Sebastian Ayoroa

1) Throughout this semester I definitely had many experiences in this class. I am super passionate about this class since all the assignments were related to developing businesses ideas which are great. High moments were definitely when I felt inspired by the assignments and the low moments were when I had lack of motivation throughout this semester. I had a lot of fun in this class reading the assignments and also reading my feedback. This class taught me a lot in taking problems as opportunities. 2) The reading assignments were definitely ya big formative experience in this course. The experience i will remember years later is going to be the extra credit free money since giving money to random people was definitely wierd and unexpected. The experience that i am most proud of myself for accomplishing is definitely the development of my business idea and entrepreneurship mindset. 3) i definitely see myself as an entrepreneur. I hav...

Opportunity: Many people struggle with the fact that they do not know what application they need to download in order to get the unmet need. Having to ask around to see what application is the best one to get services is a real hassle. Many college students have to download many applications in order to get services, but the idea of only having one is phenomenal. Having one application that has the ability to meet a lot of services. As well as creating features that people need such as addressing the whole college bars deals with linking the application with big services such as car services, book rentals, cleaning service etc. My potential customers will people that use the cell phone regularly to get services done, and also to look for deals/coupons etc. Nobody thinks that having one application that meets a lot of demands is possible because nobody has done something similar before that is why my business idea is innovating the technology market. This is a big opportunity...

* Where will you go? I would just walk around my apartment complex clubhouse * What kind of people will you approach? I am going to approach students.    * What will you say to get the conversation started? I will say to the people I approach, "Hey, do you like to go out on the weekends?" * What is your plan for the conversation? My plan is to ask people if they like to go out and if they say yes, I would say that I'm giving away a free shot which is the $1 bill in almost every happy hour bar in midtown.   * Out of five attempts, how many dollar bills do you think you will be able to give away. I think I would be able to give the $5 away.    Link to the recordings: https://youtu.be/cBhY9Vfv5_8 https://youtu.be/S8MbkYEsbJ0 *What are your reflections on this exercise? I think this exercise was great because talking to random people and coming up with a reason to give a dollar is kind of hard.  * Was giving ...

I have decided to choose the book How to fail at almost everything and still win by Scott Adams from the reading list. *What was the general theme or argument of the book? The book basically said that having only one goal is for loser people. The only way to be successful is to have multiple projects/goals. You have to try all your projects until one of it is achieved. That is what really matters. *How did the book in your opinion, connected with an enhance what you are learning in ENT3003? The book has definitely made me consider being a little more selfish about some stuff I did not know. I have to take care of my self and chase all the goals i want. *If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve? An exercise that involves students setting at least 10 goals, and at the end of the week students have to come up with how they will chase those goals, strategies etc. *What was your biggest surprise or '...

1) The exit strategy i plan to make for my business is simple. Since I know for a fact that applications always develop and most of the times a new business or business idea can take over another app, the market is very competitive. If my application is doing as well as i am thinking it will go, i plan to start selling my equity stake. I plan to sell up to 49 percent of my business in 5 years. This business will not be the only business i will have, so I do not mind having this for the decades or not. If the opportunity to sell the business is there, I will take all the knowledge to make the best decision. 2) I have selected this strategy because having applications as a business is very competitive. Apps develop all the time, that is why if in 5 years my application is as good as i wanted to, i will start selling %. 3) I really do not think that my exit strategy has influenced in the decisions I've made in my concepts. It didn't influence on how I have identified the oppor...

1) After taking time to think about a failure in the past semester, I came up with waking up early to go to the gym. As much as I wanted to go the gym in the morning around 8am, so that way i have the whole day free was impossible. Even thought i set up alarms 7:30am, i ended up turning them off. I tried to do that many times during the semester. After trying many times, one day I ended up waking up with energy and went to the gym at the hour I wanted to. From that day, I have had a routine of waking up early and accomplish all my tasks during the early day so I can have free time.  2) I learned that in life if you try something that you are willing to put your effort in, you will succeed, doesn't matter if you fail 100 times, what it does matter is standing up 200 times. 3) What i think of failure is an opportunity. I always thought that the biggest tutor in life is life. Failing is just a lesson that life is giving us and that we have to start learning from our failures. I...

