11A

1. I am Costanza Tremante I was born in Venezuela and was raised in Miami. I love to do community service and give back to my community as much as I can. In the future wherever I am I always want to help people around me and in some ways make their life easier. I want to create an app that will help students exercise more, eat healthier, and save money. 
2. In Gainesville there is a large percentage rate on obesity. There are many people who eat unhealthy and don’t go to the gym as often. I am offering customers the ability to be fit and healthy while at the same time saving money. This will help people spend money while trying to be healthy. This app will make you earn points whenever you’re exercising and with those points you can buy discounts for healthy restaurants or food markets. 
3. I am offering to every student in UF. UF has a large percentage of people that are obese and I will like to help those people who need it and would want to do something to help themselves. Also for the people that are constantly exercising and eating healthy these this is an app that can help them be more healthier and fit.
4. Customers will actually pay for this, because this is something that in the long run will help them and it is something that it is beneficial for their day-to-day lives. The app will make them use less money, exercise more, and eat healthier. 
5. Even though there are apps out there that may do the same thing as this app that I am proposing, the only difference is that this app will be partner up with healthy restaurants and food markets. This way the customers earns points whenever they exercise and then they can purchase any discounts on healthy foods.

I do believe that these elements fit together. Especially for the idea I am proposing I believe that all of these elements tie together and will help the idea be a stronger one. I believe those elements are important to always answer, especially when it comes to proposing a new idea that you have to sell to other people. 

9A

• The first person that I interviewed was a person from my class and he thought that there wasn’t a company or business that does this already and that it would be a good way to start something that will help others. The need in this case is important because since not that many people know about it no one does anything about it and it is a need to get fixed. He believe it is a difference because there is a large population in the inside boundary that we don know about that are big affected than the ones outside in the boundary. 
• The second person i interviewed was my friend and she didn’t know this was a problem in Gainesville, but thought this idea already kind of existed with the mobile clinics. She thought clinics would be a good idea to approach this and that it is a need that should be brought up and see rather than overseen. She also said even though this is an important matter there are others problems that are not being treated and that yes it is an important need but there are other important ones as well.
• I interviewed my other friend and they had heard about this before and told me that there was a high percentage in Alachua county of death rates compared to other counties in Florida. She believes the best way is to have an urgent care nearby and no mobile clinic. 
• I interviewed my roommate and she didn’t know about this problem and she didn’t think about other businesses that will be beneficial for this problem. She did think it was an imprint need that should be taking care rather than just be left alone. 
• The last person I interviewed was another person from my class and he thought this topic was very interesting. He did think it was very similar to mobile clinics and they should maybe have 2-3 around those areas that are most needed. He also said it was an important cause and it is something that should be fixed. 

8A

The problem is that middle age and middle class people in Alahua County don’t have access to hospitals or medicine because of transportation. Many people relied on one emergency room, but since it shut down people are dying because they are not able to get to hospitals or go see a doctor in order to get treated. The solution to this is to partner up with an insurance company and set up a transportation system where they can bring people from the outside of Alachua to Shands Hospital. Another solution is to have a mobile clinic by that area and they doctors or nurses can give treatments to those who need help and if it is a severe case they can send them to the hospital. These are ways to help them because right now they are not being treated fair and they need as much help as they need.

7A

1. People in Alachua County are not getting the health service they deserve. Old people are dying because they don’t have nearby hospitals and it is causing them their lives.
2. Who: Middle age people in Alachua County

What: They don’t have enough transportation and hospitals around them to be treated

Why: Logistics in transportation for people to go to the hospital and get treated. 

3. Who: It is mostly people who are not financially stable and the live in the outsides of Gainesville or Alachua County.

What: They had a nearby urgent care/ emergency room but it got shut down and now there are people who relied on this center and now they just stay home because it is expensive to go to Shands hospital. 

Why: They don’t have enough resources or money in order to travel long distances and to pay for a doctor visits.

