11A - Idea Napkin No.1

1)     My name is Gianna Caceres. My father, a business man, and his father before him, also a business man have bred me to have a complete entrepreneur mindset. Since day 1, I have been coming up with DIY solutions to my problems. By creating solutions to my problems using things around my home, I feel like I have wired my mind to completely think outside of the box. I aspire to become a business woman myself. My grandpa has always expressed the importance of doing things on your own and making something of yourself so that I am never left in someone else’s shadow. I feel like my business idea is something super small that will help out millions and that’s the best way to go about things. Coming up with something so minimal that anyone can think of and running with it before anyone else does.

2)     I am completely changing the television industry. I will be coming up with my own TV monitor that will help owners track down their remotes so they are no longer going through the stress of never finding theirs. By building a monitor that has it’s very own and unique, “Find Remote” button on the side of it, I will little by little change the game entirely. Everyone will want my tv over anyone else’s because it has one thing that no other TV does.

3)     I am selling this to everyone and anyone. Everyone faces the challenge of finding a lost remote. Anyone can benefit from this product.

4)     They care because everyone wants this frustration to end. Keeping track of all remotes in your home/place of business can be a hassle. Customers will pay me money because they area already purchasing tv’s. Why not buy mine for the same price with an added bonus.

5)     I have the find remote feature that no one else has. Not a single tv producer out there has this feature and this is how I know my business will flourish.

I believe my concept is strong. I am providing a service that no one else can. This is beyond its time and will start a revolution in television productions. I will be started a trend and in a few years, all tv’s will have this feature. It is a complete step into the future.

9A- Testing the hypothesis part 2

Testing the Hypothesis, Part 2

Who: My Targeted market is those who are often losing their remotes. I have realized this may not be a problem for those who don’t watch tv often or do not have things that must have a remote to work. Also those who use a universal remote. Universal remotes can work for multiple things at once but my “Find your remote” feature may not be feasible when it comes to this type of remote.

What: The need for my invention is based on those who have multiple remotes to keep track of. However, this is not everyone’s common issue. College students may live in a one bedroom with only one remote that is easy to keep track of as to where a whole family may live in a 6 bedroom home with countless of remotes that they lose on a daily basis. Those who live in small spaces that are easy to search in or those who do not use electronics as much will not have the same needs as those in my target market.

Why: Those outside my target market and those within it do not differ by much. There are just people who need my product more than others. While almost everyone uses electronics these days, not everyone will need my feature. Those who live in small spaces and use less electronics will not find a strong need for the “find remote” button as much as those who have a lot of space to cover and many remotes to find.

	Insider	Outsider
WHO	Those who lose their remotes often Those who have a large space to cover and cannot simply just find their remote without assistance Those with multiple remotes to keep track of	Those who keep track of their remotes at all times Those who reside is small areas and finding a remote is quick in easy Those who do not have many remotes to track/none at all.
WHAT	Need for their remotes to operate a different product to work	Need for a bigger space or more remotes.
WHY	People do not want/ do not have time to search around for their remotes. If a simple “Find remote” feature were installed, life would be made simpler	People could still use this feature but its not a need. A big percentage of people cannot afford a TV so this would just be useless for them.

7A Testing the Hypothesis Pt, 1

Testing the Hypothesis, Part 1

1)     Remotes are everywhere. TV’s, Toys, Cars, Music entertainment, the list goes on. With all these remotes to keep track of, you’re bound to lose them here and there. Installing a “Find Remote” feature to the item that needs a remote to work would be revolutionary. For the most part, everyone has a remote for something, all the different shapes and sizes makes it fairly easy to misplace and keep track of. Installing a “find remote” button will sound your remote and flash a light from the device in need of a remote. This will make finding remotes much easier and relieve the stress and frustration that comes with losing those pesky things.

2)      

a.      Testing the WHO: Anyone who has a remote that is needed to operate a product (TV, Car, Toys etc)

b.      Testing the WHAT: Are all remotes hard to find? How often does one typically lose their remote? What is the harm of insurance? (Find Remote Button)

c.      Testing the WHY: Those who do not own remote powered items will find this a problem. Those are very organized with their remotes will not find this a problem either. But everyone else who owns remote powered items will find this feature very beneficial in the long run.

