TEDtalks Sheryl Sandberg

I think what she's saying is true. My old school we had a women studies class that basically talked about this kinda stuff. She mentions a lot of data which is always sceptical but it's pretty true. Sexism is still around in work and there's more men running businesses and I think that should change. Women do think a lot different than men like she said so it makes it hard for them to go up in their work. This is a bias video, not saying it's a bad bias because it's informing people of this problem. I don't think anything would change dramatically if women had higher jobs.

Market Resarch

We surveyed 100 students from Forest Lawn and found that 77% of them would like a place to get coffee in the morning before classes. 42% of them get coffee at 7-11 and 68% are willing to pay $1.75 fo a cup of coffee.

Naming

I think our name is good. I mean I wouldn't change it. "Coffee Lovers" appeals to everyone and it also makes our team sound like we really care because of the word lovers (even if some of us don't, I really do love coffee). We did change our name from coffee shop to coffee lovers for that reason.

What I learned about trolling around Phil and Sebastian's

Well I went to P&S  and even though it's not super well known with a majority of people the hipsters are what keeps it running, and the great online reviews. Considering how successful the roasters are they don't have a lot or ads around. their marketing is done with the tourist and hipsters talking about how create their product is.

Ray Anderson TEDtalks

I really wish more people who run businesses watched this video. It means a lot to me actually. We don't think about the future a lot because we're so focused on now. The things we do now will affect the future. So lets say, there's a business present day and the make a product that uses un-renewable resources and only lasts for 2 years. But consumers want it so they sell a lot of it and when the 2 years it's finished they just throw it away because it can't recycle it or if they did it would coast more then what the products costed new. This happens a lot but what we need to realize is most people are ethical and would buy a product that does the same thing and is made from renewable resource. It's that simple to make the world a better place. Like the man said, their money went up. But it's quicker and easier to make a quick fix product that will be dumped.

That's why I want to use a regular coffee machine because it uses less waste then the tassimo disk machines. I'm sure not a lot of people would care deeply if we use different machines but made the same great coffee.

Questions

I don't have any questions about the article but the business plan seems tough and I was wondering if we have to register the name? I didn't think this had to be that legit....

Possible Survey Question

My survey question would be directed to students and teachers at Forest Lawn, or students 15-18. my question would be "if you drink coffee, where do you buy it"

TED talks

Well, that was one of the oddest but pivotal things I've learned in this class. Now, when we start our coffee shop we will now know that it does not matter if we get the star-bucks discs or nabob. We just need to look at it like variety on a horizontal plane. So hello Nabob Breakfast Blend, Dark and light. Not the best coffee, but the best coffees.

"On your blog answer what did you learn about team work from the last two assignments? What do you do well as a team member? Why is that important?"

I think our team works well together. I think we listen to each other and compromise (even though we agree on a lot for the most part). But I think that can be a problem if we all have the same mindset, then maybe we won't get a whole lot of ideas out of each other because we think the same. Who's to say though? it's only been the first bit of this class so maybe we'll butt heads later on. Theres definitely some leaders (Marcus and I) in the group which is what is going to help our team move forward.

"How do convincing speakers vary their speech when they speak for different purposes and to different people?"

I think it depends on the mood of what they're are talking to and their audience. if they're talking about a new product then the speaker should sound exciting and be very convincing about why the product or business is worth the consumers time.

"What would happen to businesses if everyone had unlimited cash?"

Business would have some troubles. If the consumers had unlimited cash there would be no labor because people would not have to work. Consumers may be able to buy more products but a the same time their would be little no labor force to make products. Businesses with products that need a lot of time and effort to make e.g. blown glass, custom guitars could lose workers if the workers do not truly love their jobs. That would leave the production to a smaller amount of people. People who have lower less important jobs in businesses wouldn't have to work so the might quit, leaving some of the little yet mediatory work not finished. But most importantly, money would be no object and in a society where there is unlimited cash money would end up being completely useless.