If you want to rent like a champ, you have to think like a champ and it’s that kind of thinking that ultimately led to the formation of Rent Like a Champion, a company presenting to the Sharks in episode 704. It was thinking of championships that started Drew Mitchell down the path to forming […]
Rapid Inflation Technology – Wind Catcher
October 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Ryan Frayne had relatively modest goals when he ran a Kickstarter campaign to get his Wind Catcher “Air Pads” produced. He was looking for $50,000 and raised nearly three times that amount. The Air Pad, an air mattress, uses what Frayne calls “rapid inflation technology,” which is fancy talk for the large, bag-like inflation “valve” […]
STEM Learning Centers – STEMCenter USA
October 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
STEMCenter USA’s Lavanya and Melissa Jawaharlal are sisters who share a vision for how we educate children in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). They believe kids should be exposed to STEM as young as possible and they provide classes in their STEMCenter Learning Center in Pomona, CA to kids as young as 4 years […]
SWAG Essentials Update – Interview with Lydia Evans
October 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
There is a Swag Essentials Update segment in Shark Tank episode 704. If you recall, entrepreneur Lydia Evans’ memorable line in her initial appearance was quite humorous. Lydia, a happily single woman, told Daymond she likes “long, romantic walks to the bank!” Despite her cheery nature and quality product (glycerin-based soaps embedded with loofah particles), […]
Football Weekend Rentals – Rent Like a Champion
October 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Rent Like a Champion is the AirBnB of college football weekend rentals. Co-founder Drew Mitchell and CEO Mike Doyle will be pitching their groundbreaking business in Shark Tank episode 704. Like AirBnB, Rent Like a Champion acts as a middleman between people willing to rent out their homes and people seeking lodging in popular college football towns. Unlike AirBnB, […]
Ready to Drink Hot Coffee – Hot Shot
October 23, 2015 by 1 Comment
Danny Grossfeld likes his coffee and he likes it hot, that’s why he’s trying to bring his Hot Shot ready to drink coffee to market in the USA. Grossfeld “discovered” ready to drink coffee in a can in Japan, where it’s been around for years. He keeps Hot Shot hot with his HotBox, a “hot […]
Litie Laces – Product Review
October 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
One of the cool things about writing the Shark Tank Blog is a lot of businesses send me samples for review – whether they’ve been on the show or not. I recently received a pair of Litie Laces in the mail for review; they’re lighted shoelaces! Basically, it’s a flexible, shoe-lace like, LED tube with […]
Table 87 Pizza – FUGGETABOUTIT!
October 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Guest post on the Table 87 Pizza deal with Lori Grenier – by Dan Casey QVC Queen Partners with Table 87 Pizza – Will It Work? Tom Cucco of Table 87 Pizza is the real deal. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he runs two successful pizza restaurants in a highly competitive market. He has begun to […]
Wurkin Stiffs Update – Jonathan Boos Interview
October 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I recently spoke with Jonathan Boos to get a Wurkin Stiffs update. Jonathan is an “old school” Shark Tank entrepreneur – Wurkin Stiffs was the first pitch of season two’s first broadcast episode, which also happened to be Mark Cuban’s first appearance as a “guest Shark” (Cuban went full-time in season three). While the episode […]
XCraft Drone – XPlusOne
October 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
JD Claridge and Charles Manning introduce the XCraft Drone to the Sharks and the world in episode 705. Claridge, an aerospace engineer, invented the XCraft – a drone that’s part “traditional” drone and part remote control airplane. Like regular drones, it hovers in helicopter-like fashion for take-off and landing. When it reaches a certain altitude, it […]