Opportunity: Many people struggle with the fact that they do not know what application they need to download in order to get the unmet need. Having to ask around to see what application is the best one to get services is a real hassle. Many college students have to download many applications in order to get services, but the idea of only having one is phenomenal. Having one application that has the ability to meet a lot of services. As well as creating features that people need such as addressing the whole college bars deals with linking the application with big services such as car services, book rentals, cleaning service etc. My potential customers will people that use the cell phone regularly to get services done, and also to look for deals/coupons etc. Nobody thinks that having one application that meets a lot of demands is possible because nobody has done something similar before that is why my business idea is innovating the technology market. This is a big opportunity...

Existing Market: 1) I have a lot of ideas and strategies on how to get my application to succeed. First of all, i would need to contact big companies that would like to be part of the app as a marketing feature. For that part, i will have to use my network resource. After getting big companies or big brands in the app, the rest will be marketing the application itself. People would love an application that has many services and needs in just one app. 2) * Matteo, he is 20 years old from the University of Florida. I interviewed Mateo and told him about my business idea and all the goals I have for the business as a whole. He agreed that the next step would be contacting potential brands to join the app idea as a feature. * Jessica, she is 21 years old and she is also a student at the University of Florida. After a good conversation about my business idea with her, she said that the next step would be to start a marketing plan for the app on campus. * Hjalmar, he is 21 years ...

1) Connections * Valuable? Yes, having a large network is always valuable. * Rare? It is rare to have a lot of connections that can be useful for investors, advice etc. * Inimitable? Yes, having connections and knowing some people can not be imitable. * Non-Substituable? Yes, there are no such as substitutes for connections 2) Leadership skills * Valuable? Yes, possessing leadership skills is always great for a CEO * Rare? yes, not a lot of people have leadership skills * Inimitable? Yes, leadership cannot be imitated * Non-Substituable? Yes 3) Ambitious * Valuable? Yes, this is very important because the business owner will always think of ideas to innovate the business. * Rare? Yes * Inimitable? No, some people do not have the same mentality, so it can't be imitated * Non-Substituable? Yes 4) Motivation * Valuable? Yes, motivation is always valuable for technically everything in life. * Rare? No * Inimitable? no * Non-Substituable? no 5) Financial resources *...

Inbound Marketing by Brian Halligan *What was the general theme or argument of the book? The general theme was that marketing is not always about making people see at your business name. The theme was that outbound marketing is considered past. The new way to apply marketing is inbound because that is the best way to move forward. Finding essential information about a product, increases the chances to buy the product. * How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003? The book definitely was very informative on how to conduct marketing in a business. I have learned that inbound marketing is better, and also that i have to stay away from outbound marketing. It definitely changed my idea on what i think of marketing and gave me a lot of knowledge in my entrepreneurial learning experience. * If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would the exercise involve? The exer...

Domain Expert:  *Who they are? What background they have? Alan West is a CEO of a company that has created a software that controls energy consumptions in buildings. The company has been developing a lot lately, and now they have big customers such as chipotle, universities around the US, and many other important locations. *How this person is a domain expert? As stated above, he is the CEO of an important company that is constantly under development. *How I found and contacted the person? He is a business partner and a friend of my uncle. I contacted him through cell phone since I know him for a long time. *Nature of exchange. What they did for me? What is the return expectation? Alan gave me all the important information on how to start a business. *How will including them enhance my ability to exploit an opportunity? Since he is an important businessman that develops applications and software that are key to an important corporation he could be...

