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11-27-2018 , 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by de captain
Tide pods for protein powder was one of he best ideas in the last couple of years.
Tide pods with a prize inside ftw.
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11-27-2018 , 10:45 AM
cocoa pods, coffee pods, vitamin pods, tea pods,... Seems like a pill pouch instead of capsule. Definitely a nice idea but how did they get a patent?
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11-27-2018 , 10:53 AM
USPTO is now offering patents in individuality wrapped packages. A real gamechanger. Someone made a bundle on that idea.
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11-27-2018 , 11:28 AM
"any consumable powder that is entirely contained by a dissolvable film, both of which are meant to be dissolved simultaneously and consumed together in a water-based beverage"
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11-27-2018 , 11:34 AM
Wow, in just the last decade we went from having no tidepods, to having tidepods that you can't eat, to having tidepods that people are rumored to eat, to having tidepods that you are supposed to eat! I feel so bad for the previous generations who never got to see all this wonder.
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02-02-2019 , 01:58 PM
Is this thread dead?

S10E12 had a pitch that was very interesting imo, Monti Kids.

Start up offering a ridiculously expensive subscription model for babies (0-3 years) educational toys.

What I found very interesting:
*Team of 7 and the way it was presented it seemed like they were burning 95k a month on salaries, for a start up with half a million in revenues to date. Seems ridiculous, but the way it was presented I do not think it is far from the truth.
*She almost closes a horrible deal with Robert for $200k for 10% and eventually closes an even worse deal with Kevin for $200k for 2,5% and Kevin 4X-ing his money via royalties.

Why was she this interested in getting a deal for $200k at terrible terms, when the money does not even fund 10 weeks of operations? Why doesn't she convince her staff to take stock-based compensation instead of giving away all the equity and cash flow of the company?

Was she really after expertise? It still seems like a really expensive way to get expertise.

Does anyone know what I'm missing?
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02-03-2019 , 01:05 PM
I heard the guy who created Ring doorbell was on Shark Tank and they refused to invest. Then he sold it to amazon for a billion. Now everyone has those.
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02-06-2019 , 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by bbfg
Is this thread dead?

S10E12 had a pitch that was very interesting imo, Monti Kids.

Start up offering a ridiculously expensive subscription model for babies (0-3 years) educational toys.

What I found very interesting:
*Team of 7 and the way it was presented it seemed like they were burning 95k a month on salaries, for a start up with half a million in revenues to date. Seems ridiculous, but the way it was presented I do not think it is far from the truth.
*She almost closes a horrible deal with Robert for $200k for 10% and eventually closes an even worse deal with Kevin for $200k for 2,5% and Kevin 4X-ing his money via royalties.

Why was she this interested in getting a deal for $200k at terrible terms, when the money does not even fund 10 weeks of operations? Why doesn't she convince her staff to take stock-based compensation instead of giving away all the equity and cash flow of the company?

Was she really after expertise? It still seems like a really expensive way to get expertise.

Does anyone know what I'm missing?


Did not see this episode so can’t comment specifically - but generally the majority of deals on the show never close. And some of those are from people who never intend to close at all, but want the publicity/sensation of a “deal” on the show.
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02-06-2019 , 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperSwag
I heard the guy who created Ring doorbell was on Shark Tank and they refused to invest. Then he sold it to amazon for a billion. Now everyone has those.
Its the only company to really hit it huge(billion dollar household name) to ever be on the show that I know of and the sharks passed, thought that was kind of funny.

The protein powder pods...I pay $40 dollars a month for protein powder and would happily pay $60 for it to come in those pods. If those guys really have a patent on that delivery system, they are going to kill it.
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02-06-2019 , 02:09 PM
Plated sold for something like 250 million. I think Bouqs got pretty big, too.
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02-06-2019 , 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Sideline
Its the only company to really hit it huge(billion dollar household name) to ever be on the show that I know of and the sharks passed, thought that was kind of funny.

The protein powder pods...I pay $40 dollars a month for protein powder and would happily pay $60 for it to come in those pods. If those guys really have a patent on that delivery system, they are going to kill it.
there have been a ton of 100m+ companies/products from ST but only Ring hit a billion dollar exit. Its pretty crazy esp since a majority of the companies on there are consumer products and not nec heavy tech focused etc.
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10-17-2020 , 08:21 AM
S12 started yesterday! Filming was post-COVID but it is handled very well.

First episode was good.

Surprised nobody threw a deal out to Garma Guard, seemed like good operators in a saturated but booming market, with a good product with a decent differentiator on top.

Can anyone figure out if the SparkCharge deal passed due diligence? Can't find anything (which probably means no). I don't know if I liked the idea of the B2B-side. It costs a lot of money and time to charge, isn't it more cost effective to tow the cars to a charging station from a B2B road assistance play? The consumer play to have it in your car might be something, but I want to see it before I believe it. And not sure how many people would sink 4 figures into that just for the peace of mind.
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10-08-2022 , 05:41 PM
Anyone watching season 14
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10-08-2022 , 09:37 PM
Yep that live studio audience episode was pretty cringy...it was a nice idea but it turns out shark tank absolutely needs editing
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10-09-2022 , 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by OlafTheSnowman
Yep that live studio audience episode was pretty cringy...it was a nice idea but it turns out shark tank absolutely needs editing

I agree 100%.

I compare it to WSOP broadcast too - editing does wonders.
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