Assignment 20 - Growing Your Social Capital

1) Domain expert: I was able to contact a mutual friend named Joe via FaceTime to interview him about the idea that I have for ReFresh. He has learned coding and has previously created other apps before, so he has plenty of experience with that. I let him watch my elevator pitch and read some of the posts on my blog so as to get a better picture of what I am envisioning with the app. From what he said the app would be created in the way that I would like, although of course it would be a process of trial and error. He actually wanted me to give him an example recipe to try out for himself. Having Joe in my network could definitely help me come up with a flawless app design to draw in more customers.

2) Market expert: I previously worked for a wellness center in Orlando during high school. I was able to call my old boss, Tracy, and speak with her since she got her degree in Nutrition. She said she loved the idea that I had presented after seeing my blog and would love to partner with my if I created the app. As long as my idea comes to light she also said that she would help me come up with calorie counts, etc. for my proposed recipe ideas. This could help me so much, as all of her clientele would then have access to my app!

3) Supplier: One of my connections from the job that I had in Orlando had my frequently working with someone who supplied health food to a raw bar in the area, and I had a chance to sit down and talk with Deborah about my idea. She was of the opinion that my app would take off, and I will definitely be talking with her about my app idea more in the future so that we can coordinate. She also mentioned she would be happy to give me some of the recipes the raw bar uses and some tricks of the trade to making the recipes flavorful.

Reflection: I think that this assignment actually helped me in many more ways than I thought. I've always had an interest in nutrition and health food, but it helped me see how far your connections can really get you. All of the people I interviewed also seemed very interested in the idea and found it unique and refreshing, which as the idea supplier was extremely gratifying.