Reading Reflection 3

1) What was the general theme or argument of the book?

2) How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?

3) If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?

4) What was your biggest surprise or 'aha' moment when reading the book? In other words, what did you learn that differed most from your expectations?

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1. The general argument of the book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck is that we need to focus on shifting our mindset. She focuses on two types of mindset: a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. If you are able to develop the growth mindset, she argues that you will be able to accomplish more, face adversity easier, and overcome setbacks quicker because your mind is more accepting of change and you will see the world in a different way. Even if you currently have a fixed mindset, Dweck argues that this can be changed and you too can develop a growth mindset.
2. I think this book connected with this class because the growth mindset is basically what this class attempts to develop. One part of the book I remember being very relevant to this class, was that with a growth mindset you are not worried about failure. With the growth mindset the experience you gain is worth it regardless of the outcome. This connects with my second reading reflection as well. Scott Adams argued that failure is how he learned a majority of his skills and really helped him grow as an individual.
3. If I were to develop an exercise for this book, I think it would be to require students to think of a skill they are not confident in. This could be drawing, writing poetry, running, swimming, etc. Then I would require them to go out and practice this skill for an hour a day for a week. At the end of the week I would have them reflect on their experience and how much, even after just a week, they got better with the practice. 
4. The biggest aha moment for me while reading this book was that you can easily change your mindset. I always assumed you were stuck with the way you thought or at least it would be incredibly difficult to change. This book showed me that while it may be challenging at first, it is in fact possible to change that mindset and that it might actually be good to do so.

Final Reflection - Mama I made it

1) Read through your blog from this semester. Recall all of the experiences you've had a long the way -- the highs, the lows -- the fun moments, and the moments of drudgery, and even the moments of dread.

2) What sticks out to you as the most formative experience? The experience that you'll remember years later? What was your most joyous experience? What experience are you most proud of yourself for accomplishing?

3) At the beginning of the semester, I mentioned that I wanted each of you to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. And we repeated the mantra -- I am an entrepreneur. Now, at the end, do you see yourself as an entrepreneur? Do you think you have moved closer to developing an entrepreneurial mindset?

4) What is the one recommendation you would make to the students who are going to journey down this path in the future? What would you recommend they do to perform best in this course? What would you recommend they do to foster that mindset?

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I think the most formative experience from this class was reading How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big.

This was the most formative experience because I enjoyed reading the book and several of the lessons Adams speaks on are good advice to live by. I think the experience that I will remember the most for years to come is the bug list. That was the first assignment I had to do and really showed me what I was in for with this class. The most joyous experience I had was reading all of the comments people posted on my blog posts. Generally, these were entertaining and occasionally helpful for future assignments. This is the experience I am the most proud of accomplishing because when I submit this assignment, I will have completed the class (almost).

I do not know if I see myself as an entrepreneur just yet. There is so much left to see and do in the world and so many experiences to be had in order to fully become an entrepreneur. I think this class has helped me at least gain a definition of what an entrepreneur is. I have definitely moved closer to the entrepreneurial mindset though. This class has opened my eyes to how to think like an entrepreneur.

My one recommendation to future students going down this path would be simple: make sure you have your stuff together. Many people missed assignments or had to drop the class. If you have your stuff together you will hit deadlines and get all of the assignments in on time. It is all about the system you use.

Venture Concept 2

Here's what you need to do for this exercise.

1) Provide, again, your venture concept description, using this form.

2) Provide a summary of the feedback you received from your previous venture concept description. You certainly want to include the student feedback, but you may also include the feedback you received from others during the "What's Next" exercise. You want to summarize all of the feedback, but be sure to place an emphasis on what people recommended you change about your idea. (In other words, don't just describe the positive feedback.)

3) Describe how you changed your venture concept, based on what you learned from the feedback.

4) Include a picture (for illustration!), please include the phrase "Venture Concept No. 2" in the post title.

