportation.
-I am 75% sure that this problem exists.
3. The prototypical customer is someone who usually struggles with finding a parking spot on campus.
4. -Iteration #1: This individual does have this need. He started to realize this need exist when they started school and was driving to class. He have this need sometimes when he is driving to class during peak time. They have yet to find a feasible solution that works all the time to their need.
-Iteration #2: This individual does not have this need. She walks to class or takes public transportation.
-Iteration #3: This individual does have this need. She realized this need when she was considering about bring her car up to campus. The solution she found for this need was to lease a scooter instead, as there are more spaces for scooters than cars on campus.
5. After interviewing people about my opportunity, I realized that I had overestimated how popular this need was. There are a lot of ways that people do to satisfies the need, such as walking and taking the bus. I believe my original believe is still viable, but should take into consideration the other factors such as the different methods of avoiding this problem. I think it's important for entrepreneurs to adjust and amend their ideas and beliefs based on feedbacks. After all, they are catering their products and services to costumers and their opinions should be evaluated.
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Entrepreneur Story
The experience of me being exposed to entrepreneurship would be my time being active at my high school's microfinance club. The club's purpose to was for students that are interested about economics to gather together and discuss and learn about the how businesses and banks operates with individuals with the help of our economics teacher, as well as to talk about current events. While none of the members were entrepreneurs, the club exposed me to entrepreneurship in the way that it gave me, along with some other members, the opportunity to attend a high school conference in Massachusetts where bankers and entrepreneurs are the guest speakers.
The speakers gave their insight on how they got started in their respective field, what are the responsibilities in their current job, and general advices for students that are interested in what they do. That conference gave me a better insight in the whole business field and was overall a pleasant time.
I enrolled in ENT3003 because I feel like this course would provide me with a lot of reflections and experience needed to have a mindset of someone looking to start or be in a business. I hope to learn the fundamentals of being an entrepreneur or at least what it takes to be one, and in general to have a good time during this course.
The picture attached is me and my high school classmates after the conference.
The speakers gave their insight on how they got started in their respective field, what are the responsibilities in their current job, and general advices for students that are interested in what they do. That conference gave me a better insight in the whole business field and was overall a pleasant time.
I enrolled in ENT3003 because I feel like this course would provide me with a lot of reflections and experience needed to have a mindset of someone looking to start or be in a business. I hope to learn the fundamentals of being an entrepreneur or at least what it takes to be one, and in general to have a good time during this course.
The picture attached is me and my high school classmates after the conference.
Monday, May 21, 2018
Bugs
Here are the lists of daily things that "bug" me:
1. When my shower takes long to heat up so I have to stand outside waiting.
After doing some research, I found out that this problem exists because the flow rate of my shower head is slow. Therefore it takes longer for the cold water to flow out.
2. When my laptop computer overheats after using it for a while and it starts to slow down.
This is most likely due to the fact that my laptop is an older module and I've done a poor job with maintenance.
3. When I order something online and the package arrives later than the estimated delivery date that the company gave me.
This could be caused by numerous reasons. It could be weather delays, traffic with transportation, or simply mistakes with the carrier.
4. When I am at the self-check out line at a store and the item doesn't scan correctly preventing me from moving on.
This could be because of me scanning the bar code incorrectly, or errors with the technology.
5. When I call someone immediately after missing their call but they don't pick up.
This is probably because of them leaving their phone after making the call, or they went on to call someone else.
6. Having to talk to an automated machine when calling a company.
This happens because most companies probably don't have enough workers to be on phone duties 24/7, so the machines are set up to filter out callers.
7. When my headphones get tangled up after putting them in pockets.
This happens because the physical attributes of headphones, skinny and lengthy, makes it susceptible to being tied up when in a small enclosed space.
8. When only one or two register is open when a store has over a dozen registers.
This problem exists probably because the store does not have enough employees to work all the registers.
9. When the ketchup bottle squirts out water instead of ketchup.
This is due to the fact that the ingredients of ketchup contains quite a lot of water, so the product itself is bound to contain water. Also, the way it is placed beforehand also has to do with whether or not water comes out.
10. How hard it is to get toothpaste out of the tube when it is almost finished.
This is probably because as less and less content exists in the tube, the space that you can apply pressure to get the toothpaste out decreases.
11. When public bathrooms runs out of napkins so I can't dry my hands.
The employees at the place probably have not gotten the chance to restock the napkins.
12. When I am on the highway and drivers on the far left lane are driving slow.
Some people don't like to drive too fast because it can be dangerous.
13. When the zipper on my jacket gets stuck and how hard it is to fix it.
This is probably because the way I placed the zipper to start was wrong.
14. Being put on hold when calling a company/place.
The receptionist most likely have to direct me to the right person, and that takes a few minutes.
15. When my dishwasher flips over bowls so the dish water collects in it. Now the dish is still dirty.
This is probably because the bowls weren't placed in a secure spot so the dishwashing cycle rotated it.
16. The faucet at my bathroom sink is too close to the edge that whenever I wash my hands the stomach part of my clothes gets wet.
