18A Create a Customer Avatar

Oct 24, 2019

It is very hard to fit the description of people who want to raise the age to 21 because my interviews have been with a variety of different people, however I would say that my customers is a women in her late 40s she is a teacher and is very passionate about helping kids.   Her hobbies would be helping kids and teaching and helping the community. The car my customer drives would be like a Honda CRV that is white, and they watch shows like America’s Got Talent and Fox News. This woman has two kids and they are 13 and 15 years old.  

The things I have in common with my aviator is how passionate she is about helping kids and the community. That is the only thing that I can relate to with my aviator and I believe that it’s not a coincidence because someone who is in support of raising the age to 21 and wants to help is the reason why I am doing this topic.

17A Elevator Pitch #2

Oct 24, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYEMV8nkcmI

The feedback I received last time was most were in favor of my effort to change the vape laws, however I realized it wouldn't be realistic to ban vapes all around. This video I changed it to were all states should change the age to buy vapes to 21. Another comment I had last time was that vaping is an alternative to people who are trying to stop so I addressed that in the video. Overall I changed the message of the video in efforts to change the law to 21 this would help teens to not get addicted.

16A whats your secret sauce?

Oct 18, 2019

1.      

Passionate, Motivated, Reliable, Creative, Generous

2.     Interviews: 

·      Miriam: “kind, organized, out-going”

Miriam is my roommate and she used those three words she said that described me best. She said that those three things are what set me apart from other people and help me be successful. 

·      Madison: “honest, driven, caring” 

This is my other roommate and she said these three that describe me because I demonstrate them every day. 

·      Bryce: “Loyal, smart, hardworking”

Bryce is my boyfriend and says that those are three qualities that set me apart from everyone else. He said that I am loyal not only to him but all of my friends around me and I put everything into relationships. 

·      Laura: “Sweet, charming, thoughtful”

Laura is my mother, and this is how she would describe me saying that when I walk into a new room, I am charming, and I can talk to anyone in that room. She said that I am thoughtful and think about everyone when making a decision.

·      Grace: “creative, big-hearted, sociable”

This has been one of my best friends for over 6 years and she knows me pretty well. She said that I am creative and will see a blank canvas and turn it into art. She said the reason we have remained so close throughout the years is from my big heart. 

After doing all five interviews it made me reflect on myself and when I am down or don’t think that great on myself these are how people would describe and that’s an awesome feeling. This excise made me realize how much of an impact we have on other people so to be kind to everyone. I believe everyone described me as I would describe me however when my mom said I was outgoing I don’t necessarily think that about myself so that was interesting to hear. Overall the interviews described me how I would describe me.

15A Figuring out the Buyer

Oct 18, 2019

After interviewing three people I have concluded that raising the age of tobacco use to 21 while help decrease tobacco use in teens. The alternative to this is banning the certain vape products or all products in general. In the beginning of my research I believed this was the answer and after putting myself in a tobacco user’s shoes, I concluded that raising it to 21 would have a good impact. Raising the use would help teens not get addicted to tobacco at a young age. The products would be purchased in stores and some vapes are available online my service will be used at the counter and making sure they are of age to purchase the product. The big thing on why consumers believe in the raising the age because it could have a positive impact on the population and a lot of people. All three people I interviewed agreed on the new age being 21 and says it will be safer for teens and harder for them to access it, they said the biggest competition will be between conservative states saying it will be harder for them to raise the age.

14A – Halfway Reflection

Oct 11, 2019

           

 The tendency I have developed in this class is to is to make sure I watch the class videos this helps me learn about the assignments coming up and while I watch the videos, I take notes for the cupcake. Another tendency I created in this class is to always double check my URL submission to make sure it’s the correct because in the beginning I didn’t receive credit because I submitted the wrong URL. The last thing is that this class taught me to ask question about things and find opportunities and when I do I write them in my notes. 

             In the beginning of the semester I didn’t realize that things are due at 12pm therefore missing my first couple of assignments I thought about giving up because I was starting off with zeros in the gradebook. Instead of giving up I pushed myself because I knew I made a mistake and wanted to take accountably for it. I gained a tendency attitude because that helped me get things done in this class. 

             

1.     Ask question. This is the most helpful thing I have learned in this class asking questions opens your mind up to opportunities you might not have seen before. This will help when creating a bug list. 

2.     Be passionate. You want to be passionate about your opportunities because if you don’t believe it no one else will. This will help during the elevator pitches. 

3.     Be accurate. This class is fun and not like regular classes if you are accurate with when assignments are due the class lectures then you will easily succeed. 