1) Revised Venture Concept

Opportunity

            My product is an app that will help people choose where to go eat. It will focus on restaurants around the University of Florida campus with an emphasis on local or family owned restaurants. The app will break down all the restaurants by type of food, as well as, deal of the day – a function that will show all meals for under seven dollars on that given day.

            The need for a product like this is had by college students (the eighteen to twenty-five-year-old range), which is why I would focus primarily on restaurants within a fifteen-mile radius of the University of Florida campus. The need is not critical, however, the college-aged demographic is often missed by other similar applications. Many apps focus on an older demographic or to families. The University of Florida has over 50,000 students, many of whom are living on a budget. This environment has created the opportunity. The opportunity would be limited at first to major universities because these are the areas where the most people fitting the demographic live. College campuses also tend to host some of the best, local restaurants. Customers currently use word of mouth, the internet, or another food app, such as Yelp!, to meet their needs. I do not think they are extremely loyal because none of these solutions are great at finding the best, cheap and local restaurants. This opportunity could be huge if one or two college campuses took, but gaining that kind of foothold could be tough with populations that move so frequently.

Innovation

            Like I mentioned in my first paragraph, my innovation is an app that will help, mainly college students, choose where to go eat on an evening out. It will have two main features: type of food and deal of the day. The type of food option is nothing innovative, it will simply break down the restaurants in Gainesville by what cuisine is served. For example, it would break it down by Mexican, Italian, American, Sandwiches, etc. This would be useful because many people tend to go to one restaurant for each type of food they eat. Meaning they will go to Chipotle for Mexican food, Leo’s for pizza/Italian, Subway for sandwiches, and so on. This leaves people roughly five to seven places they eat at and they never expand their horizons because they do not know of other alternatives. By listing each restaurant by type, people could go beyond the one or two places they know under each food type and expand their horizons. The deal of the day function is what will make my app stand out from competition. This will focus on meals specials/ deals that are under seven dollars. Many restaurants have promotional activities for given days of the week. For example, you have the classic taco Tuesday and slice of the day, but there is also $3 Burger Monday’s and Wednesday’s, Throwback Thursday’s, Wing night, BBQ night, Irish Sunday, and a plethora of other local deals in Gainesville. Many students who do not expand their horizons miss out on all of these possible deals at various locations and find when they leave after graduation, they only know where the chains are.

            This won’t be a huge money making idea. I plan to make enough money to keep it running by selling ad space on the app, as well as, promoting special events for venues. This will both gain usage of my app because people will be able to see what is going on this week/month but it will also boost attendance to these venues. If they agree to give 10% of the profits for that night to me, I would need to have the highest attendance possible. With an increase in downloads I would also gain more profits from ad space as I would have more traffic on the app.

Venture Concept

          My app will solve the need for the demographic I am aiming at because they will now have an app that directly relates to their lives, instead of a partial solution that occasionally meets their needs. Since I am offering an app, and the app store and Google play are difficult markets in themselves, it will be free to customers. This is why I would need to sell ad space on the app. Due to the fact that it will be free, I believe, more people would be willing to download it and tell their friends to do the same. This will be necessary because it will be hard to gain awareness, as a result, I will need word of mouth to help gain popularity. Once people have heard about my app it will be easier to gain adherence, however, separating myself from all the other apps may be difficult in the beginning. My main competition would be Yelp!, simply because of name recognition. By focusing on only one market, I think I would be able to take some market share around UF.

            I think once I have gained traction with restaurants I could easily transfer over and do the same thing with bars and clubs. This is another area that would be specific to college students that is currently be under represented. There is already an app that does this in Gainesville, as a result, I could partner with them to combine apps, or sell my app to them, to further take over the market.

            After launching my app, I would hope to move to a few other college campuses and gain popularity around the state of Florida. I do not want to hold on too long because I would not have the capabilities to monitor all these locations for changing deals. As a result, I would try to exit in roughly five years after gaining popularity around UF.