This is probably because the contractors that furnished the house picked a faucet that was too long for the sink.
17. How easy it is for the Amazon-Fire TV remote to get lost in my couch.
This is because of how small and slick the remote design is, and also that the couch has a lot of open slots and cracks for the remote to fall through.
18. When I am driving and waiting to turn and a car that I am waiting on to pass end up turning but they did not have their turn signal on.
Some people are just lazy drivers sometimes.
19. How slow the traffic light is at the crossroad between University Drive and my neighborhood.
This is probably because University Drive is a main road so more time is dedicated for that traffic life.
20. When I purchase something that require batteries only to realize that the batteries are not included.
This happens because I usually fail to notice the labels that companies put on their product that the costumers need to purchase batteries on the side.
Reflection:
I was extremely surprised at how much trouble I would have thinking of 20 things that bothers me in my daily life. After reading the instructions for this assignment, I thought it would be an easy task as I get annoyed easily. However, after listing just a few obvious ones, I started to draw a blank. This is probably because I don't usually make much effort to remember the little "bugs" so I can try and fix it. I usually just notice it, be bothered by it, and move on. Also, I think thinking back retroactively and trying to remember small details is just a hard task in general. That is why I found it easier for this assignment to write the things down as I notice them.
1. When my shower takes long to heat up so I have to stand outside waiting.
After doing some research, I found out that this problem exists because the flow rate of my shower head is slow. Therefore it takes longer for the cold water to flow out.
2. When my laptop computer overheats after using it for a while and it starts to slow down.
This is most likely due to the fact that my laptop is an older module and I've done a poor job with maintenance.
3. When I order something online and the package arrives later than the estimated delivery date that the company gave me.
This could be caused by numerous reasons. It could be weather delays, traffic with transportation, or simply mistakes with the carrier.
4. When I am at the self-check out line at a store and the item doesn't scan correctly preventing me from moving on.
This could be because of me scanning the bar code incorrectly, or errors with the technology.
5. When I call someone immediately after missing their call but they don't pick up.
This is probably because of them leaving their phone after making the call, or they went on to call someone else.
6. Having to talk to an automated machine when calling a company.
This happens because most companies probably don't have enough workers to be on phone duties 24/7, so the machines are set up to filter out callers.
7. When my headphones get tangled up after putting them in pockets.
This happens because the physical attributes of headphones, skinny and lengthy, makes it susceptible to being tied up when in a small enclosed space.
8. When only one or two register is open when a store has over a dozen registers.
This problem exists probably because the store does not have enough employees to work all the registers.
9. When the ketchup bottle squirts out water instead of ketchup.
This is due to the fact that the ingredients of ketchup contains quite a lot of water, so the product itself is bound to contain water. Also, the way it is placed beforehand also has to do with whether or not water comes out.
10. How hard it is to get toothpaste out of the tube when it is almost finished.
This is probably because as less and less content exists in the tube, the space that you can apply pressure to get the toothpaste out decreases.
11. When public bathrooms runs out of napkins so I can't dry my hands.
The employees at the place probably have not gotten the chance to restock the napkins.
12. When I am on the highway and drivers on the far left lane are driving slow.
Some people don't like to drive too fast because it can be dangerous.
13. When the zipper on my jacket gets stuck and how hard it is to fix it.
This is probably because the way I placed the zipper to start was wrong.
14. Being put on hold when calling a company/place.
The receptionist most likely have to direct me to the right person, and that takes a few minutes.
15. When my dishwasher flips over bowls so the dish water collects in it. Now the dish is still dirty.
This is probably because the bowls weren't placed in a secure spot so the dishwashing cycle rotated it.
16. The faucet at my bathroom sink is too close to the edge that whenever I wash my hands the stomach part of my clothes gets wet.
This is probably because the contractors that furnished the house picked a faucet that was too long for the sink.
17. How easy it is for the Amazon-Fire TV remote to get lost in my couch.
This is because of how small and slick the remote design is, and also that the couch has a lot of open slots and cracks for the remote to fall through.
18. When I am driving and waiting to turn and a car that I am waiting on to pass end up turning but they did not have their turn signal on.
Some people are just lazy drivers sometimes.
19. How slow the traffic light is at the crossroad between University Drive and my neighborhood.
This is probably because University Drive is a main road so more time is dedicated for that traffic life.
20. When I purchase something that require batteries only to realize that the batteries are not included.
This happens because I usually fail to notice the labels that companies put on their product that the costumers need to purchase batteries on the side.
Reflection:
I was extremely surprised at how much trouble I would have thinking of 20 things that bothers me in my daily life. After reading the instructions for this assignment, I thought it would be an easy task as I get annoyed easily. However, after listing just a few obvious ones, I started to draw a blank. This is probably because I don't usually make much effort to remember the little "bugs" so I can try and fix it. I usually just notice it, be bothered by it, and move on. Also, I think thinking back retroactively and trying to remember small details is just a hard task in general. That is why I found it easier for this assignment to write the things down as I notice them.
Thursday, May 17, 2018
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