8A - Solving the Problem

 (This post is in reference to my previous post!)
I recently read about someone who was rushed to the hospital due to stomach pains 
caused by a liquid nitrogen beverage. When I read about this I thought about my blue 
water (my filtered water with mint and dried butterflypea flowers) which turns blue within 
minutes due to dehydrated butterflypea flowers. If people are attracted by weird tapioca 
balls and liquid nitrogen ice cream, they may be attracted to a light blue tea/ice cream/treat/latte/alcoholic beverage that looks cool and isn't bad for you.

For this assignment I'll choose a vegan gluten-free little blue cupcake or a type of squishy
rice ball treat because its a snack, it'll attract children AND it won't be an unhealthy treat nor 
will it expensive because rice is cheap. (I am so bad w decisions, very open to feedback lol)

Thanks for reading! :)

 

7A - testing the hypothesis

Opportunities..

People enjoy fads in foods and beverage now-a-days, such as boba tea and
 liquid nitrogen treats. However, these things can be unhealthy and even dangerous. 
I recently read about someone who was rushed to the hospital due to stomach pains caused by a 
liquid nitrogen beverage. When I read about this I thought about my blue water (my filtered water with 
mint and dried butterflypea flowers) which turns blue within minutes due to dehydrated butterflypea flowers. 
If people are attracted by weird tapioca balls and liquid nitrogen ice cream, they may be attracted to a light
 blue tea/ice cream/treat/latte/alcoholic beverage that looks cool and isn't bad for you.

Who: Children! Anyone that would eat that crap in the first place.

What: The dangers of these foody fads to people that aren’t aware of the risks. These fads are just for 
visual entertainment but are unhealthy and dangerous. It should be a fad to eat something healthy as 
well as visually appealing. A bright blue iced tea for example. This need isn’t necessarily a desperate 
need, its more of a desire but if people are willing to spend their money on Boba Tea they may be 
willing to spend their money on this type of iced tea.

Why: These fads are just for visual entertainment but are unhealthy and dangerous. It should be a 
fad to eat something healthy as well as visually appealing. A bright blue iced tea for example. 
Parents may feel the urge to purchase entertaining products as opposed to normal ones in order to occupy them with something.  
 

INTERVIEW-

What’s your experience like with boba tea and how do you feel about it?

What do you like/dislike about it?

If you had children, how would you feel about them consuming that product or 
say Nitrogen ice cream?

Are you aware of the ingredients in these products?

Does it concern you when you do not know the ingredients of your products?

What do you think of its nutritional value?

Would you be open to new food trends with visual appeals such as Boba?

What kind of thing would you want to see in a new food trend?

Are you familiar w butterfly pea flower?

Would you be interested in a product similar to the photo above, if so any 
particular attributes would you like it to have?

INSIGHTS- 

1. Most people don't care as much about their health as they should. LOL

2. People actually like boba tea which I dont understand the appeal at all.

3. People don't always exactly care to knoe the ingredients of their products since 
they don't plan on consuming it so frequently. 

4. People are open to new food trends and like to try new things.

5. Some people actually care if a product has health benefits or not and hope 
to see more healthy creative food fads.

5A – Identifying Local Opportunities 

 

1a. " High school students attacked at FIU's Biscayne Bay campus, reports say"

2a. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AMIHB%21Miami%2BHerald%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2018%212018/mody%3A0910%21September%2B10&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/16E5F1056CB2E2E8

3a. Two minors were attacked while doing a science project at an FIU campus in Miami.

4a. They could not defend themselves against the attackers and they were seriously injured.

5a. Young adults that are old enough to walk around places alone but don't have the skills to defend themselves.

1b. "He said he was scouting berries late at night. Then a cop looked in his truck."

2b.https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AMIHB%21Miami%2BHerald%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2018%212018/mody%3A0910%21September%2B10&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/16E5CDB0C4FBE4E8

3b. A man and woman in a mysterious truck were discovered by a cop in an empty parking lot in Vero Beach. The cop searched his car and the man ended up getting arrested for possession of meth and driving without a license. 

4b. The cop searched his car and found his drugs and arrested him. A cop can just breach your privacy pretty much at any moment and throw you in jail. Also, Raspberry was not questioned (the girl he was with) and it may have been her drugs.

5b. All people who travel with any drugs on them.

1c.  "Apple recalls an iPhone model that might turn on, might not turn on or might freeze up"

2c. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AMIHB%21Miami%2BHerald%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2018%212018/mody%3A0910%21September%2B10&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/16E5B154B5A80DB0

3c. Apple is recalling iPhone 8 because the logic board has  a manufacturing defect. 

4c. People give lots of their money to Apple for devices and this stupid stuff happens with their products. Their products often have issues and yet the majority of people buy their products.

5c. Anyone that bought and iPhone 8 or any other stupid Apple products.

