What's Next?

Existing Market:

What is next for my business? There are many details I am not quite sure about when it comes to the technology that will be used for this venture. I do want to possible make a transportable version of the system in case a student has to travel, that way the student will not get behind.

Interview 1: April

April is a young mother suggested that there be an actual facility where the younger students, pre-k to 1^st grade, can be monitored while using the system; or that the younger students be taught the curriculum at the facility by the teacher they would have been assigned with the chamber.

Interview 2: Nick

Nick is the father of a 15-year old girl, whom he does not believe to be challenge with her current curriculum at school. His suggestion was to allow some of the students the opportunity to tutor other students using the POD system.

Interview 3: Marsha

Marsha is a mother of two middle-schooled aged boys and is always on the go. Her suggestion was to make a portable POD system for travel so that she can start taking her children with her while also not missing school. She was surprised to find out that her suggest was also what I thought this business’s next move should be.

Reflection:

Setting a path for the future takes a lot time, effort, and detailed planning. I would like to expand my venture (both the product and the service) into something that is transformative. I am not looking just to make money with this venture. I want to change the educational system for the better.

I honestly believe that all three of them had wonderful ideas that would be feasible next steps or moves for POD Schooling. They all just make sense.

New Market:

As of right now, my business venture is for pre-k to 12^th grade students only. However, I can create a radically new market for this product could be businesses and universities. This new idea will create value for others because business can use my product for training classes and universities can use it to make online degree earning programs more interactive and easier access to campus resources like tutoring.

Interview 1: Eric (Publix Manager)

Eric is a manager at one of the Publix Supermarket and he believes that the product and services that POD Schooling can provide would be beneficial to Publix. He believes that it would help associates and managers to better retain the information in the training sessions because it would be more interactive. He also said that of course the curriculum/training content would have to be modified for Publix.

Interview 2: Carla (Manager at a Bakery)

Carla is a manager at a bakery. She said that POD Schooling would be useful in training new hires and making sure that their skills are up to par. She loves that idea, but was concerned as to how the training would work since bakers use many tools in the profession.

Reflection:

I have learned a lot about this new market when I was interviewing people about it. It was not an area that I originally thought to go into. It turns out that it is a much better idea than previously thought. What surprised me the most was the fact that they believed that it would be a viable asset to any business. They loved the idea and the unique, but useful take that it gives.

I received a lot of positive feedback, but also a few concerns about how the actual system would work for them. Some of my assumptions and expectations were correct. This market seems to be just as attractive as my existing market.