My Secret Sauce

Time to sauce on all of you! This week I'll be talking about my secret sauce and what makes me different from the rest of the masses. Firstly, I will discuss the five main points of human capital that i bring to the table.

1) Multicultural experience: While some may think this not to be an important trait to have, I believe that it is essential and vital in a world where countries and societies and companies are becoming ever more interconnected and interactions are requiring a great degree of sensibility and experience.

2) Multilingual: I feel this goes hand in hand with multicultural experience, the fact that I have been fortunate to live in multiple countries growing up means that I was able to experience different languages and in turn, learn them fluently. I currently speak over 3 languages and I feel that will give me an edge over others who do not as I will be able to easily interact and possibly secure deals, contracts and even funding.

3) Multiple Perspective: I feel that one of the traits that can set me apart is my ability to consider an issue or problem from more than my own perspective. This can give rise to new ideas and solutions i previously may have not considered.

4) Professionalism: Another trait that I believe sets me apart from any competition is my dedication to professionalism. In a modern business world, I am able to hold professionalism to the highest regard and perform at a level worthy of being considered professional. This means being accountable, responsible and dependable.

5) Creativity: Lastly, a greatly important trait to have is creativity. And I'm not necessarily talking about it in a general sense, as many people can be creative. I am talking about it in a personal way. One that only belongs to me, as I am able to envision a project or product as the way it should be to maximize my chances of achieving the goal I have set forth for myself or my group.

According to my first interview, I am a very understanding person. I feel this could be a vital skill in understanding the general public and their needs. In turn, I could find and exploit a business opportunity given their unmet needs and necessities.

Creativity is a good trait i think others see in me because of the value of ideas and the ramifications and implications of such ideas.

I feel that being a go getter is a very good thing to have in a leader, entrepreneur and person as a whole, the drive to achieve your ideas and goals is a major key.

Persistence is key to achieving your goals in life. Because if you are easily discouraged or give up as soon as things hit a bump in the road, then you can't be as successful, therefore this is awesome.

Being innovative is a great characteristic of a person due to the fact that they are visionaries, they spot people's needs and create a solution that they can turn into a product or company.



I see myself as a very easy going person and funny and laid back, but apparently others see me quite differently. They seem to see me as a creative character that goes after what he wants. I think that we are both right in our certain ways, maybe I truly am somewhere in the middle and don't fully know myself yet. I wouldn't make any corrections to the list given that it just feels very right.

Idea Napkin No.2

1) I am a second year student at the University of Florida. My talents include sports like soccer and an ease with numbers as I can quite comfortably deal with them. My skills and experiences are that of an internationally educated student, I have learned over 3 languages while living in 3 different countries and I believe that is a key to setting me apart from others. My aspirations are to continue traveling the world and working on multiple projects and meeting new people and creating new experiences while doing so. If this business were to take off, I see myself devoting a large portion of my time to expanding the reaches and implications of the basic concept of my idea.

2) The product I am offering is an application for mobile devices that would allow pet owners to create and utilize a social network for the purpose of interacting with other people in hopes of recovering or finding a lost pet. Users will be able to post notices of any lost or found pet in the local area, making it easier for a pet owner to access the platform and simply get in contact with whoever found his or her pet.

3) The market segment I am trying to reach are young adults ranging from 18 to 35 years of age. I believe this young population to be rather avid in dealing with current technology and social media. This will facilitate the spread and usage of the application. Out of that target range, I will specifically target pet owners or animal lovers, who will specifically take an interest in helping the local pet community avoid lost pet cases.

4) For a small, one time purchase/download fee, customers will have access to the full application and will be able to become part of an exclusive pet owner social network. Not only that, users will also save valuable time due to the facilitation that my application will offer in finding a lost pet.

5) What sets me apart from competition is the lack of focus from my rivals. While others may create groups in social media or establish a hotline, I believe my application solution will be more beneficial in terms of efficiency, simplicity of user interface and price.


I believe these elements are well blended together, they cover a variety of ranges in which an issue could arise and I could efficiently solve it. My background and major in finance will allow me to manage the company's finance with ease while i would have to possibly hire app developers in order to help me with the creation of the network as well as upgrades and maintenance.

While I did not do the first Idea Napkin exercise, I believe that some good feedback would run along the lines of efficiently spreading awareness of the app and the importance of a good, strong and efficient marketing campaign so that we can reach as much of our target audience as we can.