19A- Idea Napkin 2

1) I am a third year student here at UF majoring in information systems and operations management. I love tech and the way it is revolutionizing our world, specifically in the business world. I also find it fascinating how much social media has shaped our world in such a short time frame. Everyone's phone is attached to their hip no matter where they go and I have always wanted to create an app that utilizes this market. I  just think it would be a cool idea to start and get some background in the technical aspect of the app for my potential career plans.

2) My product is a social media based app that connects students to their fellow classmates. This is an area where students can search for tutors, or post on a class way about homework assignments or problems they are having, or a way for students to form study groups while they are at the library.

3) I would be offering this to either students individually or potentially selling my products in schools that then would use them in their classrooms. This would be a great opportunity for teachers to use this product for their students to use and be able to connect with their classmates in an almost effortless way that so many people in our generation are used to. Most of my customers I feel would have this mindset that they want to get help, but they don't know how or are too afraid to ask for help either directly to the teacher or in person to other classmates. This app would take the stress out of this and potentially give kids a little more confidence to ask more questions or get help outside of the class room where they generally wouldn't before.

4) They should care because it would be an easy way for them to meet friends and at the same time have a chance to better in their classes. Most people tend to do better when learning material in two different ways. One would be the traditional route of the learning in the class room then while connecting outside of the class and learning and reinforcing what they learned in a different environment would be beneficial to them even more. 

5) I think I know my market very well and can pinpoint  the types of students or classrooms that I would want to pinpoint. This is a fun and unique way for people to get out their and potentially get better grades while at the same time potentially meeting new people and friends.

-I think most of the elements fit together however, the one that definitely lack the most is trying to get people to care about my product. Initially, I could see a huge challenge of trying to get people to try this idea, but once people would start to see results of higher grades in the classroom and then a potentially better social life outside as a side bonus, I think it would start to sell better. People are always hesitant to things they are unsure about, but after time has gone by and results start to show, I think the business would start to grow.
-Two main points I incorporated in this idea napkin from feedback was the idea of the new potential wider market of selling into classrooms. With teachers and universities having this product available in the classroom, it would make it more accessible for students and there for would potentially be used by more students. The idea was trying to focus more on why students would want to care. With this, if my idea started to show results, students would care because then it would mean their grades would improve in a new, fun way.