Who am I? My name is Dimitrios Karellos-Gleoudis. I am from Greece but I've lived in Miami for the past 6 years. I am currently studying at the University of Florida. My major is general business and I'm minoring in Spanish. My talents are being social and fitting in well. I'm also very determined and ambitious when I set my eyes on a goal. I have worked at a couple of places around the country including an internship for a non-profit company in Peru, a cell phone company and a hotel in Greece, and a few jobs in Miami. I also have a strong passion for disc jockeying and would like it to be a part of my future. I believe this business will contribute a lot in doing so as it combines an entrepreneurship concept with my passion.
What am I offering to customers? I am offering an electronic page that will allow people with a strong passion for disc jockeying to post, receive feedback, and connect with other DJs in their area. My product will satisfy the unmet need of DJs feeling a lack of support and ambition towards achieving their goals.
Who am I offering it to? My customers have a strong passion for music and an attraction to finding creative ways to work with it and create it. My customers usually include a younger age but also a few older, more experienced customers. They are located in different areas, starting with Gainesville and expanding to different parts of Florida.
Why do they care? I believe that my customers care because my product will allow them to receive opportunities and skills that have yet to be met in their lives.
What are my core competencies? I have been a disc jockey for 4 years now and believe that my background knowledge and skillset, along with my experience as a starting DJ will help build a solid foundation for my business as I know the "game" and how its played. I have been in the shoes of my customers and I wasn't satisfied. It took a lot for me to get where I am and believe that there should be easier ways for DJs to branch out and receive more opportunities allowing them to follow their ambition.
Reflect: I believe that my "napkin" business concept can work well together as my background, experience, customer demographic, customer need, and competencies all have similar aspects to them that can work as a puzzle, one supporting the other. I am confident in my idea and its building blocks.
What am I offering to customers? I am offering an electronic page that will allow people with a strong passion for disc jockeying to post, receive feedback, and connect with other DJs in their area. My product will satisfy the unmet need of DJs feeling a lack of support and ambition towards achieving their goals.
Who am I offering it to? My customers have a strong passion for music and an attraction to finding creative ways to work with it and create it. My customers usually include a younger age but also a few older, more experienced customers. They are located in different areas, starting with Gainesville and expanding to different parts of Florida.
Why do they care? I believe that my customers care because my product will allow them to receive opportunities and skills that have yet to be met in their lives.
What are my core competencies? I have been a disc jockey for 4 years now and believe that my background knowledge and skillset, along with my experience as a starting DJ will help build a solid foundation for my business as I know the "game" and how its played. I have been in the shoes of my customers and I wasn't satisfied. It took a lot for me to get where I am and believe that there should be easier ways for DJs to branch out and receive more opportunities allowing them to follow their ambition.
Reflect: I believe that my "napkin" business concept can work well together as my background, experience, customer demographic, customer need, and competencies all have similar aspects to them that can work as a puzzle, one supporting the other. I am confident in my idea and its building blocks.
Hey Dimitrios,
ReplyDeleteOverall, great work. On the "Why do they care?" section, I think you may could go into a little more detail. What kind of opportunities are they looking for? What is causing them to lack these opportunities and skills? Obviously we've gone into this a lot in other projects, so I know from reading your other posts; but someone you're pitching this to won't know, so it may help to be consistent and thorough with each iteration. On a positive note, you are probably the most qualified person to be pursuing this, based on your competencies.