Idea Napkin No. 2 - Assignment 19

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Me: I am a senior at UF, finishing up my degree in Business Administration. I would like to start this business idea once I graduate. I have had several internships where I have had to think about how to improve the costumer experience or meet their needs. I work well at solving problems and am very perseverant. 

What am I offering to costumers: I am offering a service that would help people with busy schedules complete their list of weekly errands without sparing hours out of their day to do them. I would offer a service with exceptional costumer service and rewards returning costumers. This service would offered quality service at a great price. 

Why they care: Costumers would care about this service because they can get their errands done without having to do it themselves. They would be able to use the time that they usually spend running errands on other activities. These costumers are people that work long weeks, university students, old people that cannot drive. The costumer is the person that cannot spare time to go run errands or cannot physically go run errands. 

Core competencies: My core competencies is that I am very analytical and work well with people. I am very perseverant and finish what I start. What sets me apart is that I am able to see problems and solve them quickly as possible.

I think that these elements work very well. I think that my previous experience and my competencies would allow me to start my company and run it. I think that with my competencies I would be able to assemble a great group to work with me and complement each other's strengths. 

Feedback: For the first napkin idea people highlighted how well my competencies would help me out for the business so I reflected more on what I can bring to the table and included more in depth attributes that I bring to the table. This feedback also allowed me to define how this makes me unique. I also received feedback asking for a clearer definition of my costumer so I was able to expand the costumer that would use this service. 

Comments

  1. Sophia PinedaJuly 10, 2020 at 7:50 PM

    Hey Maria, I like your feedback including what you changed on your idea napkin. I can see how you expanded the definition in your customers and how this will further help your idea flourish. I also think its great that you included your own competencies this way you can see more of your strengths and how to use them adequately.
    Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Isabella P.GJuly 12, 2020 at 5:37 PM

    Hi Maria,
    Your idea napkin was very well made, it has depth and I was able to understand what you provide as well as your customers. You took previous comments and gave more thought on what sets your product apart. Great job!

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  3. Chaplin FertigJuly 13, 2020 at 4:35 AM

    Hi Maria,
    Your blog post was organized well! The feedback you included made me understand more about you and your product. I like that you recognized some of your strengths but also acknowledged that you could build a team with various strengths. It’s important to understand your strengths and weaknesses as an entrepreneur! Overall, I think your idea napkin was easy to read and understand!

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  4. UnknownJuly 13, 2020 at 7:02 AM

    Hey Maria,
    I think you did a really great job on this and thank you for sharing a little bit about yourself. I think all of your skills and experiences really mesh well with how you have created and come up with this product. It seems like you really have a good understanding of what you are looking for and how you will achieve it. Your conclusion was very well done and I think that will help you when finalizing your product. Thanks again for sharing, I really enjoyed reading this post.
    -Morgan Mowery

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