Bug List

1. The iPhone 6 charging cables always get a little wrinkle in them and then stop working soon thereafter.
   I think that they use cheap materials that are too thin to make the charger, and they don't change it because they make money from charger purchases.
2. Once the conditioner in my bottle is about halfway out, it becomes very hard to squeeze out unless you leave the bottle upside down, but that's hard to balance.
   They should make a bottle that is designed to be upside down, like how Heinz made an upside down ketchup bottle. 
3. The Apple wifi router that my roommate bought has a really weak signal so she's the only one that get strong internet since it's in her room.
   The reason I don't get a strong signal is because there is a thick wall between our bedrooms. 
4. The lines for the bars at midtown on Friday nights can take up to an hour.
   This is because everyone likes and goes to the same bars, and they get really crowded. We need more bars!
5. Chunks of Oreo cookie keep clogging the straw on my Oreo shake from Chik-fil-a and I don't have a spoon.
   The straw is too thin! I need a thicker straw.
6. I had to check my small bag when I flew spirit because carrying on is more expensive.
   I think they do this to reduce the number of passengers who carry-on bags so that there is more room in the over-head compartments. Maybe they should make the compartments bigger. 
7. It's raining hard enough that I need to use my wipers, but not hard enough where I need them on all the time, even on the slowest setting.
   There aren't enough settings or enough increments for every type of weather condition. 
8. The computer specialist in the Reitz union couldn't figure out what was wrong with my laptop but still charged me $100.
   He charged me that as a "diagnostic fee", but I think if the diagnostic is "your laptop is broken" it should be free. 
9. Uber has really high surge rates usually when I need to use it the most like on NYE and Thanksgiving.
   Uber does this because they can get away with it and people still pay. 
10. Sometimes when I order delivery from Gelato Company it takes a really like time (45 min.).
    This happens because the delivery people from 352 delivery aren't too worried about how long it takes, and Gelato Company is very popular (has a lot of orders).
11. I downloaded an app that was supposed to help me clean out my email inbox and unsubscribe from annoying emails, but it ended up not unsubscribing me from anything AND the app itself sent me multiple emails every week.
    The creators of the app were trying to get me to keep using the app and not forget about them, but if they had just done what I expected and not emailed me, I wouldn't have deleted the app. 
12. Gainesville neighborhood parking for my scooter is really expensive so I have to park it on campus, but campus is four blocks away.
    The city charges so much for parking because the students will pay for it. 
13. I ordered "petite" sized clothes online from The Limited and when I tried to return them in the store, they told me I had to return them online since they were petite.
    The store claimed that I had to return it by mail because they didn't carry petite sizes in the store. I think they should have returned it for me. 
14. The ceilings at my apartment are really thin so I can hear the boys that live above us walk around and play music.
    This is because the building's ceilings were not made thick enough and the sound leaks through. There needs to be better insulation. 
15. My real estate company charges a $15 convenience fee to pay rent online, so I have to walk all the way to the actual building.
    I believe that they do this in order to encourage people to pay with a physical check, that way they can deposit it more easily. They should make the due date for online payments earlier, and take away the fee. 
16. The line for the Chipotle on University gets absurdly long during meal times.
    This is because the Chipotle on University is not very big, therefore there aren't very many workers, and there are a lot of hungry students who love Chipotle. 
17. The Snapchat app on my phone drains my phone's battery more than any other app.
    I think this is because the app itself requires a lot of battery, but there should be a way for them to reduce that. 
18. Other smartphones that compete with the iPhone (like Samsungs) are waterproof, but the iPhone isn't.
    Apple does this because they have the majority of the market share and they know that customers are willing to wait for a waterproof phone. 
19. The dispose-all in my apartment's sink is broken but the maintenance man keeps telling us to just put ice down it to sharpen the blades but that doesn't help.
    I am almost positive this is because the maintenance man either doesn't know how to fix the drain or he is too lazy to order the parts and actually fix it.  We need a new maintenance man. 
20. The earbuds that Apple makes are too big for my ears so they fall out of my ears and make them ache.
    Apple needs to make earbuds for different sized ears!
    
    I found writing this list very difficult, because I don't encounter very many day to day problems. In fact, I think that this list helped me be more grateful for all of the things that work well in my life. 

Week 2 Reading Reflection

Biggest surprise/Stood out:
The biggest surprise that I found in Chapter 1 was "Myth 9: Most Entrepreneurial Initiatives Fail". I had always believed that most entrepreneurial initiatives did, in fact, fail, so it was refreshing to find out that that's a myth. I think the part that stood out to me the most was the study done in 1993 about companies that were founded in 1977. The study showed that more than 50% of the companies were still surviving and out of the 50% that weren't in business, "only 18 percent actually 'failed' in the sense of leaving behind outstanding liabilities"(Kuratko, 7).

Confusing:
I don't really understand why the author says that no gazelles survive. Can't there be companies that do incredibly well and adapt to the changing world and consumer needs around them? And even if a company is eventually bought by another company, isn't it still considered a survivor?

Two questions:
Does Kuratko think that there is one entrepreneurial school of thought that is going to be the most prevalent and successful in the near future?
Do you argue for or against a formal education prior to starting one's entrepreneurial venture? Why?

Wrong about:
If I had to disagree with any part of the reading, it would have to be the following statement: "Americans are relatively alert to unexploited economic opportunity and have a relatively low
fear of failure". I believe that my generation is very wary of taking big financial risks and many of us will end up sticking to traditional career paths. I think this is mostly because of the financial crisis that we experienced.

My Entrepreneurship Story

I was exposed to entrepreneurship when I was a senior in high school and my sister interned for a start up in New York. My sister and I are really close, so she would always tell me about her day-to-day experiences and how much she liked it. What really stood out to me about her experience was the company culture. She told me how they had a company kickball team and they would always keep the fridge in the break room fully stocked with soda (and beer). I think that company culture is a huge part of one's job and it can make all the difference when it comes to whether you want to get up in the morning and go to work or not. I believe that the company cultures that entrepreneurs usually foster are very laid back and inviting, but also encourage hard work and ambition. I've attached a picture of the company my sister worked for.

I enrolled in ENT3003 because I am very interested in entrepreneurship and possibly being able to follow my own path and create my own business one day. I feel as though the typical business school path is very cookie cutter and I would like to break out of that and do something different. In addition, I am considering picking up a minor in Entrepreneurship, and this class will dictate whether or not that suits me.

Best,
Laura

Introduction

Hi! My name is Laura Siciliano and I'm from Lighthouse Point, Florida. I originally grew up in Boca Raton, Florida, which is about 20 minutes north of Lighthouse Point, but moved to Lighthouse Point in high school. I have three older sisters, two of whom are half sisters (the older two). One lives in Los Angeles, one lives in London, and one lives in Virginia Beach. I am a sophomore in the business school studying Finance, and I am also in the MSF program. I'm not completely sure what I want to do as a career, but I will probably start out in the finance industry and hopefully move into working for a start up. Over winter break I went and visited my sister in LA (it was my first time in California), and I really loved it, so maybe I'll move there one day! The picture that I attached is a picture of my sister and me when I was visiting her in LA. I'm really looking forward to this class and everything it has to offer. 

Best,
Laura

Entrepreneur's Mantra

Week 2