ENT3003

1.      I have used hard work, dedication, commitment, and organization to keep up with the requirements of this course. 2.      The moment I felt like giving up in this course was during the ELEVATOR PITCH. All my peers that did their own assignment is what pulled me through. I feel like I have developed a tenacious attitude during the first few weeks of this course. Having multiple assignments due each week has made me plan accordingly and get them done on time. 3.      3 tips: a.      To foster the skills of tenacity I would work hard on each assignment and work and plan before each due date. b.      To develop a tenacious mindset, I would strive to meet all the courses requirements and know that if you do all of them you receive a 100% in the course. c.      To master in this course, I would plan knowing that each assignment takes about 2...

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson 1. a.      What surprised you the most? I did not know that Steve Jobs faced all the obstacles when creating his invention . b.     What about the entrepreneur did you admire? I most admired Jobs dedication to his creation. He showed this when he dropped out of college and started his multibillion dollar company in his own garage.   c.      What about the entrepreneur did you least admire? I had no idea what Jobs experimented with LSD. That is frowned upon in today’s culture but back then that was a social norm. d.     Did the entrepreneur encounter adversity and failure? If so, what did they do about it? Steve Jobs faced adversity and failure early on during his upbringing. His college career was a failure and his company failed hard many times due to set backs. 2.             Wh...

For this assignment, I have chosen potential customers who are all boat owners in Tampa. Interview one was with a boat owner in Tampa that has not been happy with the repairs that he received on this vessel. He said no professional repair services exist in Tampa thus far. He ended the interview by promising he would be a loyal customer to my upcoming business.  Interview two was with a buddy that goes to school here at UF. I did not know this kid before college and he lives in St. Petersburg which is about 30 minutes away from Tampa. He too struggles with his boat repairs and never knows where to take his boat for repair. He stated he usually jumps around mechanics until he is “half satisfied” with the work they perform.  Interview three was with the same bait shop owner that I have previously interviewed in an assignment. He told me that if I were to start this business it would be very lucrative. He compared the car servicing shops, such as jiffy lu...