Domain Expert:
1. Who they are, and what is their background: David, entrepreneur.
2. How this person is a "domain expert": David is an entrepreneur who creates and manages applications for a living
3. How I found and contacted this person: He presented himself in the entrepreneurship club on UF campus.
4. Nature of exchange: What they did for me, what is the return expectation: He was not expecting anything in return, he was happy to give me his feedback and advice.
5. How will including them enhance my ability to exploit an opportunity: He has entrepreneurship knowledge and knows how to start a business or service from just an idea.
Market Expert:
1. Who they are, and what is their background: Stephanie, Resident assistant on UF campus
2. How this person is a "market expert": She is an employee at a dorm on campus, therefore being aware of most resident issues.
3. How I found and contacted this person: I also work at the Beaty dorm on campus, she is my coworker.
4. Nature of exchange: What they did for me, what is the return expectation: She was happy to give her opinion on what issues she believes residents face.
5. How will including them enhance my ability to exploit an opportunity: She has experience and knowledge with potential customers and therefore is an asset to proposed ideas for this product.
Industry Supplier:
1. Who they are, and what is their background: Robert Larson
2. How this person is an "industry supplier": Robert is a current application manufacturer
3. How I found and contacted this person: UF students were presented his name and his credentials
4. Nature of exchange: What they did for me, what is the return expectation: I emailed him and informed his of this assignment and he was happy to give me any type of advice related to this subject
5. How will including them enhance my ability to exploit an opportunity: He has current ad past experience in manufacturing applications, making them look presentable, easy and accessible to the public.
Reflection:This experience requires you to do a little 'targeted networking.' How will this experience shape how you participate in any future networking events? Did this experience differ from your networking experiences in the past? How?
-This experience will teach me which people to network, what background they should have and how that will benefit my product.
Networking, in my opinion, is probably one of the greatest resources that one could have. You can have the absolute greatest idea in your head, but guess what, so do thousands of other people. So the one thing that will make you stand out is working with people who already have exposure in the market. I think that it is really cool that you are participating in clubs with like-minded people who will bring you up and make you more successful in your business!
ReplyDeleteI think you completed this exercise wonderfully. Each person is very well detailed and fits the job perfectly. Each person's background was connected and related to each benefit they'd bring to your company. I think your market expert makes complete sense. By living on campus, the market expert is open to almost all of the customers, making advertising and marketing quite easy.
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