Unmet Needs

Florida OKs $4.5 million payout for brutal prison shower death of Darren Rainey

 http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/169ACF099A6779C8?p=WORLDNEWS

The story is ultimately about the barbaric actions and behaviors inside of a prison which contributed to the death of a 50- year old schizophrenic. The guards used various forms of torture including throwing chemicals on the prisoners, over medicating, forcing them to fight each other and etc. 

The problem here lies within the fact that there aren’t many monitoring and accountability measures taken place to ensure prisoner safety. Ultimately, the Florida Department of Corrections and any other states has this problem as this keeps occurring and lawsuits will keep being drafted.

In the hunt for undocumented immigrants, Border Patrol agents hassle citizens, too http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/169ACF0987927230?p=WORLDNEWS

The story is about the harassment that several American citizens are facing in an effort to pursue and capture undocumented immigrants.  Additionally, the American citizens that are being harassed are the ones that may have accents as well as look foreign.

The problem here lies in folks being profiled and wrongly treated based on non-factual evidence. This problem can affect bus stations, motels, and etc as lawyers and agencies become more aware of these infractions and take it to court.

A dying dad wore a ‘Need kidney' T-shirt at Disney. A viral photo saved his life. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/169AABB474FBBC68?p=WORLDNEWS

The story is ultimately about a man by the name of Robert Liebowitz who has suffered kidney disease since he was 12 years old. As a way of obtaining a kidney, he went to Disney world for nine days straight and wore a shirt advertising he was in need of a kidney and the type he needed, of which he eventually received one.

The problem here lies in the donor’s where a lot of people don’t receive the organs they need because they are so further down on the list.  Moreover, a lot of people don’t want to donate blindly but rather be more know what and possibly choose what they are donating to. So the problem is for those in need of an organ transplant.

Businesses have a duty to confront poverty in our community

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The article is about the high rates of poverty in Miami- Dade county and how local companies and businesses are helping to change this rising statistic. This affects the citizens of Miami-Dade county directly because it is directly in the neighborhood.  More importantly the center PACE is directed towards helping girls who are pregnant.

Former Gator, NFL player faces $20 million federal medical fraud charge

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The article is about a former player for the university of Florida named Monty Grow who is on trial for fraud, along with a slew of other charges net worth about $20 million dollars from the US government. This is problematic because the us government he took it from provides heathcare coverage for military service members and veterans.  This problem directly affects members and retired veterans who the money was inteded for.

Opportunities in Life

I believe that there are many opportunities that exists in life. Humans are a progressive species of which we are constantly finding means to improve the quality of life. One of these opportunities lies within apple iPhone. The unmet needs lie within their lack of removable storage. This is a need, I would say for all iPhone users. This need has always existed as apple has never offered external storage for its iPhone but rather increased the internal memory on the phone. However, this becomes problematic because each updates requires more space which leaves only a few left for those with 16GB. In order to combat this problem, users are having to buy cloud storage.

The first prototypical customer for this product would be a consumer with an iPhone product wanting more space without dishing out more for the phone in of itself. One of the customers I spoke with stated that she had a 16gb and the recent update took about 25% of that from her. She stated that this had always been an issue for her as the same phone with more space cost about another hundred dollars with tax. Moreover, with the recent outbreaks of icloud users having their accounts hacked, she would prefer to save her files on an external storage. Upon talking to her I learned that she did identify with the problem that I was presenting and an opportunity being present. However, after further deliberation we talked about the restrictions of applications within the apple store which contributes to the problem. Unlike, the google play store where there are what seems like an abundant amount of applications at no cost that can produce similar results.

 The second prototypical customer I spoke to was in agreeance with me also that there was an opportunity to be capitalized on. However, he also stated the problems that he faced when dealing with external storage in the past. One of which was the size of the storage which easily can be misplaced or broken. Moreover, he did voice his complaints about paying additional for storage. In an attempt to alleviate this problem, some of the newer generation iPhone are starting at 32GB. However, he was still upset that they took the choice from him.

