Halfway Reflection

Hello ENT 3003 students! Today I will talk about some of the aspects this course will entitle you to do. At first many of these exercises will seems odd and uncomfortable, nut please reflect on each assignment and look at the bigger picture. Try to look at the Professor Pryor's mindset on why he decided to choose these type of assignments.

1) Some behaviors that I have had to develop are being able to be time efficient and more open to different experiments. There are several assignments per week. This forces you to be able to manage your limited time and have good time management skills. Another behavior is being open to assignments that may seem weird or out of your comfort zone. It is essential to complete every assignment the way its intended to be and no take any short cuts. There are no shortcuts in life.

2) Many times basically every week I leave the assignments to the last minute. This means that I have to complete each assignment in a very limited time limit. The reason why is because I'm taking another class that I have to focus 20 plus hours a week to manage. What has pulled me through is my mindset. I have never failed a class or gotten unsatisfactory grades and I don't intend to do so. I have been given a chance by my mom to make something if my life and I will do so. I do believe I have a tenacious attitude. I have inherited the will to succeed and persevere like my mom has.

3) So here are some tips on how to perform successfully and the achieving the full extent of this class. Number one is START EARLY! It is so important to be attentive on your assignments and to start as early as possible. This will save you time in the future and save the the stress of completing these assignments if something should arise. Number two is try your hardest to complete each assignment to its full extent. Never shortcut anything in life and this same principle applies to these assignments. These assignments are meant to build and hone your skills for the future. Number three is to reflect on everything you do in this class. Professor Pryor has a reason on why he chose these specific assignments. The skills you will develop with these assignments are essential for your future. With these tips, I ensure you will succeeded!

Portmanwho: BronZone

My portmanwho is BronZone. I got this word from combining the two words "Lebron" and "zone". This word means being in a state of complete dominance and being able to preserver and endure through think and thin. Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavilers have recently faced elimination for the NBA playoffs. They were down 3-1 against the Golden State Warriors. One more lose would mean losing the the same team for a second consecutive year. But thanks to Lebron James getting into his BronZone, he showed the Warriors and the word why he is referred to as the King and the best player of this generation. Being in BronZone means being mentally, physically, and emotionally focused and being able to make split decisions under extreme stress. The end results it demonstrating superhuman abilities. This may be rather silly but I do believe that state of mind plays a huge role in any setting. Now look at the result the Cavilers have been in a BronZone and were able to tie up the series 3-3. Sunday will be the ultimate test as the Cavaliers will have to face the Warriors in Oakland (Warriors’ territory), but luckily they have the BronZone mentality. 

Reading Reflection No. 1

Week 7 Reading Reflection

You read about an entrepreneur: Steve Jobs

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         What surprised you the most? What surprised me the most about Jobs was is life prior to becoming the CEO of Apple. Steve like many people of that era were very experimental and open-minded. In the chapter titled “Atari and India, Zen and the Art of Game Design” it talks about how Jobs did a sole searching trip to India. That was was surprising.

·      What about the entrepreneur did you most admire? What I admire most from Jobs is his desire to succeed and create new innovations. Although Jobs has gotten negative feedback on the way he acted as CEO, I think all that was essential for Apple to thrive ass much as it did even when the company was about to be destroyed.

·      What about the entrepreneur did you least admire? I think the least thing I liked about Jobs was his attitude when it comes to his employees. Steve was very demanding and exceeded highly of this employees in a timely manner. Also I don’t like the fact that Steve Jobs gets all the credit for Apple when Steve Wozniak was essential if not the most important figure in the development stage of Apple.

·      Did the entrepreneur encounter adversity and failure? If so, what did they do about it?  Steve Jobs definitely did face adversity and failure. I think the biggest failure he faced was when the Board of Trustees voted to kick Jobs out of Apple. That’s crazy to think that the man who started this company was being kicked from it. Apple’s new management seemed to be more of a failure than before. Steve went on to start a new computer company called NeXT and also launching Pixar Animation Studios. Apple realized that they needed Jobs as the CEO, so they acquired NeXT and untimely Jobs went on to become the CEO again and led the way to new innovations such as the iPod, iPad, and off course the iPhone.

2) What competencies did you notice that the entrepreneur exhibited?

Steve was a major perfectionist. He valued quality over quantity like his other competitors. His products had to be aesthetically pleasing and able to wow customers with its perfect features. Also Steve was a visionary. He was able to see the future in a way that he could perfectly guide himself and his company to success, that is truly amazing

3) Identify at least one part of the reading that was confusing to you.

“Coming back to America was, for me, much more of a cultural shock than going to India. The people in the Indian countryside don’t use their intellect like we do, they use their intuition instead, and their intuition is far more developed than in the rest of the world. Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect, in my opinion. That’s had a big impact on my work. Western rational thought is not an innate human characteristic; it is learned and is the great achievement of Western civilization. In the villages of India, they never learned it. They learned something else, which is in some ways just as valuable but in other ways is not. That’s the power of intuition and experiential wisdom.”

