Himalayan Dog Chews takes two things dogs love and puts them together: cheese and something you can chew. Nishes, Sujan, and Suman Shrestha pitch Himalayan Dog Chews to the Sharks in Shark Tank episode 615. The product was “invented” in 2003 when Nishes’ dog started chewing on some Himalayan cheese. After four years of R&D, Nishes, […]
Lip Bar: Cocktail-Inspired Lipstick
February 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Melissa Butler initially wanted to have a mobile Lip Bar truck for her business, at least that’s what she said she wanted the funds from a failed Indie Go-Go campaign for. The campaign raised around $13K – half what she was asking – and the truck never got rolling. The Lip Bar is still very […]
Floating Beverage Holder – BevBoy
February 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Kevin Waltermire wants to be an entrepreneurial super hero in Shark Tank episode 615 when he pitches BevBoy, a floating beverage holder. BevBoy the product is “named after the American River Otter Superhero, Beverage Boy, whose superpower is to make beverages float.” Making beverages float might not be the coolest super-power out there, but it’s […]
Grass Pee-Pad – Fresh Patch
February 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Andrew Feld brings grass, in the form of a grass pee-pad for dogs, into the Shark Tank in episode 616. He calls his product Fresh Patch and it’s literally a patch of grass in a box. The idea is to use it as a training tool for dogs, getting them to want to train on […]
No Clog Drain Stopper – Drain Strain
February 2, 2015 by 1 Comment
A drain stopper may not be the sexiest product ever to appear on Shark Tank, but entrepreneur and inventor Naushad Ali hopes the Sharks like his Drain Strain invention in episode 616. Ali invented the product, which pops out of the drain with a twist, to catch all the hair his wife and daughter were plugging […]
Climate Control for Beds – Bed Jet
February 2, 2015 by 5 Comments
Bed Jet inventor Mark Aramli decided designing consumer products and starting his own business was more exciting than designing space suits for NASA, so in 2013 he decided to do just that. Aramli pitches Bed Jet to the Sharks in episode 616. BedJet is a climate control system for your bed; in the cold winter […]
Balm Chicky Sharable Lip Balm
January 31, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Balm Chicky Balm Balm. Just say the words, and people of a certain generation get images of over the top, 1970’s porn movie soundtracks. This is just the vibe entrepreneurs Liz Moskow and Abby Schwalb are going for with their sharable lip balm that they pitch in episode 616. Their entire brand is based on double […]
Qubits Toy Update
January 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Mark Burginger, season one Shark Tank veteran and toy inventor provided Shark Tank Blog with a Qubits Toy update prior to re-airing on CNBC Friday, January 30, 2015 at 8 PM EST. Whenever possible, Shark Tank Blog likes to follow-up with past entrepreneurs to hear about their successes and failures. Whatever Happened to Qubits Toy? […]
Affiliate Summit West 2015
January 25, 2015 by 4 Comments
The old saying “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” does not apply to Affiliate Summit West 2015 (or any other Affiliate Summit for that matter). Every year, I attend Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas, Affiliate Summit 2015 was my sixth. This year, it was held at the Paris Hotel and Casino from January 18-21. […]
Phone Soap – Phone Sanitizer
January 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Germaphobes are going to love Phone Soap, a smart phone sanitizer inventors Wesley Laporte and Dan Barnes pitch in Shark Tank episode 620. The pair created PhoneSoap, a case with bacteria killing UV lights you slide your phone into, back in 2012 when they blew out their Kickstarter goal of $18,000 and raised over $63,000 […]
