1. I am a college student pursuing a major in English and a minor in Innovation. These two degrees strengthen my natural talents in writing and literature while also helping nurture my entrepreneurial side. My talents are heavily stemmed from writing and reading/analyzing in general. My skills again involve writing, writing under a deadline, pursuing research and sources for articles, and experience in committing to a long-term cause. With my business, I see it as a way to help me grow in my leadership skills and capabilities of managing a business well.
2. To my customers, I offer them free/rentable chargers. College students in general study in multiple places, and the library is a hotspot. However, there are only so many places for a student to charge their studying devices. With a system that rents out chargers or offers wireless chargers that can charge computers and phones, my customers will have greater access to their overall studying, which in turn will increase their success in college.
3. My demographic will college students. Basically anyone who is enrolled in a college is given accessibility in being able to obtain a charger or wireless charger for their own personal studying while at the library. Students studying at the library are concerned more about being able to put their time to good use to earn good grades and not be frustrated over lack of plugs because other students reached these areas for themselves first. All my customers have in common their desire to study, and study well.
4. When it comes to effective studying, my customers will of course want nothing but the best product to help them achieve this. How can they study well if they don't even have enough battery life for their laptops? My product will be a simple solution for a large problem that affects students in varying forms as they study for their exams. With my product and overall service, my customers will worry about one less thing and can devote their time to earning good grades.
5. What sets me apart from everyone else is that I have gone through the same dilemma. I have studied multiple times at the library, and at one point I needed to leave early because there were no plugs for my charger, limiting my time and access to study. I know how this dilemma feels for other students. What I have that nobody else has is patience, and a lot of it. Building a business from the ground up requires delayed gratification and going step by step through the setting up of a business in order to succeed well in entrepreneurship.
I believe in general that my five points coincide with each other well. They all involve the problem at hand and the various factors involving it, as well as the possible solution to said problem. Maybe with 3 I can specify my demographic even more, like aim for college students that belong to other factors such as long study hours and more intensive classes/majors to study for. My product and service is a simple solution to a common problem that can be easily fixed, and these 5 points further specify what I can attempt to do.
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ReplyDeleteI think this is a really great idea! I actually got to comment on your 3rd round of interviews as well so its been really interesting watching this idea grow! I think this idea could be really useful for many students! What I would focus on is how many students do bring their chargers and have available outlets, but also how many different types of chargers and computers there are. Good idea though, definitely keep building on it! Take a look at my idea napkin if you want! http://ffavorule.blogspot.com/2016/02/idea-napkin-no-1.html
Great blog post and great idea! I really enjoyed reading about your service! There is definitely a market for your idea, however, if other students don't have outlets to charge with how will you have outlets to charge with? Will you be using solely wireless chargers? Furthermore, since you essentially have no operating costs it will be very simple to make money from this business. If you would like to read my blog post here is a link:
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Hi Rosie! I love your idea. Charging my laptop is a problem I often have when studying in the library or a crowded coffee shop. I’m not sure that I would partake in renting a charger, as I think it’s pretty easy to throw mine in my backpack. But having wireless chargers is something that I think would be really neat. This would allow everyone to charge simultaneously without worrying about whether or not they’ll be able to find an open plug nearby. If there was a way to invent wireless chargers, I think it would be an amazing invention and I would be first in line to purchase one. If you want to check out my idea napkin here’s the link: http://charlysbizblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/idea-napkin-no-1.html
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