2 + 3. Feedback and What I Changed

The feedback I received was slim. One comment told me to include a breakdown of deals for the restaurants. This is basically the foundation of the app. So I figured based on that comment I would keep that in there and not change the app. The only other comment did prove to be useful. This comment mentioned that there is already an app in Gainesville that focuses on bars. Based off of this, I edited my venture concept to potentially include partnering with this app or buying/selling. That was the main piece of feedback that I based my revisions off of.

Making it real

Here is my resume. Enjoy.

My Exit Strategy

1) Identify the exit strategy you plan to make. Do you intend to sell your business in the next 5 years for a large return? Do you intend to stay with the business for several decades and retire? Do you intend to protect the venture as a family business, and pass it down to your children?

2) Why have you selected this particular exit strategy?

3) How do you think your exit strategy has influenced the other decisions you've made in your concept? For instance, has it influenced how you have identified an opportunity? Has it influenced your growth intentions or how you plan to acquire and use resources?

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1. I intend on holding my business for 3-5 years depending on popularity. If I can gain a firm hold on the college-aged market in Gainesville, and can spread to other college campuses, say UCF, USF, or FSU, quickly I will likely sell my venture after 3 years. However, if it takes longer to gain a following or my product does not take off at UF I will sell my business, if possible, after five years. I am not in this venture for a huge gain, so I will not look to make a lot of money off of the sale, unless that is what I can sell it for.
2. I have selected this particular exit strategy simply because I do not think this app would be a great way to make money. I think that this app will help people, but I do not see it growing into a huge money making industry that could challenge the likes of Yelp!. 
3. This exit strategy has influenced some of my thinking. It is why I chose the college demographic, so I could focus on major universities. It is also why I decided to on only expanding in Florida first. This will allow my app to gain popularity and make it attractive for someone to buy, but I won't have to have a huge network of employees around the country.

Venture Concept #1

Opportunity

            My product is an app that will help people choose where to go eat. It will focus on restaurants around the University of Florida campus with an emphasis on local or family owned restaurants. The app will break down all the restaurants by type of food, as well as, deal of the day – a function that will show all meals for under seven dollars on that given day.

            The need for a product like this is had by college students (the eighteen to twenty-five-year-old range), which is why I would focus primarily on restaurants within a fifteen-mile radius of the University of Florida campus. The need is not critical, however, the college-aged demographic is often missed by other comparable food applications. Many apps focus on an older demographic or to families. The University of Florida has over 50,000 students, many of whom are living on a budget or do not have the desire to eat at upscale restaurants as often as people who have “made it” in this world. I think this is what is the environment that has created this opportunity. The opportunity would be limited at first to major universities because these are the areas where the most people fitting the demographic would be located. College campuses also tend to be host to some of the best, local restaurants, from my personal experience. Customers currently use word of mouth, the internet, or another food app, such as Yelp!, to meet their needs. I do not think they are extremely loyal because none of these solutions are great at finding all of the best cheap and local restaurants. This opportunity could be huge if one or two college campuses took, but gaining that kind of foothold could be tough with populations that move so frequently.

Innovation

            Like I mentioned in my first paragraph, my innovation is an app that will help, mainly college students, choose where to go eat on an evening out. It will have two main features: type of food and deal of the day. The type of food option is nothing innovative, it will simply break down the restaurants in Gainesville by what cuisine is served. For example, it would break it down by Mexican, Italian, American, Sandwiches, etc. This would be useful because many people tend to go to one restaurant for each type of food they eat. Meaning they will go to Chipotle for Mexican food, Leo’s for pizza/Italian, Subway for sandwiches, and so on. This leaves people roughly five to seven places they eat at and they never expand their horizons because they do not know of other alternatives. By listing each restaurant by type, people could go beyond the one or two places they know under each food type and expand their horizons. The deal of the day function is what will make my app stand out from competition. This will focus on meals specials/ deals that are under seven dollars. Many restaurants have promotional activities for given days of the week. For example, you have the classic taco Tuesday and slice of the day, but there is also $3 Burger Monday’s and Wednesday’s, Throwback Thursday’s, Wing night, BBQ night, Irish Sunday, and a plethora of other local deals in Gainesville. Many students who do not expand their horizons miss out on all of these possible deals at various locations and find when they leave after graduation, they only know where the chains are.