6A- Economic and Regulation Trends

Economic Trends

1.      Baby Boomers aren’t retiring

a.      https://www.thebalance.com/top-usa-future-economic-trends-3305666

b.      With baby boomers letting their jobs go much later than previous generations have, Millennial's are having a hard time trying to find jobs straight out of college. With so many elderly’s keeping their seats in their standard desk jobs, big companies do not see the need to hire new , fresh minds that they will have to take the time training. This is also rising the age requirement for bigger companies because they feel the older are wiser. That being said, Younger generations like myself are being called lazy and incompetent when that is not the case. There are not enough jobs for everyone and who wants to fire an old man or woman? Man younger generations are pursing routes that lead to higher education in hopes their resumes look better than baby boomers but instead they are adding to nation debt by continuing to go to school rather than pursue a career in their preferred field after completing their 4 years of college.

c.      Millennial's are the main age group being affected due to the increasing retirement age and not enough jobs to employ them.

d.      Back in the day, as soon as you were of age you were thrown in the workforce. Today, with the lack of jobs and the adventurous minds of the millennial's, more are coming up with different routes to go in such as higher education or gap years to figure out what it is they would really like to pursue.

e.      The retirement crisis is a good and bad thing. Bad because it is limiting options but good because it is forcing younger generations to go above and beyond to prove they are worthy. Instilling this strong worth ethic and this thinking out side the box concept is producing more innovators and entrepreneurs than we have ever seen.

2.      Climate Change is causing more natural disasters

a.      https://www.thebalance.com/top-usa-future-economic-trends-3305666

b.      With U.S climate changing as a result of global warming, we are starting to experience more hot days than usual following a trend of rising food prices. With the continuous rising of temperatures, crops such as corn and soybean have no chance of survival. Not only is climate change increasing food prices, but unpredictable storms are coming with it. The fire season, according to the article, is already 25% worse than it was when reported back in 2017. Floods, hurricanes and uncontrollable tornados are also being seen as a huge threat to us due to global warming

c.      We the people who in habit this earth are going to take a huge loss if this increases. Lands will be torn apart, animals will begin to slowly die off and then we will be left with nothing if we can even survive it all.

d.      The only opportunity at hand is for us to start believing that climate change is a real and serious thing. Many people are very in denial and the only way to stop this crisis is to one by one start taking action in our day to day lives. Recycling, reusing and cleaning up our Earth is unfortunately all we can do to save our souls. We must start now before it is far too late.

Regulation Trends

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5A- Identifying Local Opportunities

5A- Identifying Local Opportunities

1.      Gainesville readies for final vote on plastic band

a.      https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AGSGB%21Gainesville%2BSun%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0114%21January%2B14&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/170FD9D1D23E3638

b.      Today, Thursday January 24^th, Gainesville votes on whether or not to ban plastic bags and Styrofoam trays. After a year of talking through the ban, Gainesville commissioners have finally decided that banning plastic bags and trays will do more good than harm to our community. These bans are specifically targeted mostly towards bigger businesses giving smaller companies the option to do so only if they can afford to make the changes. The city of Gainesville will be giving companies till August 1^st to make the changes until they start fining $250 for every offense.

c.      The problem is people are starting to realize how harmful plastic products are becoming for our environment and the creatures we share our planet with. The amount of pollution we are facing in today’s world will only continue to rise unless we, the people begin to do something about it.

d.      All of us who inhabit the planet are equally harmed by the high levels of pollution we are faced with today.

2.       Women reports being sexually assaulted at Santa Fe College

a.      https://www.alligator.org/news/women-reports-being-sexually-assaulted-at-santa-fe-college/article_29bd45e6-1862-11e9-9430-fbaad02ccd53.html

b.      A woman, for the first time In over a year was abducted from the Santa Fe campus and sexually assaulted after school hours. The woman stated that she was walking with a group of friends before straying away and running into a man who held her at knife point and made her get in his car. The woman was then taken to a road near the train track and was sexually assaulted before being ordered to get out of the car so the man could flee the scene.

c.      The problem is Santa Fe’s lack of on campus night time security. Had there been extra  security roaming campus, a situation like this might have been prevented.

d.      The woman and any woman/vulnerable looking person walking around at night has the problem. A buddy system and extra night time security should be put into place so something this terrible and life altering does not happen again.

3.      Walking? You’re risking your life in Florida, the deadliest state for pedestrians

a.      https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article224923045.html\

b.      The article states that “In Florida, the risk of fatality on foot is significantly higher than in any other state.” In Florida alone, we hold 20 of the deadliest U.S cities for pedestrians with Orlando being ranked as the least safe. Over 50,000 pedestrian deaths were reported over a 10 year span in Florida and the people believe the increase is due to walking to driving ratio here in Florida

c.      The problem is the fast pace roads and inattentive drivers. High traffic and not enough precaution signs are also a big part of the problem.

d.      The main people with this problem are those who live in a small community who work close by or maybe attend school near by and chose to walk instead of drive. The state also has to deal with the precautions of these deaths

4.      Teen reportedly pulled gun on Boynton High student on campus

a.      https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3APBPB%21Palm%2BBeach%2BPost%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0111%21January%2B11&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/170E2DC9243341F8

b.      A former student of Boynton Beach high school was found on campus in a ski mask and a backpack carrying a gun on his waist. Two students ran into him in the staircase and he raised his gun to them until they ran away. Students report that the student Jacrois threatened to shoot another student at the school. He Is now being held in jail with a $350,000 bond.

c.      The problem is the lack of gun violence bans and security at all schools. While this happened after school hours, security should be monitoring campuses at all times. Strict bans against guns must be in place so guns stop falling into the wrong hands

d.      The problem mainly affects students nationwide and school systems who then have to pick up the pieces when someone ends up going wrong.