4. Part 1
1. The first person that I interviewed they were pretty surprised by this. He comes from a city where everything is available to him whenever they want it. The fact that they don’t have access to a doctor it is really impacting. They think the county should be able to provide them with transportation or have a center were it is cheap in order for them to go. This is a good way to approach this situation and it is something that goes with the hypothesis I stated as to what should be done in order to have help people that don’t have resources to go see a doctor. 
2. I interviewed  a friend and they actually knew about this situation and they were planning on creating an app for those people that are in the outsides of Alachua County and Gainesville. Even though this is a good a idea the problem with this is that not everyone in that area have the possibility of owning a device that they will be able to download an app. They will have to be able to actually have the money to buy a tablet or phone in order for this to be possible.
3. Another friend of my said it would be interesting to create a bus system that will be covered by their insurance in order for them to get on a bus and then go to the hospital. This is another good idea that can happen but can be controversial because who would be able to be open to drive all these people. 
4. The other person that I interviewed was also very surprised cause we don’t notice important situations that are around us. She made an interesting point in that we should be more aware and maybe do something to actually be more informed about these situations. People have their plate full of stuff but there are many people around us that are in need and we shouldn’t just stand there and do nothing about it. 
5. The last interview that I had it was a friend that also suggested an idea to create an app but this app is more of a transportation app. So people in those areas that are not being attended they should be able to call transpiration and a nurse should be able to detect if it is urgent or not. Even though it is awesome, it is still very up in the air because we would need to see how insurance would work and if the people can afford it. 

6A

Opportunity 1:

https://www.thebalance.com/world-s-largest-economy-3306044

This information was very interesting, because you can see how and why China is world’s largest economy. We also see how US falls to the third place and this can be a way to actually learn from what we as a country do wrong and be better. I think the customer with the opportunity would actually help everyone in the US, because if we strive to be better and be worlds largest economy. I think it is a hard opportunity, because it is every state and everyone trying to help to be better. I am studying Macro economics this semester and I thought this was an interesting topic to talk about and actually understood more about. 

Opportunity 2:

https://www.thebalance.com/venezuela-s-economy-3306359

This information suggest an opportunity, because we have seen how Venezuela as a country has deteriorated over the years. The inflation is terrible and many people are dying because of starvation due to the country’s economy. With the information in this article the government of Venezuela can be more cautious and understand what they are doing and putting their country at risk. The customer with the opportunity affects every citizen in Venezuela and also any other country who relies on oil from Venezuela. It is a opportunity to execute, because it is not a change to do from one day to a mother rather than over the years. This is a topic that is very profound to me. because I was born in Venezuela and I believe this situation can get better if we help them.

Opportunity 3:

https://www.thebalance.com/human-resources-4074009

This opportunity is different from the others, but it is because no one really knows about it. In companies apart from the big team and the CEO there is a Human Resources team in which helps a lot of the people’s problems. Some times they take them for granted and I believe this is an opportunity that people should really look into and pay attention to them. They are people as well with jobs and they actually help a lot for a company to grow. 

Opportunity 4:

https://www.thebalance.com/online-business-4073987

This is an opportunity for companies to grow as a whole. This opportunity is for companies to make their companies into the online business and help them be more successful. This helps startup companies grow more and understand more their customers. This an opportunity I’m passionate about because I am working for a start up company and I believe this can help them a lot and will bring them more profit. 

Local Opportunities

"Hurricane Irma live updates: FPL restores power for 200,000, official say ‘Don’t go home yet’"

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article172537476.html

This article talked about what happened during this weekend in a lot of areas in South Florida. Hurricane Irma has done a lot of damage to the people in the Caribbean and in Miami. When the storm hit the Keys and Miami it was a category 4 that destroyed a lot of peoples homes and created a lot of flood in downtown Miami. People have to stay in shelters until they are given the okay to return back to their homes. Many people don’t have electricity due to the power lines that were knocked out and FPL (Florida Power Light) is trying to fix as many houses as they can. Also, many people are not able to leave their houses because there were a lot of knocked down trees in the middle of the roads. Even though people were prepared it was a huge surprise for a lot of Floridians and it did affect many people and big cities. 

"Utah teacher on leave for student quiz on sex lives, drugs"

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article172671771.html

This story talks about how a teacher in Utah gave a questionnaire to its students that asked questions about how many things students have done certain things. After the students answer the questions the test determines how “pure” they are. Students had to fill this out and it was considered a grade for a class. One of the students parents saw how their child sad because they were “pure” according to the test. The problem here is how a teacher gave its students a questionnaire to see what sexual things they have done. Not only is it an invasion of privacy, but it made students think they were a bad person for being so pure or not that pure at all. 

“Public schools face obstacles as they reopen”

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article173820576.html

In this article it talks about how the hurricane Irma had a huge impact on South Florida. A lot of places around Miami got destroyed and left with no power and many schools were used as a protection center for the people around the area. Miami-Dade public schools wanted to start school this Monday, but unfortunately some schools still don’t have power. Many schools have half a building with power and the other half doesn’t have power or no power at all. This is a huge problem, because student are not going to school for already two weeks, they are missing classes and content in which they should be covering. Even though it may seem like a mini vacation for most people, but in reality it will be worse for everyone in the long run. 