            This won’t be a huge money making idea. I plan to make enough money to keep it running by selling ad space on the app, as well as, promoting special events for venues. This will both gain usage of my app because people will be able to see what is going on this week/month but it will also boost attendance to these venues. If they agree to give 10% of the profits for that night to me, I would need to have the highest attendance possible. With an increase in downloads I would also gain more profits from ad space as I would have more traffic on the app.

Venture Concept

          My app will solve the need for the demographic I am aiming at because they will now have an app that directly relates to their lives, instead of a partial solution that occasionally meets their needs. Since I am offering an app, and the app store and Google play are difficult markets in themselves, it will be free to customers. This is why I would need to sell ad space on the app. Due to the fact that it will be free, I believe, more people would be willing to download it and tell their friends to do the same. This will be necessary because it will be hard to gain awareness, as a result, I will need word of mouth to help gain popularity. Once people have heard about my app it will be easier to gain adherence, however, separating myself from all the other apps may be difficult in the beginning. My main competition would be Yelp!, simply because of its name recognition. By focusing on only one market, I think I would be able to take some market share from them around UF.

            I think once I have gained traction with restaurants I could easily transfer over and do the same thing with bars and clubs. This is another area that would be specific to college students that is currently be under represented.

            After launching my app, I would hope to move to a few other college campuses and gain popularity around the state of Florida. I do not want to hold on too long because I would not have the capabilities to monitor all these locations for changing deals. As a result, I would try to exit in roughly five years after gaining popularity around UF.

Celebrating Failure

1. I fail at something almost everyday of my life, this isn't a bad thing though. This summer one of the biggest failures occurred during the first few weeks of Summer A. We started the summer understaffed at work. As the manager, I felt like it was my responsibility to make sure we were properly staffed so this felt like a huge failure on my part. After the first week of feeling bad about myself, I took this as a challenge and sought to overcome it. Summer B was much better and we had just the right amount of staff. However, some people had to go out of town and I was left trying to cover a large amount of shifts. Again it felt like a failure on my part for not having enough staff. After talking to my boss, she convinced me that I had not failed but learned that it is better to be overstaffed and have people with fewer hours than they asked for, than to be understaffed and have everyone at the absolute maximum they asked for.
2. I learned that failure is more of a challenge than an ultimatum. There is always another way out, it just takes some creative thinking and good advice from someone who's been there before. This is why connections and networking are so important, you cannot possibly know everything, but someone out there can help fill in the gaps.
3. Sometimes failure really puts me down. I feel that I let a lot of people down and that I let myself down. Once I get through those feelings, I see failure as a challenge and I attempt to control what I can control and roll with the changes after that. My opinion of failure has changed this summer, but I would not say this class caused any part of that change. I think my experiences have changed that thought process. The second book I read for this class had an interesting take on failure, but reading something does not, in my opinion, change anything because you usually aren't failing while reading or going to think about the book when you fail. But that is just my opinion on the book/class.

Elevator Pitch #3

Here is the link to my third and final pitch.

Reflection

Three people said that I needed to make the pitch more conversational, as if I was talking to one person. That made sense so I decided to try and do that as well as I could, while still making sure I would be able to give this pitch to any number of different potential investors. I did not want to personalize it too much to make it seem obscure to some investors, but also didn't want to leave it too vague so that no one could feel connected. That was about the only real feedback I received about the last pitch.

What I Changed

Like I just said I tried to make the pitch more personal and conversational from the last one. This was thanks to the advice I received from the comments on the last pitch.

