Jason Paris – web designer
Jason is an FSU student that has a lot of experience
designing websites. He is certified in web design and development.
I am filling the first slot.
Jason is a friend of a friend. I have met him briefly before
but we had never really had a conversation. However, I knew about his skills so
I asked for his number.
I texted Jason about this assignment and asked if it would
be ok if I called him to talk about it. He was fine with that so I called and
we chatted for a bit and then I pitched him my app idea. He thought that it holds
promise although it would require a lot of work and design brainstorming to get
the app up and running and to be user friendly.
If I ever did decide to actually make this app then I might
contact Jason again and see if he would be interested in designing it or if he
knows anyone else who would want to.
Chelsea Arlong – Gainesville Pet Rescue
Chelsea runs Gainesville Pet Rescue. If there is a person to
talk to about the dogs of Gainesville, its her.
I am filling the second slot.
I knew of Chelsea because I adopted my dog from her rescue
and got him treated for heartworm there.
So far I have sent her an email about my app idea but I haven’t
heard back from her yet.
Including Chelsea in my network will give me ties to GPR
which would be invaluable when I am trying to promote my app.
Bob’s Pet sitting
Bob’s pet sitting is one of a few local pet care businesses
in Gainesville.
I am filling the third slot.
I googled pet sitting services in Gainesville and this
looked like one of the more promising ones. There was an email listed on their page.
I have sent an email to Bob’s pet sitting with a written
version of my pitch asking for his thoughts on if there is a market for an app like
this in Gainesville.
Bob’s pet sitting would be a good ally when promoting my
app. He could recommend it to his customers and in return I could promote his
business on my app.
This assignment has been a challenging one. It is definitely
outside of my comfort zone to ask favors of people that I don’t really know. I got
some really good feedback from Jason though and I am hoping that I will also
learn a lot from what the other two have to say.
It's cool that you talked with someone who designs websites and could actually help you get this idea going. I didn't do that- I mostly just working on finding people to refine the idea, so I should probably talk to someone electronically inclined as well. I also thought that reaching out to strangers for favors was immensely awkward. Great job on the post.
ReplyDeleteHi Emma,
ReplyDeleteI think it is very impressive that you were able to get someone from a place like the Gainesville Pet Rescue. Someone like Chelsea would be a great resource to be able to learn about how your business would fit into the world of pet owners. I definitely agree that it was difficult to do this assignment because I am not usually comfortable with reaching out to people that I don’t usually talk to.