Bug List

        BUG LIST

  1. Trying to load the canvas page in your dorm but the UF wifi is extremely slow.

                 -     Too many students in the same area trying to access the internet at the same time.

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  2. Waiting in the long line at the Rawling’s subway.

-       The workers are inexperienced.

33. Biking to and from class and people are texting on their phones not looking where they are going.

-       People are too consumed by their phones.

44. Waiting for machines to open up at Southwest Rec or Student Rec.

-       Students made New Year’s resolutions to go to the gym more.

55. People do not take care of the community bathrooms.

-       People are lazy and do not care for something that they do not have to clean.

66. When the Chick-fil-A next to Broward Dining closes 30 minutes early.

-       Employees are either lazy or break the rules.

77. Required to buy online access codes and textbooks but they do not work properly and have to be on the phone with customer service for an hour.

-       Our education system is becoming all online.

88. My math teacher is unprepared for class and is always stressed out.

-       First time teaching the course at UF.

99. My roommate stays up too late and keeps the light on.

-       He sleeps in very late so he is always up late at night.

110.  Contact lenses are blurry.

-       Acuvue lenses sometimes have defects.

111.  People who play loud music and bounce basketballs late at night when I am trying to sleep.

-       Ignorant people on the floor who do not think of others besides themselves.

112.  People who slam the door at 1:00am.

-       Not being courteous or aware of those around you.

113.  Scheduling two exams on the same night at the exact same time for two classes that many kids are taking simultaneously.

-       Poor planning by the professors or the UF Registrar.

114.   Cable goes out occasionally.

-       Too many students trying to access cable at the same time.

115.  Bike lock gets jammed.

-       It is old and rusted.

116.  Having only two power outlets in my room.

-       Poor design by UF building services.

117.  Roommate leaves the room messy, unorganized.

-       No sense of responsibility for keeping room clean.

118.  Students that kick the back of my chair while I am sitting in class.

-       No courtesy or manners.

119.  People that do not say thank you when you hold the door open for them.

-       No manners or appreciation. 

20. Mac computer randomly shuts down.

-    Does not have time to cool down.

Reflection: I had a difficult time completing this entire “bug list.” I came up with about five bugs without a problem, but it was a little harder to come up with another fifteen things that really bugged me. I am not used to critiquing the world I live, alternatively I like to face challenges and overcome them – not just complain about things. This exercise was useful in discovering what I place a value on in my life. This exercise also helped me realize ways that I can better the world around me and to fix problems not only that I have, but that other students or people around me have as well.

Week 2 Reading Reflection

Chapter 1- Entrepreneurship: Evolutionary Development - Revolutionary Impact by Donald F. Kuratko in Entrepreneurship - Theory, Process, Practice

The biggest surprise to me after reading chapter one was in “The Hot Trends to Watch” page where business opportunities are said to be strong in the upcoming years. Under the miscellaneous section, “Executive Recruiting” was said to be a major trend with finding and hiring top executives. I had no idea that recruiting was “trending” right now or that it will be trending in the future. My uncle has been an executive recruiter for years and there has not been any notable spike in business in the past few months.

I found the schools of entrepreneurial thought to be somewhat confusing. After reading the "summary of the schools of entrepreneurial thought" I realized that they are simply a foundation for theory of entrepreneurship. The difference between the macro and micro views were confusing at first, but after rereading them a couple times it made more sense. The macro and micro views are two ways of looking at a more complex model - one from the more global perspective as compared to the micro approach of more individualistic. Another part of the micro view and the macro view that I found confusing was the internal locus of control versus the external locus point of view.

The first question that I have to the author is: Since new business start-ups numbered nearly 600,000 per year in the past 10 years, when is the best time to start a company? I ask this because with the plentitude of businesses being born, is the only option creating a blue ocean, where there is uncontested market space? Another question I have for the author is: Why are so many people trying to gain market share of the already existing red oceans when “85 percent of all small start-up firms fail in the first year?” Would it not be in the best interest of the entrepreneur to not compete with other giants, but rather to create a blue ocean where he or she controls the whole market?

I did not happen to come across anything that I disagreed with the author about. He backed up his claims with statistics, evidence, and sources that proved his points. For instance, he cited U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, Entrepreneurship by Ronstadt, “2008 Hot List,” and many more. As I was reading the text, I kept telling myself to think of something that I disagreed with Kuratko about, but after reading I could not find myself to disagree with anything that he said.

My Entrepreneurship Story

My father worked for Schering-Plough, a pharmaceutical company, after he graduated from college and continued to work for them after I was born. Back in 2009, Merck acquired Sherling-Plough for $41.1 billion in stock and cash, causing major layoffs to occur, thus putting my dad out of work. This is where my father’s entrepreneurial spirit came in and he created his own company, Wilkinson Insurance, LLC. I have a deep respect for anyone who has started his or her own company because it is nonstop work, stress, and a lot of pressure to provide for a large family. With all of the hard work there does come a reward of being able to keep most of the money made and personal satisfaction. 

This leads me to why I am enrolled in ENT 3003. I strive to think and act like an entrepreneur in order to some day potentially start my own company. I hope to obtain knowledge about thinking entrepreneurially that will jumpstart my creative thinking to someday start my own business. I hope to get out of this class valuable information that I otherwise would never had known about, such as how to think exactly like an entrepreneur. 

Introduction

Greetings fellow Entrepreneurship classmates,

My name is Max and I’m from Belleair, Florida. Belleair is about 30 minutes west of Tampa located right next to the Gulf of Mexico. I am a finance major and am planning on minoring in either information systems or entrepreneurship. 

My grandparents are immigrants from Italy so my family is large and family events are usually centered around food and a ton of cousins. I am very blessed in having my family and we always have fun when we’re together. I was raised in a religious home centered around God and his Teachings, an athletic home where sports consisted of much of my childhood, and a family of unfailing love for each other. 

I am still in the process of figuring out what I want to do in my life. It has been on my mind quite frequently for the past few weeks and I seem to be having trouble figuring out what I want my life goals to consist of. I hope that through this class I will be better able to figure out what I want to do in my life while having the mindset of an entrepreneur. 

I enjoy traveling and have been to most of the states along the eastern seaboard of the United States, but my favorite journey was definitely two summers ago when I explored South Africa. I spent a little over two weeks going on safaris, hikes, bike rides, boat rides, and golf cart rides through the beautiful vineyards and land of South Africa. I hope to study abroad at some point in my time here at UF and to travel more after I graduate. 

Thank you for reading and I hope you have a great semester in entrepreneurship!

Max

My Entrepreneur's Mantra