13A – Reading Reflection No. 1

Oct 11, 2019

Coco Chanel by Lisa Chaney 

1) You read about an entrepreneur:

• What surprised you the most?

What surprised me the most about Ms. Chanel is that she opened her first shop in 1910 this surprised me because most women back in the day weren’t running their own businesses. 

• What about the entrepreneur did you most admire?

I admire her for being about to make simplicity the fashion, she turned the black mourning color into a chic black dress. She was able to make new women suits making the skirts tighter and collarless. 

• What about the entrepreneur did you least admire?
• Did the entrepreneur encounter adversity and failure? If so, what did they do about it?

Ms. Chanel had a small shop open in 1910 however during World War 2 the shop closed down that was in 1930. She decided to make a comeback in 1950 with critics against her she ended up being now one of the biggest names in fashion. 

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

            I notice that Ms. Chanel was confident and with it was able to believe in herself and that’s how she was a successful fashion icon. Another thing Ms. Chanel was is creative and simple one of her first thing she was successful for was turning a jersey into a dress. 

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

One part of the reading that was confusing was how she was able to start up again after World War 2.

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

            1. Would you rather of opened a shop at this time or not change a thing? 

I would ask this because now with the internet would she think it would be an advantage or not. 

            2. Was your passion always fashion or was it just something you wanted to make career out of? 

            I asked this because when she was younger, she was put into sewing classes so is that where her passion formed. 

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

I think Ms. Chanel meaning of hard work to believe in yourself and things will happen, because if she didn’t believe in herself after her shop closed down and she never opened up again the fashion industry wouldn’t be the same. 

Figuring out the buyer

Oct 3, 2019

Vaping has increased over the years especially in high schools and we need to do something to stop it. We have seen this trend before i.e. cigarettes they came in and everyone smoked them not thinking of the long-term effects now knowing them we should raise all tobacco use to 21 therefore taking it away from the youth. 

For this interview I interviewed a high school teacher and she believes in raising the age. She said that over the past three years all the kids are trying to vape saying some can’t even sit through a class without going to the restroom to vape. She knows there is a need to increase the legal age. The second person that I interviewed is my friends’ little brother, Ethan, who is in high school, and he said that’s what everyone does in school is try and get away with smoking there vapes. He said that they even put in a smoke shop right by the high school because of the increase in demand. Ethan isn’t a vaper, but a lot of his friends are, and he believes that they should raise the age to 21 for health sakes. Last person I interviewed was a 40-year-old vaper who has kids. Michelle started vaping when she quit smoking cigarettes and says the vapes helped a lot when she tried to stop smoking cigarettes. She doesn’t agree with banning vapes because they are an alternative to smoking, but she does agree with making the age to 21 because she is aware of the increase of teens owning vapes. 

After I interviewed my three subjects all three agreed that there is a need to increase the age to 21. Smoke shops are targeting teen because they know where the demand is and that says a lot about vape companies. There is no doubt that vaping has increased in the younger generation now we had to make a stop in it for the health of teens. America needs to raise the age to 21. 

11A Idea Napkin #1

Oct 3, 2019

1)    You

My name is Carly Black currently 20 years old and a full-time student at the University of Florida studying Business Management. I am very dedicated, hardworking, passionate in school and my work. I have done a variety of work ranging from teaching kids at camps to restaurant and interning managing a hair salon. I see the business concept that I chose isn’t something I’d make a full-time job I believe it’s in the opportunity and the laws should change to make America safer from the danger of vaping. 

2)    What are you offering to customers?

Over the past couple of years vape use has increased dramatically especially in teens. I am offering that all states should increase all tobacco use to the age of 21. New York and Michigan have already prepared to ban vapes, and I believe that will only increase the black market. The unmet need is teens who are vaping have increased 20% and is causing cardiovascular diseases we already know how bad smoking is for your body so raising the age to 21 will eliminate smoking in young teens.

3)    Who are you offering it to?

I am offering idea to America everyone who knows someone who is addicted to smoking and knows that vaping isn’t much better than smoking cigarettes.

4)    Why do they care?

I believe people care because lately there have been reports of young adults getting extremely sick and the fact is, we don’t know the long-term effects of vaping. Vaping hasn’t been around long, but it is already affecting people. Raising the age will make it very difficult for teens to smoke them and hopefully decrease vape use.

5)    What are your core competencies?’

I believe that this is very important step in furthering America, states are already banning vapes however that is ineffective because people will get them on the black market therefore, they can’t be regulated possible being more dangerous. Raising the age will make sure the product is still regulated and 21should just be the legal age for drugs.