Amazon Whisperer

• Describe the revenue drivers you currently include in your business concept for this class. Revenue drivers are the different ways you make money. 
• Describe what kind of product offering you believe should be next. What's the next thing your customers want?
• Describe how this "next" thing will enhance your existing product/service offering. Does it improve the user experience, does it increase customer switching costs, does it foster customer loyalty, etc.?
• Go to Amazon and try to find a product that is similar to the one you want to offer next. Describe the product. Include a picture of the product.
• What are the customer reviews for the product? What, exactly, do customers not like about the product? What do they like about it?
• Describe what design/usability changes you'd make to the product. 
• Describe why you think this product would make a good addition to your current product/service offering.

Revenue Drivers

Advertising	Donations	Subscription	In-App purchases
Selling ad space	Self explanatory	Premium Membership	Partner with bars for BOGO deals
Promotional Events	Ex. Wikipedia	More deals available
Advertise for a bar		Point  System
Advertise for a restaurant		Badges for special achievements
Promote Special Events

With my app the next thing customers would probably want would be to  not only show food deals and special events, but also find bars that would be interesting to go to. This would improve customer experience  because they would be able to use this app for more than just food. It would increase switching costs because they would have to have two apps to my one. It would foster customer loyalty because they now have more needs being met than before.

I have an app as my product so it is not available on Amazon.

The design for my product will be strictly military. Meaning no waste and everything has a purpose. I want the app to tell consumers the information they need and not confuse them about all the minor details.

I think adding bars/clubs to the mix will make a good addition because people will now be able to plan an entire night out using one app. Not only this, but they will also be able to save as much money as possible using the deal of the day function.

Growing My Social Capital

Person #1

1.       Name: Jose Background: computer science and statistics major

2.       Slot Filled: Domain Expert

3.       He is a new co-worker of mine and I was working a shift with him and started talking about majors and when I found his out I started asking more questions to see if he could help me.

4.       I asked him if he could help me learn how to code an app and he agreed. He did not ask for any monetary return because he really enjoys coding and wants to be able to master it. He thinks teaching will really help him gain a new perspective on how to code.

5.       With his help I will actually be able to get my app off the ground and functional. I do not currently know how to code which is a problem when making an app. However, now that I have someone to teach me the plan becomes much more feasible.

Person #2

1.       Name: Steve Background: Owner of a popular pizza restaurant in Gainesville

2.       Slot filled: Important supplier

3.       One of my friends did his physical therapy and got to know him pretty well. I asked her if she knew of any way to get into contact with him. She told me of an event he was holding and that she could introduce me.

4.       I showed him my idea napkin and asked for his opinion on the type of app I want to make. He gave me advice and his opinion on what makes an app a success and how delicate the food industry can be. He thinks in theory my idea is good, but it will be hard to overcome competition and gain traction in the market.

5.       He will help me exploit my opportunity because he offered some really helpful information on the market and what to expect.

Person #3

1.       Name: Mark Jacob Background: Advertising Major

2.       Slot Filled: Expert on the market

3.       I met him at a bar and used the communication strategies I learned from the book I read for the second reading reflection to start up a conversation. I asked what his opinions were on advertising to college aged individuals.

4.       He helped me realize the importance of advertising, but also that advertising alone will not make a product a success. He told me I have to direct my attention to a way that people in the demographic will see it. Ads are not effective if they are never seen by the target audience.

5.       He gave me a whole new understanding on the world of advertising and made me realize that if I ever want to get serious about this idea I would seriously need to consider hiring an advertising specialist.

I have never really done much networking in the past so this was a unique experience. The book I just read for the class really helped me get out there and start conversations with people I did not know and make them feel normal. It also helped knowing people who know people. I think that will be an important lesson. It never hurts to reach out to friends and family to see if they have any potential contacts that will help you out. Friends and family are some of the most likely to help you out, so if they know anyone and get you in contact with them they will help you out as much as they can.

Reading Reflection No. 2

1) What was the general theme or argument of the book?

2) How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?

3) If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?

