Hello how's it going? I don't like this prompt that much
Hello! Yea I don't like the prompt
Because i feel like the things that are embarrasing that i don't know about.  I simply don't even know what they are haha How are you doing today?
Yea same for me. I am doing okay. I woke up late today for my class.
well that's not good
I slept really late last night doing homework and I wasn't even able to finish.
I got really lazy and left 20 minutes later than usual and made it just in time this morning
I had too much homework to do.
That's  too bad especially with it being midterm week
I feel it's more like midterm month.
I totally forgot to do a hw assignment that was due 20 minutes ago and realized 5 minutes ago So that was a bummer, but it was the only one I've missed so it shouldn't hurt me too much
What did you end up doing?
Yeah, do you have a lot of midterms? And I just took a zero on it It was an online assesment
The good thing is that homework assignments don't have much weight to them. Only the exams are the ones that count.
well it depends on the class I've had a class where 50% of our overall grade was based on hw's and they were really though too But yeah, typically it doesn't have much weight and isn't a big deal I've got this one really big test next week that I keep procrastinating to study for because it just stresses me out so much
Well that's true. The classes I am taking don't really put much weight on their homework, but they do on the exams even though they still give out a lot of homework.
And in turn I end up stressing more because I'm procrastinating ahah
What's the test for?
CS 252
Hahaha that's what procrastination does for me as well.
Computational Theory What major are you?
It does sound like a hard class.
yeah it's not too fun its just proofs.  lots of computational proofs
Is it a class that builds up from CS 142? My brother was taking CS 142 and he ended up withdrawing from the class because he just didn't understand the coding.
hahaha CS 142 really isn't that hard, you just need to put in the work
He got the basics of it in the beginning, but as the class went on, he said the class got harder.
Like CS classes require roughly 20 hours per project outside of the classroom, sometimes more
I guess coding just isn't for everyone.
You have to take 235 first but then you can take it True That's a good weeder class Seperates those who will do well with it from those who don't enjoy it
It would be nice to learn how to code though. Seems like a pretty useful skills since we are in an age where technology is used a lot. So that class wasn't too hard for you?
Yeah! Oh no, i loved that class It was really easy for me I thought.  But also I took it in 2013 so i'm not sure if they still use the same projects and stuff or not
You loved that? Well that's good! It's always better to love the class instead of hating it. How many exams have you taken this far in the semester? Do you require a laptop to do your exams for computer classes? Are you away from the keyboard or just having some bad internet problems or maybe the topic has gotten boring and there is nothing else to talk about? You know, I really love to watch movies. I guess you could say that I am a movie fanatic, but I hardly have time now to watch movies because of all the homework I have to do. I especially love to watch the Marvel movies. I can't wait for Captain Marvel to be playing in theaters. I also can't wait for Avengers 4 to be playing in theaters.
Sorry I was working on somehting
Hopefully I won't have too much homework by the time those movies are playing in theaters because I would really love to watch those movies and not worry about having to do Homework.
I've got this business idea that I've been fine tuning to pitch to some potential clients
What's this business idea that you have?
It's kind of requiring a lot of my attention haha which sucks because it's midterms Timing in college sucks.  Everything always falls around the same weeks
It is a business idea that you hope to implement some time in the near future or a little farther away in the future?
I am building a customer service and data validation outsourcing company.  Essentially, companies that don't have the money or time to set up their own solutions so I'm building a business that will help them cover those needs at a low cost while retaining high quality And this is something that's currently being discussed and negotiated to be put in place in the spring
So your business idea is to help companies find solutions to their problems if I am understanding correctly?
It costs most companies anywhere from $18-22 per person to operate a call center or data validation center Basically we would handle all of that for them for a much lower cost. Well we basically would just be their call center.  When a customer calls instead of them fielding the calls, we would do that on behalf of them. And same thing goes for data validation.  Instead of having people in India, or full time employees sift through thousands of sheets of information we would do it at a much more lucrative price point
I'm not sure I am understanding correctly your businsess idea. Then again my intellect isn't as high as I would like it to be.
