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Testing the hypothesis: Part 1

#1: The city of Gainesville has glossed over street lighting issues near the downtown and midtown area perhaps because of costs associated with building lamp posts and energy costs. The who:  The city of Gainesville The what: they have not paid enough attention to fixing street and alleyway lighting issues around the downtown and midtown areas.  The why: Most likely because of no incentive to spend excess money on building lamp posts and energy costs associated with lighting.  #2: Boundaries of the who: Residents and business owners of the area share the need for improving lighting in residential areas and alleyways, GRU working with the city to reduce costs, the city of Gainesville.  The city of Gainesville does not appear to be the only "who" in fixing the lighting issue. According to others I have interviewed, the GRU's relationship with the city of Gainesville and lighting could be further built upon to reach an agreement where both parties' interes...

Identifying opportunities in economic and regulatory trends

#1: An opportunity to lower home rent costs in San Francisco and lower the homeless population and inconvenience. I found this opportunity through the following article: https://advance.lexis.com/document/?pdmfid=1516831&crid=ece06b8c-a41e-4f4a-b040-08eae82066fb&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fnews%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A5W76-00G1-JCMN-Y2YG-00000-00&pddocid=urn%3AcontentItem%3A5W76-00G1-JCMN-Y2YG-00000-00&pdcontentcomponentid=299488&pdteaserkey=sr10&pditab=allpods&ecomp=bfyk&earg=sr10&prid=96a54ecd-699b-472b-b1a6-18d88d9a20cf. And through the following video of a man who is planning on turning his coin laundry store into housing:  https://www.youtube.com/embed/ExgxwKnH8y4?version=3...=1...1...ohide=2...wsearch=0...winfo=1...load_policy=1...de=transparent . What leads me to believe an opportunity exists: The countless homeless population throughout the city needs to be solved somehow, and with living costs increasing by the year this pro...

Identifying Local Opportunities

#1: Title: 24 years in prison for convicted robber Link:  https://advance.lexis.com/document/?pdmfid=1516831&crid=455c7f04-4cbc-49ea-831e-041345b8ecc9&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fnews%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A5W77-57G1-DYFF-8370-00000-00&pdcomponentid=157554&ecomp=gpwg9tk&prid=e00ff406-be59-4727-ba05-b5446a55b675 Description: Convicted robber Vance G. Bartley is a felon who was charged about 3 years ago with kidnapping charges and two counts of robbery at local convenience stores in the Spokane valley area. Prior to being charged with recent crimes, Bartley had been charged with six counts of burglary in the King County area. Problem: A man who continues to make the same mistakes over and over again with no real disciplinary action other than being incarcerated. Who has the problem: the court of law system has the problem. #2: Title: Guilty plea in threats against Trump, family. Link:   https://advance.lexis.com/document/?pdmfid=1516831&...

Forming an opportunity Belief

I believe there is a dilemma with poor lighting in the city of Gainesville. Many of my friends and people that come to my house state that they were a bit scared coming to my house because it was very dark outside and they didn't know where they were going. Many people tend to avoid walking through the northeast of campus as well because it is poorly lit and does not create a welcoming atmosphere. Prototypical customer: Anyone, old or young, who is traveling through dim lit areas and need to see well in order to be familiar with their surroundings and stay safe Interviews: #1 Young college student biking home from work late:  How often do you work late? - "I only usually work night shifts, so when I get off it is always dark outside."  Do you ever feel uncomfortable/scared biking home at night? - "Mostly uneasy yes. It's really because my neighborhood and the whole area really does not have any street lamps, and if they do they're very dim and don...

Entrepreneurship story

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My roommates are both heavily involved in the ECO (Entrepreneurship Collective) club here on campus in Gainesville. They both are always bringing their friends to the house, which of course are of similar entrepreneurial interest. My roommate, Christopher Bass, is actually the president of the organization. Being surrounding by these kinds of people really shows me how there is actually a big entrepreneurship/start-up community here in Gainesville, more than I realized before. My other roommate, Alex Pagani, currently works for a start-up company called ApexTek Labs. They are only a team of about 6 or 7 people, and each has a huge responsibility in the business. Being surrounded by these kinds of people with an entrepreneurial spirit has really shown me the passion that there is in entrepreneurship. It is a search of ideas and problems and solutions in innovative ways that can be put out into the world. I joined this class to get a better understanding of what it means to be an ent...

Bug list

1. I track dirt into my house each time I walk in and I have to sweep the floor every day.  Because every house is unique and does not have a sidewalk to knock the dirt off your shoes. 2. There is such heavy traffic sometimes that I am late to work which causes me to get a write-up.  Traffic is unpredictable and there are many reasons including recs and pedestrians which hold up traffic. 3. The lights in my neighborhood are very dim, to the point that the practically do not work. The lights are most likely worn out or very inefficient with lighting the neighborhood at night,  4. There doesn't seem to be a service that teaches young adults to build a personalized, well-balanced lifestyle and to transition into adulthood. Because there is more of an emphasis on classes and grading. 5. A class offered that is centered around active listening and empathetic learning in others Perhaps because it is not seen as an important part of the college learning experien...

First post

Test post #1 lets see how this goes