Idea Napkin No. 1

            Growing up in a very entrepreneurial family has definitely shaped much of my perspective in life and my aspirations for the future. Neither of my parents have ever held a paid job and they have never grown comfortable of whatever situation they have ended up in. It is that type of spirit that has been embedded in me growing up. I try to look opportunities in every situation where an unmet need appears or a chance to introduce something new and useful to our lives. One such opportunity I see after having been in college for four years, is the lowering book prices for students. They are often outrageously high and there is system in place that helps them share a resource that by nature is very easy to share. What I believe would the solution to this is a platform where everybody can list the books they have used and no longer need and in return get the books they need for up coming semester. Basically this will create an exchange market space for students, where the company that is organizing this exchange takes a small percentage of the transactions. I believe this platform would quickly become the name of the game because educational costs in United States are overall very high and students are always mindful to ways of cutting cost. I intend to bring together a group of individuals that are similarly passionate about what’s possible, and who have a diverse variety of skills to put in this project.

               I believe the time has come that come together as students and join forces against multi billion industries that use every possible strategy to drain more out of squeezing bank accounts. By sharing what can be easily shared, we not only decrease cost we make this market more efficient and create value by lowering the environmental footprint and creating more room for spending in other areas.