5.      We must protect the youth from nicotine addition – Guest Column

a.      https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AORLB%21Orlando%2BSentinel%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0122%21January%2B22&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/1711BDEC21D9FC30

b.      Reports show that youth e-cigarette In just one year has skyrocketed across the country and we are started to see those trends mirrored in Florida. The e-cigs that resemble flashdrives called “JUUL” have a huge reason to do with the rising numbers in teen smoker. With over a 600% increase in sales in just one year, they are the highest marking e-cig company in the world. JUUL is causing a nicotine addiction phenomena world wide.

c.      The problem is the high amounts of nicotine in each JUUL pod and how many consumers of these JUUL’s are teenagers.

d.      Those who have the problem are those highly invested in JUUL. Many college students these days have one in the backs of their pockets which might not be as surprising as the amount of middle schooler’s with one as well. Consumers and the company are both facing back lashes.

4A- Opportunity belief

Forming an Opportunity Belief

Belief: A Prison reform act must be put in place, giving non-violent criminals a second chance at life outside the federal system

Does a mother of two kids deserve a life behind bars for dealing a single kilo of cocaine to provide for her family? Does a young man brought up in an under privileged community deprived of social and economic funding with no choice but to adjust to his surrounding deserve to rot in prison simply because he was too afraid say no? Does a naïve 20 year old woman deserve to be locked up for 15 years because she was dumb and in love with a man who made her keep a pound of marijuana in her trunk. Many people will assume if you are in prison, that you deserve to be there and I could not disagree more. Today’s justice system is constantly locking up first time offenders and non-violent criminals for decades to life, completely milking tax payer dollars. While many prisoners indeed do the crime and must serve the time, many are doomed to rot away without a well deserved second chance.  Jail overcrowding is a systemic issue in jails across the United States which affects the overall rehabilitation of prisoners.  Citizens are forced to give a percent of their taxes to prison systems which is suppose to be used to help the prisoners live comfortably while behind bars. Overcrowding is mostly caused by the justice system continuously putting non-violent criminals in jail. While serving time is usually necessary, serving decades for petty thefts, small drug charges and other non-violent crimes is unnecessary and a complete waste of tax payer dollars. This has been an issue for centuries in federal prisons. Recently, steps are being taken to prevent criminal injustice through news stories, journalism and even social media platforms. Bringing this issue to light and making others aware of what is actually going on can hopefully increase the chances of giving these prisoners a second chance at life.

Laramie Caceres, Business owner, 41

Do you think there is a need for a Prison Reform Act? Why?

Yes. It is harsh to prosecute someone for first offense and I do not agree with a first offender being sentenced the same as a known offender

How long have you felt this way about a Prison Reform Act?

About 10 years

Do you think the federal system has always experienced this problem or do you believe this is a recent issue?

I believe it started with the Reagan Era. About 30 years ago.

How can you, as a citizen, help put a reform act in place?

Voting.

Do you believe a reform act will better our society or worsen it?

I believe this question is up for debate. Freeing every offender is probably not the best idea but those who have proved themselves to be someone who can ultimately contribute to society, it would be a good idea to set them free. Prisons have programs that allow prisoners to prove themselves inside.

Gisela Laurent, Judge, 41

Do you think there is a need for a Prison Reform Act? Why?

Yes, because right now its not fulfilling its purpose of reformation for the inmates and it is costing too much tax payer dollars

How long have you felt this way about a Prison Reform Act?

               15 years

Do you think the federal system has always experienced this problem or do you believe this is a recent issue?

               I definitely think it is not new. I believe its been an issue for more than 10 years.

How can you, as a citizen, help put a reform act in place?

               Making sure to vote and speaking with my legislature

Do you believe a reform act will better our society or worsen it?                                                        

               I think there has to be consequences but I think their could be a more effective way to go about the situation. There are defiantly better choices that are not being explored for non violent offenders.

Andre Correa, Student, 20

Do you think there is a need for a Prison Reform Act? Why?

Yes, because I believe the system is unfairly sentencing under privileged people at a higher rate.

How long have you felt this way about a Prison Reform Act?

1 year

Do you think the federal system has always experienced this problem or do you believe this is a recent issue?

Always

How can you, as a citizen, help put a reform act in place?

Vote for Prison Reform

Do you believe a reform act will better our society or worsen it? Why?

Better it because more people can be free and citizens are saving their money