4) If you were able to ask two questions to the entrepreneur, what would you ask? Why? 

The two questions I would ask is:

1.     What would you suggest (as a formula for success) that I should do so that someday I can be the next big thing? The reason why I ask this is because I can be discouraged a lot of times and even lose hope of the bigger picture. I would like to hear the input of Jobs on what I should do to avoid these situations or get over these situations.

2.      How should the relationship between you and Steve Wozniak be? Jobs as the marketing person and entrepreneur and Wozniak as the engineer. The reason why I ask this is because I think it is essential to know how this relationship between the engineer and entrepreneur should be to ensure success of a company.

5) For fun: what do you think the entrepreneur's opinion was of hard work? Do you share that opinion?  

I believe Jobs opinion of hard work would be to never settle. By this I mean that even in times of hardships and ridicule the only thing stopping you from succeeding is yourself. A person must be willing to never settle and always strive to success. I share this opinion as I’ve seen it with my mom. Her desire to see her children make something of themselves outweighs any hardship she has endured.

Idea Napkin No. 1

You:

I am a foreign born citizen who is trying to have a comfortable, financially stable life here in the United Sates. I have experienced my mom go through countless struggles to help my brother and I to succeed. My ultimate goal it to give back to her like how she unselfishly gave back to us. My talents, I would say are with technological based equipment. I aspire to become a computer programmer in the future. Someone who first works for a big company to develop professional skills and ultimately transfer those skills to my own business. I am very well oriented with mostly any technology that is thrown my way. I have developed my debugging skills and thought process skills here in the University of Florida. My business concept revolves around the use of a mobile application. This is important as mobile apps are becoming very popular and I should learn the skills necessary to develop this software. Also the concept of seeking companies to endorse my application will serve to develop my professional and communication skills. I have some ideas for other mobile applications I would like to develop and having this business concept will help with the learning process.

What are you offering to customers?

The product that I would be offering is a mobile application that would serve to help the unmet need of feeling comfortable in one’s living condition. Many people uncomfortable with their living situations and most of the time have lengthy contracts that oblige them to stay. My app would help dispel some of these hardships by offering services to help prevent and solve problems that cause discomfort.

Who are you offering it to?

Well my mobile application at first will be tailored to local college student here in Gainesville. These students will most likely be people who are not from Gainesville and have moved here because of their attendance to the University of Florida. To start off I would want to first target residents of the Collier Companies apartment complexes. This is due to the fact that once I launch the app I would first like to see how it works with this specified demographic, If successful, then I would invest more time and effort to expand to all college student here in Gainesville. Some characteristics that most of the targeted audience will have is discomfort, anger, annoyed, frustrated, and saddened by their living conditions. The main trait that all customer will have in common is feeling uncomfortable in their current living situations

Why do they care?

I believe that customer will care for this app because it is potentially solving or preventing them from feeling discomfort where they live. No one is happy living in a place that causes them discomfort, if there is a potential solution customer will be willing to try. Plus, my plan was to first try with residents of Collier Company apartment complexes. I would pitch my idea to the Collier Company in hopes of having them endorse this application. Once residents see that the application is endorsed by their proper apartment management they will feel more compelled to try the application. For now, I don’t know whether or not the application would cost money. I see most of the revenue coming from sponsorships and advertisement. The initial application will be free (such a game developers release a free beta of their game). As I expand the services and potential then I would look into having in-app purchases or subscription plans.

What are your core competencies?

From what I have seen, researched, and experienced, my application combines many of the services that other applications or the Collier Company lacks. The main service will be the subleasing service. Any apartment complex will offer little to no help for resident who want to sublease into a place or sublease their place. Companies tell residents to go to websites like Craigslist that to many can be a sketchy website. This cause further frustration and discomfort as the resident will feel helpless. My application will include this service and many other such as a matchmaking quiz for resident moving in. The roommate matching quiz that Collier Company offers is rather simple and ineffective. My quiz will be effective and avoid residents discomfort as they will be roomed with a person tailored to themselves.

I believe that all my five elements help balance each other out and fit well together. Being that I am an aspiring Computer Science Engineer I will have the necessary skills to be able to develop this application. I am offering a product that I know for a fact will help many students who are temporarily residing her in Gainesville. Roommate, maintenance and contract issues are far too common for there not to be an effective solution. The targeted audience is perfect for this college town as there thousands of out of town college students in Gainesville. This audience will care because it is for their own well – being. Plus, the fact that the application will be potentially sponsored by the Collier Company will help to influence the student that this application is worth trying. Lastly, my application helps to combine and maximize many services that are not found all in one piece. I will have many services all combined in the application thus maximizing the ability to help solve a or prevent students discomfort.