My Strengths and Weaknesses

For class we were asked to blog about our strengths and weaknesses are in regards to our business ideas. Here are a few of each.

My strengths:

-Creativity. I am a very creative guy and would be good to have on a design team.

-Logic. I am good at breaking problems down logically to find solutions.

-Dedication. When I become a part of something I have no problems dedicating myself to it.

-Sociable. I work well with others, and can typically strike up a conversation with anyone. I get along with everyone.

-Technical. I am great with computers.

-Handling pressure and stress

My weaknesses:

-Focus. I am easily distracted.

-Perspective. I am not good at viewing things from the perspective of others, meaning it might be a problem for me to imagine the needs of customers.

-Monotony. I can't repeat the same cycle for too long or I get bored.

-Having rational expectations. All of my expectations are based on what I would do and thus i develop unrealistic expectations for others.

So I would want to surround myself with people that could keep me focused and grounded. When I make my decisions, I want people who will tell me realistically whether the customers would want that or if it merely makes sense to me. For example the iPad, Apple's new toy, is an absolutely useless hunk of trash to me. It's literally a large iPod touch. All of it's competitor's products are better and cheaper. However, that thing will sell like water in a desert. Were I told about this product, I would scoff at it. I need someone who can say "wait, I know you wouldn't use it, but most people would love it."