With cheap labor in Provo and lots of people who speak foreign languages it's much easier to profit off of them here So you know how when you are upset with a company you call them and talk to some random person who helps you out?
Yea?
And sometimes it's frustrating because that persno sounds like they're from india??
Yea and you can't understand their accent.
Instead of a company hiring and establishing their own call center.  They would pay me a lot of money each month to answer those calls for them. It would be cheaper than what they would do it for, but more expensive than having someone in India do it.  But, we would deliver a way better service than any company in Indi
Ok I seem to be understanding a little better your idea. So your call center would be like a middle man for the customer and the company?
India ever could because we speak English well and we would be able to answer calls in a variety of different languages. yes but the customer doesn't know that It would seem as if they're calling directly
Yea, only the company that is using your call center would know that.
We are just an outsourcing company for big businesses that can't handle the growth. exactly
I have never heard this business idea. It's very interesting and intriguing. How did you come up with it?
Well it already exists.  There are US based companies that do it.
Wow I didn't even know that. So the ones that already exist would be your competition?
But I've found here in Provo and Utah in general people are willing to work for way less pay than typical across the US and specifically in Provo there are a lot of highly ski skilled communicators since many have been on missions. yes, there would be competition, but I would be able to deliver the same or even a higher quality service for an even lower price. So theoretically I could charge clients just as much as they do and make twice as much as they are
So that would be one makes your company stand out from the rest of the companies that already provide that service. That is a very nice business idea.
Further down the road I have plans to build a software that could facilitate sending all the scheduling, servicing, pricing information received from customers directly into the companies current software solutions. mhm Short term the goal is a cheaper, higher quality solution.  Long term is a software to handle business interactions for companies
That is very nice. You have great ideas. Do you plan to implement this idea by yourself or with a friend of yours or maybe a family member?
just by myself So I was actually part of a startup that placed in the business competition last year I've started up a couple ideas myself that weren't fruitful and this is my most recent project I have going on.
Are you in the business program? Or are you a business major?
No, I'm a computer science major Just have a passion for entrepreneurship
Maybe you could double major and get a business degree as well.
I probably won won't
I imagine it would be hard, but you seem capable of accomplishing such a daunting feat.
i have a business management minor
Well that's nice. So you took accounting and finance and economics I imagine?
With business if you have an idea and are capable of scaling it, you don't need degrees or additional courses
Along with the other courses that are required for the business management minor.
My goal with computer science was to get the skills necessary to build out my own products yeah so I have taken all of the business core classes so far which has been helpful Ideally I would like to transition this current idea from a service oriented business to more of a product based business with a software solution in place for companies
So the reason you are majoring in computer science is to obtain the skills to develop the type of products that you would like to provide to your potential clients?
Yes exactly also I really enjoy coding It's much easier to test out ideas though when you can easily build them and don't need to constantly be relying on other people to help out Hence why computer science is so useful to me!
That's nice. You seem to really have a great idea of what you want to do and how you are going to do it.
I think so haha but most ideas always end up crashing and burning tbh so who knows if this is something I'll actually end up doing
I hope you are successful in building up this business idea of yours and I will probably hear about it or see it in the news.
Or even if I do, it may not last. But i have lots of other ideas too! Just not as important to me at the moment
Well I think it is definitely worth a shot if it's a risk you are willing to take. I am not so confident myself.
Yeah, I have a nice stable job as well which makes me more confident in myself haha
That's great. You have backup plans in case the main business idea you are going for doesn't work out.
If I were jobless and this was my only hope I'm not sure what would happne But should this start up then I will probably transition to doing this fulltime
Hahaha that makes sense. Does your stable job pay you well?
oh yes
How long have you been working at your job?
I'm an application developer for a pricing analytics company
Quite some time now?
About a year now
Well with a fancy title like that I can imagine you are getting paid very well.
Well I have to go! But it was really nice talking to you good luck with school and life! I may see you on here again in the future.
All right! Take care man! It was nice talking to you too!