 The last prototypical customer I spoke with agreed that there was an opportunity there, although it wasn’t for her because she bought the extra cloud storage. Additionally, she did express that the cloud storage is less safe than the external storage due to recent hackings on a few celebrities. She also stated the advantages that the cloud had in that it allowed her to easily move her files across different devices.

 The opportunity is still there although we both agreed that implementing such a solution would be difficult. The opportunity did become more accurate and specific as I spoke to more customers. In addition, I do agree that to a certain extent which can range up to half, entrepreneurs should adapt their opportunities and products to their customer and target audience. This is ultimately what business is, meeting the unmet needs of the target audience while implementing your own ideas and creativity to separate from the competition.

1st experience

My first entrepreneurship experience was in the 6th grade. We were tasked with the assignment of proposing a business plan to start a company. My teacher at the time was a business man himself and started his own music recording company. The task required heavy thinking and time especially for bunch of sixth graders. We used various programs to make floor plans as well as a budget. Looking back, I would say that was the jump start that had me thinking of a different career path because I was only exposed to health before hand. From there, I've interacted with several entrepreneurs from friends who do hair to others who sell food. It's no surprise that in today's day the amount of entrepreneurs are higher than that of the past. In some way shape or form, we all want to have a piece of something that we can call ours and control, which goes to why I'm taking this course. My reasoning for taking this course is to first and foremost learn something not only new but insightful. One of my goals Is Life is to start making generational wealth. So I hope to attain knowledge I can use to my advantage in achieving that goal. Moreover, I feel like this class can provide skills and valuable life lessons through interviewing different entrepreneurs. It will also hopefully enable me to learn common skills and patterns of thinking amongst common entrepreneurs and owners.

Bugs

During prime hours, when students use the printing lab to do homework instead of printing. It exists because there isn't a monitoring system or time in place. When the bus 21 says that it is a certain distance away but it is on the last route and doesn't actually come. This happens because the bus app only tells you how far it is from the stop only. When folks misconstrued racism and insensitivity. It exists because of the impact that racism has. When companies release insensitive ads in this day and age. It exists because there is a poor understanding of culture and follow through. When executive producers turn movies into tv shows. It exists either because of a lack of creativity or the movie produced well enough to surpass expectations. The portrayal of Miami at times of the city of glitz and glamour. It essentially exists because that's what sells in the media. When trump uses twitter. It exists because he's the potus. When it seems like the catch rule in the NFL changes on a week to week basis. It exists because there isn't clear definition of what encompasses a catch. When people stop to argue with the radicals at turlington. It exists because folks fail to realize their intentions. When friends can't value your worth in your business by asking for discounts. This occurs because of the blurred lines between friendship and business. The mannerisms in which college athletes specifically football and basketball players get taken advantage of. It occurs because the NCAA runs a monopoly. The Manner in which my roommate leaves the common areas. This occurred because of the way he bringing. The way different people perceive Haiti in terms of "trashed", "poor", and etc. it's due to the miseducation and lack of knowledge about our rich history. The constraints that are put on teachers in grade school due to standardized tests. It exists as a result of the new tests put in place so teachers are having to teach for tests than learning. The lack of cohesiveness from people who work in the same departments at UF where one tells you something different about he same situation. It occurs because of training I would assume. The new raffle system that foot locker has in place for the release of shoes. It exists to better situate and handle safety concerns. The fact that there are so many lines at Walmart but only a handful of cashier ever working. It occurs because of the lack of staffing. The fact that there are usually one to two people working at ALDI. It occurs because of the amount of money they pay the workers so there is less. Professors who don't update grades periodically so you don't mow what you have until towards the end . It can occur for a number of reasons including lack of help or heavy involvement else where like phd students. It was difficult at first for me because I don't get annoyed or "bugged" much because I tend to understand that things happen in life. As I kept doing it though I understood the reasoning behind it in that entrepreneurs find things that bug and bother them and then use that as a means of developing products for the public.

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