Your Entrepreneurship Story 3A

I have been exposed to entrepreneurship in my life in a couple of different ways. The first is that from my sophomore to my senior year of high school I actually worked directly for an entrepreneur. His name is Rick Eva and he started his own company in 2011 where he sold colored sand and custom engraved unity sets for people who were about to get married. Nearly all of the sales are online and he needed me to interact with the customers online and package and ship all of the orders. It was very satisfying to watch the company grow during this time and I learned a lot about myself and my own desire to become an entrepreneur.

Another way that I have been exposed to entrepreneurship is through my own "business" of buying and selling expensive shoes and clothing online. There are certain brands and websites that sell very limited amounts of exclusive items. The products are so limited that they sell out within a couple seconds of being released online. I have a special program on my computer that can purchase these items very quickly so that I have a much better chance. I can then turn around and sell these items at a profit on various online markets such as eBay, Grailed, or GOAT. The shoes pictured above are a pair of Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Zebras. I made several hundred dollars off of just one of pair of these shoes because they are so limited. Running this little "business" has taught me a lot about the business process and the basic functions of a business. It has required me to plan ahead and take some calculated risks to try to improve my earnings. I've had a lot of fun doing this and I never feel like I am working. This is how I want my life to be and this is why I'm seriously considering entrepreneurship.

In this class I hope to learn more about the world of entrepreneurship and fine-tune the skills that I learned while working for and operating small business. I've had some valuable experiences but never any formal education so this is an exciting experience for me and I hope I can learn a lot from this class.

Bug List 2A

20 Things That "Bug" Me

• Online textbooks are annoying because you have to tab back and forth between them and your assignments.
• This bug exists because you have to view online textbooks on the same device that your assignments are on if you are enrolled in online classes unless you own multiple devices.
• Tacos from Taco Bell get soggy very quickly
• This bug exists because the meat and sauce are placed at the bottom of the taco, causing the shell to become saturated and therefore less crunchy.
• When a tail light is out in my car I have no idea until someone tells me or I get pulled over
• This problem is caused by the fact that there is no dashboard light in the car that can tell me when a headlight or tail light is not working properly.
• There are potholes on my street
• This problem exists because the materials used to create the road do not stand up well to nature.
• My cereal goes stale fairly quickly and then I have to throw it away
• This bug exists because the bags inside the boxes of cereal are in no way resealable and they allow air inside which causes the cereal to go stale over time.
• Air dryers in some public restrooms are so weak that it takes forever for my hands to get somewhat dry.
• This bug exists because companies want to save money on napkins.
• My shoes slowly get untied over time and then I have to stop what I'm doing to re-tie them which is especially annoying if I'm walking in a public area
• This bug exists because shoes have shoelaces. This could be easily solved if shoes without laces became the standard for adults. 
• My phone battery runs out extremely quickly and I'm always having to re-charge it
• This bug exists because the battery inside of a standard smartphone is not made to hold a charge for very long
• My phone chargers die quickly 
• This bug exists because phone chargers are not made to be durable enough to withstand everyday use. After a short while the wires inside the cord disconnect which ruins the charger.
• It is difficult to get the last bit of toothpaste out of a tube of toothpaste
• This bug exists because tubes of toothpaste are long and narrow and it takes time to work the toothpaste from the back of the tube to the front.
• Waiting on hold when calling for customer assistance bothers me
• This bug exists because companies do not employ enough customer service workers to support the call volume that they receive.
• Having to put gas in my car is annoying
• This bug exists because cars require gasoline to run properly which runs out very quickly
• Clocks that reset when the power goes out
• This problem exists because as soon as the power goes out, the clock can no longer work because it doesn't have access to electricity, so when it turns back on it defaults to 12:00
• When a light bulb burns out it has to be replaced, which is annoying
• This bug exists because the filament inside of a light bulb can only last for a limited amount of time before it burns out and the bulb has to be replaced.
• When the television loses satellite signal during a storm
• This bug exists because satellite disks have issues retrieving data during thunderstorms. So whenever it is storming the television won't work.
• At a fast-food restaurant when the trash can is shaped into a circle but the trays are rectangular so it's awkward trying to throw out the trash
• This bug exists because restaurants don't want people throwing away their trays so they intentionally shape the trash cans in a way that makes it impossible to do so.
• When the pillow gets too warm while I'm trying to sleep and I have to keep flipping it over
• This bug exists because your face heats up the surface of the pillow over time and the pillow has no way to counteract the heat.
• When t-shirts shrink too much and they can't be worn anymore
• This bug exists because many t-shirts are made out of cotton which shrinks with heat and water. So they may shrink at first but it will shrink over time.
• When earbuds get tangled up in my pocket.
• I'm honestly not sure how this happens but even earbuds that companies claim to be "tangle-free" still tangle up and it's annoying and it needs to be fixed.
• When a bright article of clothing winds up in the laundry with my white shirt and it gets stained.
• This bug exists because washers can wash the color out of brighter clothes and they end up staining the lighter clothes

Reflection:  Coming up with a list of 20 different "bugs" was rather challenging. I'm used to things bothering me but I'm not used to taking mental note of them and asking myself why they bother me and how they could be fixed. This exercise has allowed me to think from the perspective of an entrepreneur and I will definitely be more conscious of the things in my everyday life that bother me. I will be able to focus on the issues with certain products in the future and come up with ways to improve them.

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