Elevator Pitch

Testing the hypothesis, Part 2

After conducting five more interviews, I have found that my opportunity (lack of parking and knowledge of available spots at UF) is only applicable to people who drive on campus often. When interviewing student Evan Kessler, he did not seem to take much interest to my idea because he does not drive or scoot around campus. Furthermore, after speaking to the house manager of my fraternity, Rony Francois, he informed me that him along with many other faculty members get preferred parking spots, so that idea would not really appeal to him since he always has a place to park. I believe that these are the two major groups that do not have real interest in my opportunity.

Inside the boundary	Outside the boundary
Students who drive on campus often and need to park	Faculty who have reserved spots Students who don’t have cars or scooters
The need is to know where they can park around their dorm/class/ library	There is no need if the students are walking or getting a ride from somebody because then they don’t need to park anywhere
The need exists because there are a lack of spots compared to the amount of vehicles on campus	People who don’t have vehicles do not see the struggle of looking for a while to find a single spot around the area you want to go

Solving the problem

My opportunity that I selected is the lack of parking around campus and people not knowing where there are spots.

My solution to this problem is a system that tracks the amount of vacant spots in parking lots and garages around campus. Then, there will be an app that connects to the trackers and shows the amount of spots open and their location.

Testing the Hypothesis

Students at the University of Florida have a difficult time parking motorized vehicles because often times parking lots or garages are full and there is no way to tell when there are available spots.

Interview #1 Brett Mira

Do you think adding a tracker of open parking spots with a collaborative app to connect would be useful?

Yes I do because I often spend over 15 minutes at night driving around trying to find a spot for my car.

What do you think is the biggest reason for this?

I believe there is a lack of parking spots for the amount of cars on campus.

Interview #2 Yacob Estevens

What do you think of the amount of parking spots on campus?

Honestly, I drive a scooter and there is never a lack of parking where I need to go.

So do you think an app tracking the amount of parking spots available would benefit you?

I don’t think I would use it often, but it couldn’t hurt to have.

Interview #3 Jovani Pastrana

Where do you have the most problem parking around campus?

I can never find spots in the Norman Garage, it is always so pack.

Do you think faculty would also appreciate a tracker of the amount of parking spaces available?

Yes, I’m sure on the way to work or if they had to come in another time it would be helpful to faculty too.

Interview #4 Jake Levy

Do you think adding a tracker of open parking spots with a collaborative app to connect would be useful?

I don’t personally drive, but I know people have trouble getting spots around UF.

Interview #5 Matt Freedman

Where do you have the most problem parking around campus?

Well, I’m in the business school and there is not really anywhere to park around Heavener.

Do you often have issues parking your car?

Well I live off campus, and there is not great parking over there either.

Overall, I found out that my idea could be a success. People truly do have a hard time parking around campus, it’s not just me. It is a huge opportunity that would be popular around campus.