23 A Your Venture's Unfair Advantage

What Makes Me So Special?

• Creative
• V : very valuable because it reflect the uniqueness of product
• R : not rare, our society is pretty forward thinking
• I: not that inimitable because individuals think differently 
• N : not applicable
• Passionate
•  V : valuable because it reflects how the outcome of your product
• R : rare, people tend to not know their "why"
• I : Kind of inimitable because people are attracted to people with a vision
• N : not applicable, its a personal choice
• Communicative
• V : valuable because it helps with networking
• R : not rare, networking is important nowadays 
• I : inimitable, because it can be a developed skilled
• N : not applicable 
• Business student
• V : valuable because it shows that you are knowledge 
• R : not really rare because many people are purchasing a business degree nowadays
• I : kinda inimitable because it requires a college degree
• N : substitutable with public relation students
• Involvement 
• V:  valuable because it reflects experience 
• R :not really rare because UF offers over 1000 organizations for students to get involved in 
• I: inimitable because UF encourages students to get involved 
• N : not really substitutable with anything, involvement is pretty broad

• Internship Experience
• V: valuable because it sets you apart from other individuals. You can gain a lot of real life experiences from an internship
• R: rare because not every person gets an opportunity to intern
• I : kind of inimitable because of networking opportunities 
• N: substitutable with involvement because you can learn a lot from an organization as well. 
• Entrepreneurship class
• V : valuable because we spend weeks learning about the entrepreneurship world. The class is the foot in the door
• R : rare because not every student takes advantage of this opportunity 
• I : kind of inimitable because someone can advise another to take the class 
• N : substitutable with other business classes like marketing and management. 
• Finance major
• V : valuable because you have to actually get  a degree from this 
• R: rare because finance is a tough course, not everyone makes it through
• I : not really inimitable unless you have the degree
• N: substitutable with maybe accounting majors
• Support
• V : valuable because funds have to come from somewhere. Also, it is encouraging to have other support your vision. It keeps you motivated 
• R : not really rare because networking makes it possible 
• I : not really applicable for this. 
• N : not applicable. 
• Innovative 
• V : valuable because it sets you apart from others 
• R : rare because our society is very innovative nowadays 
• I : inimitable in the sense that individuals are continually thinking about the future and ways to improve lives
• N : not applicable 

I think the most important resource in my venture is my finance major. I feel that a lot of the resources in my venture are common except being a finance major because not everyone can be one. I have to go through four years of college to receive that degree. I think knowing how to efficiently deal with the finances of a company or how to even finance the product is important skill to have as an entrepreneur.