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1)  Describe five ways in which you think you have human capital that is truly unique.   Detailed: I take great attention to the little stuff when I am working on something I am passionate about. It takes a lot for me to be really satisfied. Committed: I tend to not give up and always go forward when doing something I like. I never quit.  Passionate: If I am passionate about something, the flame does not go out easily.  Positive: I tend to keep a positive mindset when going through hard times and trials. This gets me motivated and gets me going.  Influential: I tend to have a large presence wherever I go. I am good at making people listen to me and leading by example. 2)  Interview the five people who know you the best.   https://soundcloud.com/jeff-seo-1/sets/whats-unique-about-me 3)  Reflect on the differences.  Most of the things that people said about me were stuff that I was aware of. The people I interviewe...

1)  Find three people who would fit that segment and arrange to interview them.  David( sophomore at UF) 1. What is the biggest factor that you evaluate before making a purchase? Being a college student, the biggest thing I look at is the price of the product. 2. What is one factor that might make you hesitate from purchasing a product? As I said again, if the price of the product is out of my budget, I tend to not make the purchase 3. Are there any factors that might make up for what initially turned you away from the product?  The quality of the product for sure.  4.How often do you make a purchase? not very often   5. Are you open to buying innovative products that did not exist before? Sort of Garrit (freshmen at UF)  1. What is the biggest factor that you evaluate before making a purchase? The biggest thing is if I really like the product or not 2. What is one factor that might make you hesitate from purchasing a product...

1)  Tenaciousness is a competency.  What are the behaviors that you have used (or developed) to keep up with the requirements of this course?  The behaviors I have developed and used are staying focused, being efficient, and not procrastinating. The requirements for this class is not hard but is consisted of tedious work that is time-consuming. Whenever I had free time, I used it to finish assignments for this class which has worked great so far.  2)  Tenaciousness is also about attitude.  Talk about a moment or two when you felt like "giving up." What pulled you through? Do you feel like you've developed a tenacious attitude during the past two months? What experience or experiences most contributed to this?  This semester I decided to pledge a fraternity here at UF. This meant that there would late nights and basically no free time for me. The stress and the fatigue that I got from trying to balance my academics along with pledging was ve...

1) You read about an entrepreneur: What surprised you the most?  I was surprised at the fact that they only had public high school diplomas. What about the entrepreneur did you most admire? Their patience and commitment to push on and accomplish their vision  What about the entrepreneur did you  least  admire? The fact that they were natural born geniuses.  Did the entrepreneur encounter adversity and failure? If so, what did they do about it?  They went through enormous adversity and failure. They failed countless times trying to fly a plane and had no support from the crowd. The crowd thought that the Wright brothers were crazy. 2) What competencies did you notice that the entrepreneur exhibited? The entrepreneurs exhibited commitment, patience, passion, and diligence.  3) Identify at least one part of the reading that was confusing to you. How they did not die or get hurt test flying the prototypes of an early pl...

1)  Pick a segment.  College students who own a cellphone and uses it for more than 4 hours a day.   2)  Find three people who would fit that segment and arrange to interview them.  Jonathan(Junior at UF), Timothy(Sophomore at UF), Craig(Sophomore at UF)  3)  Begin with need awareness.   Jonathan 1. How many hours a day do you use your phone? about 6 hours 2. Have you forgotten to charge your phone ever? Too many times 3. Has the phone died due to low battery? Also, too many times 4. How did you feel when that happened? I felt very anxious not being able to contact anyone 5. How did you resolve the issue? Usually, I carry a charger, but when I don't have one I reach out to strangers 6. What do you feel about a self-regenerating phone? That would be cool 7. Would you buy it? Depends on the price.  Timothy . How many hours a day do you use your phone? about 8 hours 2. Have you forgotten to charge your phone e...

1)  You. I am an avid phone user. I am constantly on my phone, and do everything on my phone. I have plenty of experience of using a phone is aware of all the struggles that phone users might go through on a typical day. I also prefer to live life as hassle-free as possible which is the gist of my business idea. 2)  What are you offering to customers? I am offering a phone that has a self-regenerating battery so that no one has to worry about charging their phones, or their phones dying.  3)  Who are you offering it to? The one thing I think is great about my business idea is that the market size is incredibly big. In this generation where technology is rapidly developing, everyone is looking for a feature that was not possible before. Also, mobile phones are now considered as a part of our bodies which I think is a great opportunity for my business idea. 4)  Why do they care? It is an innovation that never existed before. My business idea ...

David(Sophomore at UF)  Do you own a phone? Yes I do  How many times a day do you charge your phone? About two times  Is your phone a significant part of your life? Yes  Do you carry around a charger or a portable battery? Yes  Do you find that annoying? I've never thought about it, but I'm so used to carrying them so not really  Matt (Freshmen at UF)  Do you own a phone? Yes, an iPhone How many times a day do you charge your phone? A lot  Is your phone a significant part of your life? Yes  Do you carry around a charger or a portable battery? Yes  Do you find that annnoying? It is pretty annoying carrying those around sometimes Sam (Freshmen at UF)  Do you own a phone? Yes How many times a day do you charge your phone? I don't really charge my phone throughout the day Is your phone a significant part of your life? Yes  Do you carry around a charger or a portable battery? no  D...

Problem: Cellphones running out of battery and people having to carry around portable batteries or chargers. solution: Developing a cell phone that generates battery on its own would be revolutionary. Although the technology might not be there yet, with the rapid technology, I am sure that it will become a possibility soon.