The feedback memo: According to my classmate's feedback, I ended up having more compliments than constructive criticism for my assignment napkin No.1 Because of this I did not make changes in my assignment regarding what the main idea and all my thoughts on it are. I had to read again my napkin 1 assignment and all the comments to see if I need to change something on it, but nothing was needed to change, so i just reposted my idea number 1. I know that my business idea requires some good research and before I launch my app I need to know for a fact that this will go somewhere. 1)I am an international student from Bolivia, studying at the University of Florida. Majoring in economics and will try to pursue minors in real estate investment and entrepreneurship. I am a very social person and have some really good persuasive skills. My talents as I stated before, are my socials skills, persuasive skills, and I also consider myself a natural leader. In every aspect tha...

My customer is a college student around 20. He has many hobbies which include playing tennis, golf, and hanging out with friends. He knows that he needs to have a balanced life overall and plays tennis or golf at least twice a week with his friends. He drives a black range rover because he loves that car for space and because it is classy too. He does not have children and also does not plan on adopting any. He thinks that before having children he needs to accomplish his personal goals. He is a very ambitious person and has many big goals in life. He likes to travel arround the world and shopping. His favorites places to go on vacation are Prague and Milan. His favorites tv shows are House of cards, billionaires, Narcos, and gossip girl. His favorite book is 48 Laws of Power. At the moment he does not have any favorite politician. Since my customer likes to hang out with friends and is in college, he does not have all the time in the world to spend in googling needs that he faces ...

Based on my 3 interviews conducted, quality is what matters the most in my segment. When they are requesting a service the quality of the service is what they are truly looking for. When they are looking for a service, they ask their friends and/or google to see what the best option would be. Whenever they think they found a website with the specific service they were looking for, most of the times a lack of information is in there. For example, cleaning services. They are more likely to use credit cards in the purchases.  After the customer got their service what it matters the most to my potential customers is the comfort of having one application that can meet many services. Also, the confidence that the application will have all the information regarding that specific service looked for. All of my interviewees told me that I need to get all the information of the service in the app, and also that they would love to pay the service requested right through the applica...

1) I believe that I have a human capital that is truly unique. I do think that I make a huge impact on people and that I have leadership skills that are very remarkable. I am a very social person that is never afraid of something. Regarding taking risks, I know that it is worth the risk you have to go for it. I am very goal orientated because I know what I want to be, and also know how I will get there. The fact that I am very open minded is also one of my best qualities, I always try to understand what is going on in people's mind. Once I learned this knowledge, I say what people want to hear depending on specific situations.  2) #1 - Matteo is my roommate and he is from Italy. He stated that one of my best skills is my communication, and the ability to motivate people. Also said that I am a very charismatic person.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iE-Cg7iWsO7fYVp9gliYTt9gjlQ5YXAa/view?usp=sharing #2 - Claudia is a very close friend that knows me from high schoo...

14A – Halfway Reflection 1) I believe that one of the behaviors that i have used to keep the requirements of this course is my motivation in the field of business and especially entrepreneurship. I have developed some good skills as I am always looking for problems now and also trying to figure it out people's behavior.  2) To be honest I've never felt like giving up in this class at all. This class is something that is teaching me different ways of thinking and also helping me develop my critical thinking. I definitely have developed a tenacious attitude during these past 2 months. I can not sleep knowing that I have some work left. Since in this class you have to read many different blogs, it gives you the willing to be the best and also you can compare your point of view with different's point of view. 3) I would highly recommend that keep always the motivation, know that everything you are learning now, you will have to use it in the future. Entrepreneurship ...

13A reading reflection N1 1)       I have always admired Steve jobs, but after reading his book I learned a lot about himself, which is very interesting. What surprised me the most in the book is the ability if Steve to face problems, when he saw that android stole his product, he was willing to go to war till the very end. He was willing to spend the $40 billion dollars of Apple's bank account to win this war because he knew he was on his right. I admired Steve jobs commitment to his work and that he was always thinking about launching new products to become the very best. The least I admired from Steve jobs is that he was very open in his work environment, the book states that jobs cried in many situations in front of everybody, and I think that that shows weakness if you are the head of a company, you always have to be the strong or at least pretend. 2)     He faced many competencies with google - android because according to Steve they w...