4) What was your biggest surprise or 'aha' moment when reading the book? In other words, what did you learn that differed most from your expectations?

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1) For this second reading reflection, I read How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big. The general theme of this book is that it is okay to fail at things. Scott Adams talks a lot about how in the corporate world he got promoted several times because he was bad at his current job, but reached out to people above him and got promoted. Even with average competencies he managed to get promoted despite failing at, as the title suggests, almost everything he did. He also talks about his comic career and how he has mediocre drawing and writing skills, yet he started a small following that has exploded into worldwide popularity. He speaks about the fact that if you can combine skills you can overcome obstacles and make yourself a more desirable employee or entrepreneur.

2) In my opinion the book has enhanced what we have learned because it talks a lot about building your human capital. He breaks down his entrepreneurial past and discusses how even when he failed at many, many ventures, he learned a lot of marketable skills and knowledge in the industry. Adams even used the phrase secret sauce and idea napkin.

3) If I were to make an exercise based off of this book I would require people to interview five people. In these interviews, you would have to ask each person about one of their most notable failures and how they have grown from the situation. I think it would be useful to see that failure is not the worst thing and it would be cool to see that you can overcome anything you might go through.

4) The biggest surprise that I had from this book, was that Adams failed his way to better and better jobs. He eventually hit barriers, but would simply change jobs before he would get fired. He managed to make his way into upper management jobs simply because he was able to communicate with his superiors and find ways to improve himself through working.

Idea Napkin No. 2 - The Napkin Strikes Back

1. Me? - 

I am highly motivated when I find the right venture. I am an excellent communicator and leader and can motivate others to reach a goal. I have worked in management for a year and have managed up to 45 people. My aspirations with this business are to develop something that can be useful for others because I like to help people and eat, sometimes at the same time. I am not looking to make a huge monetary gain but it would be nice to make a little side money with my first entrepreneurial venture.
 
2. What am I offering to customers? - 

The product I am offering to customers is an app, Food for Thought, that will aid in deciding where to eat or go grab a drink on a night out. It will split up the restaurants and venues by type of food offered (Italian, Mexican, etc.) and "Deal of the Day" to appeal to those who want good food but do not want to pay a lot for a meal out.

3. Who am I offering it to? - 

I will focus on individuals in the 18-25 year old age bracket, starting first with students at major universities (UF).

4. Why do they care? - 

Many college students eat out several times a week and generally go to the same places because it is what they know. My app will attempt to break this cycle and will also help students save money. Chipotle is a great place to go, but there is a cheaper alternative with a shorter line, with equally good food.

5. What are my core competencies? - 

I think the thing that will set me apart from other similar services is that I will have the multiple dimensions on choosing. Yelp you can view different types of restaurants and price ranges, however, it does not show deals which are important to college students. It also shows the chain restaurants more regularly than the small, local restaurants.

I think these five areas could work together really well. The college demographic is missing a food app directed directly at them. Plus my ability as a speaker and leader would allow me to gain traction and market value for my app. If I could get a solid foothold in the Gainesville/UF market, I could expand to other college campuses where students would  be interested in a similar product.


Feedback Memo

5 Takeaways

1. People are interested in my app
2. People tend to try to find cheap places to eat
3. People tend to go to the same few restaurants
4. People are interested in diversifying their palates
5. Advertising might be the most difficult part once the app is functional

Based on the feedback on Idea Napkin No. 1, I changed very little. All the comments were positive and seemed to fit the demographic I was aiming for. I took this to mean that my idea was solid and that now I just have to start gaining popularity at UF and I will soon have a huge app.

