Assignment 20A- Growing Your Social Capital

Assignment 20A-

Domain Expert:

1. Who they are, what their background is: 
1. Daniel Lozada, an undercover cop in Miami.
2. How this person is a “domain expert”:
1. He deals with drunk drivers on a daily basis and not only that but knows a lot but the types of products out there and which work and which are just a waste of time.
3. How I found and contacted this person:
1. He is my dad's very close friend's coworker and I had no idea who he was. I contacted him through WhatsApp on my phone.
4. Nature of Exchange: What they did for me, what is the return expectation:
1. I explained my product to him and what I expect it to accomplish. He assured me that this is a great idea and that it's an important issue in the community not only in Miami but everywhere.
5. How will including them enhance my ability to exploit an opportunity:
1. Talking to someone so knowledgable in the field gave me a better grasp of this whole idea and allowed me to speak to someone who can give me great insight. He can tell me whether the idea is good or not and from what we spoke he liked it.

Market Expert:

1. Who they are, what their background is: 
1. Isabella is a research assistant and has done extensive research for various companies locally and abroad.
2. How this person is a “market expert”:
1. She is talented in what she does and spends various hours studying markets and people for businesses.
3. How I found and contacted this person:
1. She graduated two years ago and moved to Chicago, she was one of my friend's friend but I never met her. I face timed her.
4. Nature of Exchange: What they did for me, what is the return expectation: 
1. I face timed her casually and asked her a couple questions about what she does because I knew she did research but wasn't sure exactly. She informed me about what she does which is research markets for small businesses.
5. How will including them enhance my ability to exploit an opportunity:
1. She is someone who has real connections all over the place and can really help market my product by researching possible target markets, etc.

Industry Supplier: I could not find someone in this area.

Reflect: This experience requires you to do a little 'targeted networking.' How will this experience shape how you participate in any future networking events? Did this experience differ from your networking experiences in the past? How?

• This was a very difficult assignment to conduct. Finding people whose schedule matched mine and that they were able to answer messages in a timely manner was what cost me to not be able to complete the Industry Supplier section on time. But, it was quite nice to interact with people who can possibly be future connections. The networking experience this time around was different than those in the past because I had to ask questions about a potential product I'm coming up with in my head so I had to actually believe what I was saying. I had to come up with sophisticated questions and answers.