Introducing: The Guard!
Hi, my name is Daniel Gamboa and I am a sophomore Journalism student at UF, with hopes of becoming a household name amongst experts in the field of technology and privacy journalism and this product while not directly contributing to the goal of my writing I feel would be an essential contribution to journalists seeking privacy and protection from surveillance.
The Guard™ is a low profile headgear attachment meant to be discreetly adorned on baseball and dad hats alike, holding Infrared LED lights on the bottom of its chassis to provide a blinding aura to any infrared surveillance cameras while being invisible to the human eye.
The Guard has multiple advantages to some of its competition. Unlike some companies who have the LED lights built in to the cap itself, The Guard is a functional attachment, allowing you to be able to mix and match different hats to better improve operational security and not be singled out for always wearing the same specific hat. Similarly, other low-tech solutions involve simple reflection of infrared light, and the design of the product is limited in the construction of a single object that would always have to be worn, drawing on operational security concerns.
I believe I have a niche understanding of some of the smaller. more targeted demographics that are interested in privacy technologies and in the outreach on social media to create a more organic market share of customers who truly believe in the product.
I feel that most of the traits fit well together, having an interest in wanting to work around the sector of privacy and security, as well as having a vested interest in the space for anything that helps promote it. The only discordant thing is probably the fact that my involvement is in being a journalist, which usually comes with social norms of objectivity and fairness and not being directly involved with the market.
Once again, nice idea, and nice title for the napkin idea. Nice sketch. You make it clear that you have high ambitions for your career, and Ibelieve that it is good to have confidence and a clear vision-both things you seem to have. Good luck with bringing the idea to fruition and I hope it goes well for you.
ReplyDeleteI disagree; I don't think a background in journalism is worth stressing! With a UF business degree and this determination for your product, I think you;re far from an unlikeable favoring. I personally remember seeing this idea when you first pitched the concept, and I immediately thought you had a great idea. Keep it up!
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