Business Considerations

On the book titled"The Technology Entrepreneur's Guidebook",specifically: "Entrepreneurship" By Reggie Aggarwal and Mark Esposito∗  AND "A Sensible Approach to Writing a Good Business Plan" By Mark Jauquet∗ These articles were all they promised in the introduction, and then some. They were simple, clear, direct and, real-life-experience relevant. Although I do not know that I will pursue a technology startup,  in the end  I was convinced, more than ever, in my desire to be an entrepreneur. I stress the words, in the end, because I started convinced and went for a bit of rollercoaster ride of thought and consideration as the content dictated. I believe this was the promise and intent of the author. Not to convince me that I wanted to be an entrepreneur, but to tell of the person and pursuit of it and guide a decision.   Through the course of the reading, and in few pages, I got a real idea of the kind of person it takes to be an entrepr...

How easy / hard was it to talk about your business idea? Why? It was very easy to talk about my business idea with the group in class. To start with I believe I have a good business idea and confidence never hurts, although there are challenges that were both expected but reaffirmed during our discussion. The group interaction was very productive, positive in affect, honest, critical, supportive and yet challenging toward improvement. There did not appear to be any significant communication barriers within the group and I believed it was a very comfortable interaction. The business idea I presented to the group was about printing replacement and inventory parts for a wide variety of equipment, infrastructure and hardware part needs. There was an added service that could be incorporated in some instances, of what I termed 3dmail but will likely reconsider. The idea of the shipping being that the necessity to 3d print as a core function of the business lends itself well to print...

Opportunities for Business: There are a great many coffee stands and drive thru fast food restaurants throughout Washington State. I would like to explore the possibility of an alternative to both. An option with other basic beverage options but with a primary focus on the not-so-typical, such as international cuisines, or new and local favorite drink and food options. The stores would be of a similar size as most of the current coffee stands. They will only serve few options for meals and drinks with uniqueness and change being a key component. The menu would be changed on a rotating basis, in part or in whole and possibly by demand. I would also like to explore the idea of an expanded valet and parking management service, with valet being a less likely inclusion. The primary product or service would be a software program that uses input from multiple stakeholders (businesses, government services, and other institutions), dynamic situational information and combines it to op...