“All of Puerto Rico without power in Maria’s brutal wake”

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article174294361.html

In the past few weeks we have seen a lot of hurricanes and tropical storms forming. Hurricane Irma had a huge impact in the Caribbean and most of South Florida. Puerto Rico got hit by Irma pretty bad and it is taking them a really long time to recover from he hurricane. After Irma another hurricane came called Jose, and now Maria category four also destroyed San Jose. A lot of people don’t have electricity or even food to keep going. People are not allowed to leave their house until they are informed to do so. 

“UF program encourages teaching STEM in elementary schools”

http://www.alligator.org/news/article_8d553a70-9e72-11e7-ab40-7767b372c1fd.html

UF Engineering students want to give back to their Gainesville community. UF created a program in which Engineering student will go to elementary school around the Gainesville area and teach kids more about STEM. The problem is that a lot of kids are not being taught correctly math or science nowadays and this way with this program kids will learn about something very interesting were they can grow. Since they are kids this way they can learn quicker and be better off in the future. 

Opportunity Belief

1. A belief that an opportunity should exists is to have a device that would measure how much pesticides a produce may have.

2. Whenever we go to a supermarket and we buy fruits or vegetables we believe they are healthy, but in reality they aren’t and they may contain a lot of pesticides that may be bad for us on the long run. This device will help us measure how much pesticides a certain produce may contain and from this measurement we can see how healthy a certain produce may be. This idea has been thought out before, but since it is so expensive not that many people have been able to actually create it. Scientist are trying to find a way to make it work in order for the idea to exist and it won’t be as expensive.

3. One of the prototypical customer: Itza Garcia, a senior in the University of Florida studying Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience.

4. Itza:

The nature of the need is that pesticides have been linked to cancer and diabetes.

People have realized the need when educated about the repercussions or after they have developed a disease/condition. If people are taught about this problem they can prevent it and live a healthier life. People need to start realizing the problem of this and by this device people can be more aware of the things they are intaking and they can be healthier.

5. What I learned in this opportunity is that I knew pesticides were bad for us, but I never knew it was linked to cancer and diabetes. Itza made a good point about people should be more aware about these things and what they are intaking.

6.

3. The second prototypical customer: Kelly Sutter, a sophomore in the University of Florida also studying Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience.

4. Kelly:

Throughout the country there are a lot of companies that lie in what is in our food and we need to figure out what is healthy. I became aware a few years ago, I started looking more at the food I was intaking and I wanted to try eating a healthier life. Now every time I eat I read at the food labels. I think this device will be beneficial and it will help a lot of people.

5. In this opportunity Kelly made a good point about how companies do lie about their product and we have to be more aware about this. The pesticide advice will help us as a whole and understand what exactly we are eating.

3. The last prototypical customer: Pablo Valencia, a junior in the University of Florida, studying Finance with a minor in innovation.

4.  I have lived in Gainesville all my life and my family and I grow our own crops and we have compared our crops to the produces that we buy in a normal supermarket. We have noticed a huge difference in terms of healthier and more natural. The produces people buy in supermarkets have so much pesticides that in the long run it is unhealthy. With this product we will be able to detect how much pesticides the produces contain and it is very beneficial. People are trying to eat healthy by buying healthy foods, but in reality it is bad for us because of the many pesticides that companies put in the crops. With this product we are able to detect it and it a healthier lifestyle and know what we eat.

5. In this opportunity I was able to compare how homemade grown produces and supermarkets produces are. This is very interesting, because we don't really know the difference until it is shown in front of us or we have stats showing that it is bad for us.

7. Summarize:

• How much of your original opportunity is still there?

Even after the three interviews I believe that this pesticide device is beneficial and it something that should be made so everyone is aware how many pesticides a produce that they’re buying contains.

• Do you believe that your new opportunity is more accurate than when you started?

Yes, I do believe that my new opportunity is more accurate than when I started because before it was a thought of a device that would be interesting to measure pesticides in produce. Then,  when I started talking to people I realized that this an idea that should be made and the answers I got were interesting and everyone liked the idea.

• How much do you think entrepreneurs should 'adapt' their opportunities based on customer feedback?

I believe entrepreneurs should ‘adapt’ their opportunities based on customer feedback, because it is important to see what may be the outcome of the opportunities. If you have an idea you should share it and see if people would like the idea, because if you invest in an idea and no one likes it then all your investment went down the drain.