23A – Your Venture’s Unfair Advantage

Resource	Relevance	Valuable	Rare	Inimitable	Non-substitutable
1.         Husband and Father of Five Children	Significant responsibility of large family and proven leadership	Very valuable given the unanticipated challenges and wisdom to influence and relate to people in different generations	It is rare to have more than two children	Someone could duplicate this over a long period of time.	Yes. There is no substitute to being responsible for your offspring’s wellbeing and success
2.         Analytical horsepower	Ability to analyze and access risks and rewards	Very valuable given the experience and track record I have developed	Combination of analytical capacity and experience to predict, measure and control business results rare	The capability could be duplicated with training and experience in application	In some cases, this can be substituted with similar experience or by machine learning and artificial intelligence
3.         Process Improvement	Ability to improve and iterate with efficiency	Eliminates waste and maximizes efficiencies	Not rare	The capability could be duplicated with training and experience in application	No. Alternatives are abundant.
4.         Strategic Thinker	Ability to define and plan pathway to success	Unites resources and establishes vision	Not rare	Cannot be copied exactly but can be learned	no
5.         Project Management	Ability to define, resource, measure and plan work	Improves likelihood of idea coming to life	Not rare	The capability could be duplicated with training and experience in application	no
6.         Executive Management	Ability to hold large amount of responsibility and influence across large number of people	Able to lead and influence	Not usually.  Individual experience can be	Can be copied over time	yes
7.         Over 300 connections in linked in	Access to over 300 professionals across multiple industries	Connection to resources that can help solve problems	Overall not rare, but individual contacts can be	Can be copied over time	yes
8.         UF Alumni	Access millions of UF Alumni with various professions and expertise	Community that can help solve problems	Given 38% acceptance rate, could consider rare	Can be copied by other institutions	yes
9.         Six Sigma Blackbelt	Expertise to design, predict and measure business processes	Eliminates waste and increases efficiencies	Few people have this expertise in Process Improvement and Lean operations	The capability could be duplicated with training and experience in application	yes
10.      Change Management	Ability to effective plan and influence change	Improved adoption of strategies, concepts and ideas	Success/effectiveness can be rare	The capability could be duplicated with training and experience in application	no

Given its great value and non-substitutability, I believe Husband and father of five is my greatest resource.  The experience as a husband and father has taught me more in life than anything else I have ever done and brought me the most joy.  You learn to make sacrifices and lead in many circumstances.