1. You. I am studying computer engineering right now. I have experience working on several programming teams and have started my own programming oriented club. Implementing this concept would take a considerable amount of time considering the number of devices it would need to support. After getting it working I would need to focus on popularizing it on different college campuses and other areas with poor WiFi.
2. What are you offering to customers? I would be offering a free secure wireless network for anyone to use without restrictions.
3. Who are you offering it to? The primary demographic would be UF students who are frustrated with the wireless network available. However, the technology could be implemented anywhere were people don't have access to an unrestricted wireless network.
4. Why do they care? Customers would want to use this service because they are frustrated with existing networks not allowing certain programs or websites. Or because they don't have access to a wireless network. Because there would be no cost to the users, customers don't lose anything for trying the service.
5. What are your competencies? Some of the software would be hard to develop so that would add a time barrier for other companies to come in. The other way would be to popularize the network as much as possible, and use brand recognition to keep out competitors. Being a student here may also give me a "hometown" advantage, meaning other students are more likely to support someone here rather than an outside company.
I feel for the most part, that these elements could work together. The weakest link would probably be me. Though I understand on a relatively basic level, how something like this would operate, actually implementing it would be a big challenge, and would require some additional help.
Feedback Memo: The main concerns people mentioned were: Security, how intrusive the ads would be, reliability, set up process, and privacy. Security and privacy would have to be considered in all steps of the design process in order for both to be truly achieved. The ads would take some playing around with to find the best place and time to display them. They would be more valuable from an advertiser perspective, because they would know everyone on the network would be at UF, and could serve more local and/or targeted ads effectively without having to track the users. The reliability and setup process would also need some extensive testing to make sure both were smooth for a wide variety of devices and users.
Hey Matt, thanks for sharing your Idea Napkin with us, I really enjoyed reading it and comparing and contrasting it with my own Idea Napkin. I liked the way you considered the feedback you received and reincorporated it back into your revised idea. I found that doing that really improved my own understanding of my idea. Check it out here http://jlopez3003.blogspot.com/2016/03/idea-napkin-no-2.html
ReplyDeleteMatt,
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good idea with the WiFi! I think that a more stable and secure source of internet would definitely be beneficial. Personally, I have been a victim of the WiFi shutting out in the middle of multiple quizzes and would be in support of your product! My only concern is the security of this wireless system and that many people find it unnecessary considering it is very similar to the Wifi we already have. Thanks so much for sharing and keep up the good work! feel free to check out my blog at http://blessingsinablog.blogspot.com/
Hi Matthew,
ReplyDeleteThis is an incredible idea, one feedback I would give you is that this type of service would be beneficial in low-income communities where kids do not have access to any type of wireless service. Since you are offering it for free, taking these service to communities in need would aid students to succeed in their academics.
You said the program would be hard to create, would this program cost any capital, and if so, how are you planning on getting investors?
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Hey there Matthew!
ReplyDeleteI think your idea is wonderful and it intrigues me very much. I like how you are student based, so you are targeting your idea more towards students in college, which is definitely the best idea for a college student starting a business to do. You will not only get more customers that way, but you will be able to relate to them much more and have a better understanding of what it is college students need. I hope your program works out! Check out my blogpost at: http://alexabernie.blogspot.com/2016/03/idea-napkin-no-2.html