My Secret Sauce

My skills: As told by me

1. I am a great communicator both in private and public spheres
1. I have completed a communication studies minor, which involves taking 1 beginning and 3 advanced level public speaking courses.
2. I have served as a middle level manager for 6 months and have constantly communicated expectations from my boss to those below me
3. I have become better at one on one communication through practice and class work
2. I am a natural leader and like to push people to work toward a common goal
1. I was the captain of my soccer team from the time I was 10 until the end of my career
2. I have been promoted twice into higher level management spots due to my leadership abilities
3. I am competitive and constantly strive for success 
3. I have an extensive knowledge of food: both cooking and eating (Specific to my product)
1. I am constantly the person people come to for advice on choosing a place to eat or what is good at certain restaurants
2. I am passionate about my cooking and what goes into my body
4. I am calm under pressure
1. Even in stressful situations I maintain composure and refuse to take shortcuts
2. Pressure helps me achieve my best work, as I do not want to half ass something important
5. I am willing to put in the work
1. In this weeks lecture a lot of the conversation was on betting on yourself and putting in the necessary work to get a venture going
2. I have noticed that with my promotions has come a new mindset and willingness to strive above and beyond the call of duty.

My skills: As told by others*

1. Interview #1: High School Friend
1. In this interview my friend pointed out that I was convincing and well organized. We talked about how in high school I was the one to plan events or organize our friend group to do something. He said I was able to communicate effectively with everyone to make sure we were all on the same page and showed up at the right spot (most of the time).
2. Interview #2: Current Roommate #1
1. This interview was with my current roommate who I have lived with since freshman year. We were randoms when we met so his opinion was based on me in college. He remarked that I have a knack for organization, in my own sense. He said that while I am not one of those people who are a neat freak, I never miss assignments or show up late to work shifts or group meetings. He pointed out that we have never had many issues together and he saw this as a result of my communication skills and willingness to talk things through.
3. Interview #3: Current Roommate #2
1. This interview was with my roommate who I have known since freshman year and we are currently doing the same major. He talked about my willingness for adventure and my strength when I find something I'm passionate about. We study abroad together and he said not many people would have dropped everything they were doing and plan a semester in Australia, but he knew I would. He mentioned that the second I got serious about going he knew it was a done deal because he saw the passion and that I would not give up until we made it.
4. Interview #4: My Twin Brother
1. This interview I felt was fitting because who knows me better than my identical twin brother, am I right? He talked about growing as an endless competition and that we constantly pushed each other and tried to one up the other. He said my competitiveness was a huge motivation for him and helped him reach the point he is at now. He was always the co-captain of the soccer teams we were on and he mentioned that he always saw me change my leadership style depending on who I was talking to and the needs of the team.
5. Interview #5: Best Friend at Work
1. In this interview my friend talked about my leadership style and ability to cultivate a positive atmosphere. He said that I am not an in your face leader and I trust everyone to do their job, however, if I need to get something done or make a point I can do so. He also mentioned my positivity at monthly training's, and just my aura whenever I'm working. He said it was easy to feel more upbeat when he saw me around.

*My phone apparently is not water proof and I lost my phone and all the interviews. I did my best to give a more detailed summary of the interviews I conducted.

Reflection

After doing the interviews, it appears that depending on the situation people see me in different ways. No one person stated all 5 of the skills I thought I had, however, they did mention one or two in some way. I think that my actions do depend on where I am, especially when comparing a friend from high school to my friend at work. These are two completely different levels of professionalism and communication so it makes sense they differ. I do not think I would alter my original list, I do think I would add organization somewhere into the list because it was brought up a couple of times.

Elevator Pitch No. 2 - The Return of the Pitch

Here is the link to my second elevator pitch, please comment on it.

My topic is that it is impossible to decide on a restaurant to eat at. I came up with the app "Food for Thought" to break down all of the restaurants in Gainesville by food type or Deal of the Day which would allow you to pick a place based on what kind of food you want or what place had the best deal.

The feedback from the last elevator pitch was ok. It had more to do with the app than improvements for the pitch. However, everything the one person presented as improvements made sense.

In this video I changed the following:

• I used my phone to hopefully fix the problem of background noise
• I stood up
• I wore something more professional than a t-shirt

Those were the only suggestions I received after the first pitch.