1d. "FDA warning says some liquid nitrogen drinks and desserts can kill you or damage organs"

2d. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AMIHB%21Miami%2BHerald%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2018%212018/mody%3A0911%21September%2B11&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/16E5F9ED55A9D660

3d. FDA has a recent warning against liquid nitrogen treats that are created right in front of your face, right before consumption. 

4d. It can be seriously damaging to skin and other organs. People usually don't wait for the liquid nitrogen to evaporate and its too cold for consumption.

5d. Anyone who would purchase these treats such as ice cream and beverages, which is most people.

1e. "The chain store's taco seasoning has an allergen. The label doesn't tell you about it"

2e. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AMIHB%21Miami%2BHerald%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2018%212018/mody%3A0912%21September%2B12&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/16E676714F0B68F0

3e. "A labeling snafu has led to the mass recall of 4.5-ounce Meijer Taco Seasoning in six states." It contains milk and it was not labeled.

4e. People with milk allergies could be in danger by mislabeled products. Sometimes it is difficult to trust companies and how they label food products. It can be seriously dangerous and sketchy.

5e. People with allergies.

 

My Entrepreneurship Story

My Entrepreneurship Story


From birth, I have been exposed to a lot of entrepreneurship. My father, who moved to the United States at the age of 17, did not graduate college. He was a business man from the start and totally not the student type. He is always flooded with business ideas and loves to share them with large gesticulations and facial expressions. Throughout my life he has done projects like restaurants, bars, hotels, a black cab company in NYC, a music festival called iiiPoints in Miami, and clubs. This has caused me to grow up visualizing projects of my own.

I am enrolled in this course this semester because it is an Innovation Academy requirement. I hope to get out of this course as much useful information as I can in order to one day soon know how to go about my entrepreneurial goals and desires. I really hope to become more self-sufficient and outgoing financially and I believe this course will really guide me to support myself in that way.

2A - Bug List

Bug List

1. The Rider app at UF often fails to show me which bus to take and it has many glitches. 

-The bug exists because UF needs to update the app. 

2. I have not heard of one full-moon party in Gainesville so far and I have lived here for a year! 

-This problem exists because there probably aren't many full moon parties around campus. 

3. There's no easy and safe way to remove the pit from an avocado and often the removal of the pit with a knife ruins the avocado. This really annoys me because I love avocado. 

-This bug exists because of that ginormous pit being right in the center of the fruit. The placement and shape is just hard to work with. 

4. Shuffling through my bag or purse to find my keys when I get home at night after a night out.

-I usually have a lot of stuff in my bag and its dark and I get lazy.

5. My dishwashing gloves don't fit me well and it makes it harder for me to do the dishes.

-my hands are small

6. Brita water filters do not filter enough of the bad stuff out of water but nobody knows that or cares!

-brita marketing and simplicity and consumer ignorance

7. The Publix on University does not have any reward system in place for customers that bring their own bags.

-Publix is a massive corporation and they don't have a very eco-friendly approach.

8. There is no fast-acting period relief remedy that I know of!

-most take at least 30 minutes to start working

9. There is not one decent Latin night at a club anywhere by campus! 

-I'm spoiled with great Spanish music in Miami but also because in general, the locals here just don't know much about Spanish pop-culture.

10. I have to petition out of Innovation Academy if I want to change my major to my desired one.

-Innovation Academy only gives their students access to certain majors.

11. My knees hurt a lot when I ride my bike.

-my bike is sucky and I guess my knees are too

12.The traffic in and around Miami is always so heavy.

-Miami is a very populated city.

13. My cute mason jar broke when I tried to pore hot tea in it. 

-glass cracks when its in contact with very hot water

14. How cross walk buttons don't do anything!!!

-They probably are made so that people believe the sign will change faster. 

15. I'm always missing a couple random socks after I do laundry.

- I honestly have no idea why this always happens.

16. Parking is too expensive in Miami Beach!

-Cities and companies should not be able to control the parking from the public to that extent. People will always end up paying it because there's no way around it.

17. My water pressure in my new apartment sucks that it takes me forever to get the shampoo out of my hair.

- the building is old as heck

18. I never know exactly which vitamins and supplements I should be taking and what amounts.

- common knowledge and social tendencies do not include enough talk about health and nutrition

19. My big water filter takes forever to filter one liter of water and it is very inconvenient for me.

-It is a machine that evaporates the water first and then condenses it to become clean water.

20. People use so much plastic when they shop at Starbucks and usually do not recycle.

- Starbucks is not an eco-friendly business and need to have more recycling bins. 

Reflection:

For the most part, this assignment was relatively easy for me because I am very analytical and I tend to see a lot of "bugs" in different systems and and day to day stuff. However it was difficult for me to write down the first thing that came to my mind because I would doubt myself and try to think of something else.