Jeffrey Shoenfelt's Entrepreneurship Blog

https://youtu.be/lV8NG7B9yWs During my third elevator pitch I definitely felt the most comfortable compared to the first two. I was suggested to be more energetic and use more emotion during the pitches by my peers. I think this is my best performace.

The book I chose to read Was  Thinking, Fast and Slow by  Daniel Kahneman . I chose this book initially because of its interesting title and asked my dad if he ever had read it and recommmended it with high esteem. The book was interesting as it dives deep into the processes of the brain and it’s parts, while focusing on the two sort of trains of thought the are cunducted during decisions. The book also gives examples of when this two types of thinking occur. In this two decision making processes the author also says what occurs during both in terms of reliance on biases including availability and representative bias which are two things that definitely affect me personally. Essentially, the two types of thinking are fast and slow thinking occur during different scenarios and for different problems. More than anything else this semester, this book took a deeper approach as it delved into the mind during decision making. I think making a 3D chart to document the information r...

Domenic Aluise 1)     Friend who grew up in Pittsburgh and started tech/engineering company at 16 after winning $50,000 reward in engineering company. 2)     Domain Expert 3)     We are both in Greek life, and met through that. 4)     We haven’t necessarily exchanged favors but he has shown me many tips and secrets of running a successful business and being a young entrepreneur. We have recommended books to each other. 5)     His company is about to blow up, knowing the founder of a successful business and having his connections at your hands after a while could certainly be a benefit to me. Nick Giandemenico 1)     He is a middle-aged father of two who runs an extremely large tech service company. He has over 100 “tech experts” working for him. 2)     Supplier 3)     Lived next to him for 14 years 4)     He’s told ...

1       I see myself as being very resourceful and making the most out of my opportunities and what I have to work with. I get the most out of situations and have become increasingly able to get the same out of people as my leadership skills have developed. This spans through most facets of life including time and money which my app promise to save in bunches. If I had this app already made or someone else made it, I would surely use it every day. 2       The app is supposed to be a personal assistant on the phone for UF students. It houses many features, including but not limited to: school scheduling, teacher/faculty contact, local and exclusive coupons, daily deals, local news, food ordering, and facility use reports. The app is designed to streamline the student experience at UF. 3       The app for sure could work for anyone living in Gainesville, but UF students will benefit most from...