Venture Concept No. 2

Venture Concept

• Opportunity
• When it comes to studying, something that all college students should be doing, there are mixed feelings about whether or not one wants to go to the library to do so. Going to the library doesn't seem like such a big task, but when it comes to walking around, several minutes on end, looking for a table to sit at, it becomes one. My goal is to make it easier for students to know what tables are and are not available, so they can use their time wisely, studying, rather than walking around aimlessly in search of a place to sit.
• Innovation
• My product could potentially become very innovative, depending on how far it goes in it's production. My first plan is to create a chart at the main library desk, for students to select where they are going to sit, and check out when they leave, allowing others to know that another table is available. Depending on the success that it achieves, possibly making an addition to school campus Apps, to table availability at the library would be next. 
• Venture Concept
• I am hoping that my idea will fully address the problem that I know every student hates to have. There could, however, be issues in this process. People could forget to sign in as they arrive, or forget to sign out as they leave, making the chart system inaccurate and inefficient. 
• Minor Element
• Being a college student will certainly help out when it comes to implementing this idea. I know this is an issue, because we are currently in finals week, and I have yet to go to the library, along with many of my friends, due to the amount of people that are swarmed in there. My idea is not to empty out the libraries and make more space available, but to simply make people aware as to whether or not there are actually places open to sit.

Feedback

• When I first asked people about my idea, people as in students who attend UF, they loved it. They liked the idea of being able to know how many spots were or were not available in the library, so they could just go elsewhere rather than wandering around the building. However, as I stated above, the issue that most saw was whether or not people would keep up with it. It's not that most would intentionally ignore the system, as it would benefit everyone, they would just simply forget.

Changing My Venture Concept

• I think the best way to change my venture concept, would be to have every student swipe their Gator1 cards as they enter and exit the library. This would grant them access to enter, and let them know what areas are available to sit in.