Testing the Hypothesis Part 2

I interviewed five people who “should” have the unmet need I have found (students without a car not being able to get around quickly and efficiently) but actually do not. I interviewed a girl that I knew matched my market pool because she is from California and does not have a car on campus. But, she told me she had a scooter and this let her get around very easily because everything in Gainesville is so close. She scoots to class and to publix, where groceries fit inside the small compartment in her scooter. Although she does not have a car she has another mode of transportation that probably eliminates her from people that would use my app. Another girl I interviewed had a similar situation, she should fall into the people that would use my carpooling app, but I know she uses her roomates cars because they let her borrow them whenever she needs to go somewhere. People who are inside my boundary are people who have no way of doing their simple everyday errands unless they uber or take a bus, these girls are able to use another personal mode of transportation or borrow someone’s.

            The next three people I interviewed were people that fell outside the boundary based on the need for a ride from UF back to one’s hometown hours away without a ride. My friend does not have a car and does not use the Facebook rideboard but said she is always able to go with her roommate because they have the same schedule. She also said she would not feel uncomfortable riding with strangers.

Inside the Boundary Outside the Boundary Who is in- Students with no car Who is not- students with no car but other reliable transportation What the need is- efficient and quick mode of transportation What the need is not- a way to get around like carpooling Why the need exists- No quick, reliable, and cheap way to get around Gainesville Alternative explanations- scooters, roomates, planes