Nicolette's Blog

1.       Read through your posts from this semester. Recall all of the experiences you've had a long the way -- the highs, the lows -- the fun moments, and the moments of drudgery, and even the moments of dread. In this past semester, throughout this class, I have been exposed to many things that will prepare me for the future. I am grateful to have been exposed to elevator pitching, networking, and coming up with an entrepreneurial plan. I have also experienced lows; however, I have taken these failures and turned them into something to learn from. Celebrating failure has given me better insight in constant improvement. 2.       What sticks out to you as the most formative experience? The experience that you'll remember years later? What was your most joyous experience? What experience are you most proud of yourself for accomplishing? The most formative experience was coming up with the venture plan because I came up wi...

1.       Opportunity I am tackling the opportunity of improving grocery delivery service. While many grocery stores, such as Publix, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and Walmart, deliver, they lack efficiency and convenience. While they do deliver, it can take up to five hours to get the groceries delivered to the consumer’s location. This lack of efficiency is usually   due to not having enough delivery people in the service at that time or because of a high demand with low supply. In addition to slow service, these grocery stores are not available to every customer who wants to get their groceries delivered. All of the stores have particular zones that limit the mile radius they are willing to deliver to. While grocery delivery is supposed to make things more convenient, the delivery zones contradict this purpose. The customers who are in need of this improvement are those who get their groceries delivered often, especially those who are not in any of the de...