1. I am a sophomore studying Construction Management here at the University of Florida. I have experience working in the construction field through summer jobs and I have developed many skills while here in college, such as time management. If I were to take my opportunity further, I could see it being a side job that I manage during lunchtime or on breaks from my real job. Most of my time commitment for my app would occur on the weekends because my full-time job would be my priority during the week.
2. The app I am offering to customers is one that restricts people’s use of social media by putting a lock on these social media apps after spending a certain amount of time on them. This will prevent people from wasting their time on social media and free up more of their day for productive activities.
3. My target audiences are teenagers and college students. Young adults who have assignments due or extracurricular activities to plan/attend but find difficulty in accomplishing all of their tasks.
4. My app is valuable to those in need of finding ways to free up time. Many students complain how they do not have enough hours in a day to finish everything they need to yet go on social media and waste a large portion of their free time on these platforms. People will purchase my app because they are aware of their habits and wish to get rid of them but do not have the self-control to do it themselves.
5. What sets my app apart from phone settings that can notify you have long you’ve been on an app is that my app will actually restrict further use of the specific app.
After evaluating my second idea napkin, these elements discussed fit well together with my app. I believe there are a few missing pieces to my app, such as the ability to go back on the social media apps for necessary reasons after being locked out. I am still unsure how to incorporate this feature into my app but otherwise, my idea is coming along nicely.
I have received great feedback concerning my app and its services. Many people have told me that they recognize their habitual overuse of social media but find it very difficult to restrict their usage of these apps. I also received feedback that as a project manager, I can even apply my app to my own life because this job requires all of my attention and being distracted by notifications from apps like Twitter or Snapchat is only restricting.
Hey Adam,
ReplyDeleteI think you have done a really good job of taking the feedback from your first Idea Napkin assignment and turning them into meaningful changes in your second Idea Napkin assignment. Overall I think your Idea Napkin was done very well! It gives the audience a great understanding of who you are and what your idea is. Nice job!
Adam,
ReplyDeleteI agree that an app like this would be beneficial for me because I often do not even notice how much time has passed when I am just scrolling through social media. Like you said, I do think it would be good to have a way to go back if needed since some people who run business accounts, for example, might still need to access it. Great job.
Hey Adam,
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job looking over what you put in your first idea napkin and applying changes to your second napkin to really figure out what market your app would succeed. I think your app could really be successful, I know I waste a ton of time on social media which makes me unproductive, so having this app could really help me focus on important things, such as my school work.