13 year old Noah Cahoon, along with dad, Brian and little brother, Milo, pitches Paper Box Pilots – his airplane stickers kit – in episode 606. The origins of the business began when Noah was 4 years old. His dad used to turn old boxes into airplanes for Noah; he’d draw instruments and decorations on […]
Reviver Preview
October 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I spoke with Eric Kusin before episode 606 aired to get a Reviver preview. Eric appears with his brother, Ben -who invented Reviver – to pitch the business in the Shark Tank. Ben originally got the idea for Reviver about 6 years ago. Ben was a smoker who wanted to mask the smell of smoke. […]
Drum Pants – The Band You Wear
October 2, 2014 by 1 Comment
Drum Pants is the first wearable, electronic music kit in the world. Co-founders Lei Yu and Tyler Freeman introduce their technology to the Shark Tank in episode 603. The idea for Drum Pants began as a way for Freeman (who happens to be a drummer) to goof on his friends by slapping his legs and […]
Soap Socks – Soap Sox Stuffed Animal Washcloths
September 29, 2014 by 3 Comments
Ray Phillips and Alvin Uy hope to clean up with their Soap Socks Stuffed Animal Wash Cloths in Shark Tank Episode 603. The two dads invented SoapSocks when Ray made bath time a bit less frightening for a small child at a residential treatment facility. The kid didn’t want to take a bath without his […]
Card Throwing Game – Ninja Cards
September 29, 2014 by 1 Comment
Dustin Berk and Ken Haton pitch Ninja Cards, a darts-like card throwing game, in episode 603. Many people (before the advent of smart phones) pitched cards to pass the time; Dustin and Ken are no exceptions. One day, while traveling for business, the guys were pitching cards at bottles in their hotel room. That little […]
Dog Carrier – Heart Pup
September 24, 2014 by 1 Comment
When Anastasia Heart wants to walk her dog, Trixi, the dog might not have to do the walking if she’s snuggled in its Heart Pup dog carrier. Ms. Heart made the dog carrier herself, and she has hundreds of them on sale in her Etsy shop. Heart Pup isn’t your run of the mill dog carrier, […]
Start Up on Shark Tank
September 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This Guest Post is written by Dave Landry Jr. He also created the info-graphic, The Shark Tank Formula for Shark Tank Success, appearing at the end of this article. Dave is an entrepreneur and online journalist living in Southern California. When he’s not busy catching up with his favorite TV shows, he often covers business communications, globalization, […]
Mobile Wedding Service – Wedding Wagon
September 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Adrian Gonzalez and James Cass pitch their mobile wedding service, called Wedding Wagon, in Shark Tank episode 602. Las Vegas is the marriage capital of the country: there were 80,493 marriage licenses issued in Clark County (where Vegas is located) in 2013. There are many ways to get married in Las Vegas too; you can have […]
Building Toy for Girls – Roominate
September 19, 2014 by 5 Comments
Roominate, a building toy for girls, jumps in the Tank when inventors Alice Brooks and Bettina Chen pitch in Shark Tank episode 602, part two of the season 6 premier. Alice has her BS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford. Bettina has her BS in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of […]
Kronos Golf
September 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Phillip Lapuz and Eric Williams hope the Sharks are on par with their business, Kronos Golf, that manufactures precision crafted golf putters in the second part of the season 6 premier, episode 602. The pair grew up in San Diego county, sometimes called “the epicenter of the club making industry.” Lapuz learned putter milling at a local […]
