Assignments+and+projects


 * **Scweeb Monorail**. **Schweeb** announced in September 2010, that it has received $1 million from Google for its combination of monorail and recumbent cycle technologies. "Shweeb delivers a personal, efficient, and cost-effective transport solution with applications for urban commuting, recreational, and fitness markets ." Your task for this assignment is to write an opportunity register for an application of this technology that you think will add value to a group of customers who are experiencing some big pain. (1) Identify the big pain that this innovation solves and (2) identify the primary target audience, potential revenues, and start-up costs. You should research what actual costs would be for implementing this in the market you think is the primary target. Here is an article to read for your reference - __ [|Wired.com: Google's Vision for the Future] __
 * **Wired's Retirement Home of the Future.** We are getting older, and more and more of us are living to ages once thought to be unachievable. You're going to need a place to live. If you could design your own retirement home, what would it look like? What kind of features and services would it have? Your task in this assignment is to describe your vision for the retirement home of the future. To complete this assignment, first read the [|Wired Magazine’s article on Found Photoshop Contest: Retirement Homes of the Future] . Then use the Google form **using this link** to write and submit your assignment.
 * **Facebook Social Network Opportunity Analysis**. You started [|Facebook] (perhaps in your dreams) and now you need to figure out how to earn revenues from your vast membership. [|Read here to learn about the opportunity recognition process] and how it might apply to Facebook.
 * **Autoshop Opportunity Analysis.** Outline and criteria for opportunity analysis - How well have the founders of AutoShop shaped this opportunity into a profitable business venture? In particular, how well have they addressed the three components of an opportunity register?
 * **Opportunity Registers**.