Rent a Grandma will be jumping into The Shark Tank on Friday; the big question on everyone’s mind is will Grandma get funded or will she be a “meal” for the Sharks? Founded by Mr. Todd Pliss, Rent a Grandma is a terrific example of the best entrepreneurial strategy of all: find a need and […]
Follow Up Donny McCall Invis-A-Rack
March 7, 2012 by 5 Comments
I spoke with Donny McCall the other night. He’s the guy who invented Invis-A-Rack, the fold away pick up truck rack he invented after his wife gave him some guff about going out on the town in a truck with permanent work racks affixed to the top. I can identify with that sentiment; when I […]
The Original Profender Shark Tank Preview
March 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
On Friday night, the creator of The Original Profender will be the first entrepreneur to try to slam dunk into The Shark Tank. What is the Profender? It’s a basketball training tool. Inventor Tony Devine came up with the idea for The Profender while trying to find a basketball training tool for his son. After […]
Nardo’s Natural
March 6, 2012 by 6 Comments
Four brothers from the Tampa area will be jumping in The Shark Tank on Friday night. The Mastronardo boys, who own Nardo’s Naturals, hope to get one of the sharks to invest in their line of organic, all natural skin care products. It seems a bit strange (to me anyways) to have four guys representing an […]
Scott Jordan: TEC and ScotteVest Part Three
March 6, 2012 by 2 Comments
I had the opportunity to speak with Scott Jordan, the Technology Enabled Clothing entrepreneur who appeared on last Friday’s Shark Tank. This is the third in a series of three posts based on that discussion. One thing he agreed with is the publicity power of appearing on the Shark Tank. Every entrepreneur who appears on […]
Litter Jewelry Preview
March 5, 2012 by 6 Comments
Litter Jewelry, Mackenzie Burdick & Rachael Mann Litter has been on the Shark Tank before, but it was Kitty Litter, not Litter Jewelry! One of this week’s entrepreneurs is the team of Mackenzie Burdick and Rachael Mann. The gals, who are sisters, make all kinds of jewelry out of reclaimed items from stuff they find […]
Correction on Today’s Earlier Post on Scott Jordan
March 5, 2012 by 16 Comments
In part two of my Shark Tank Scottevest three part series of posts based on my conversations with Scott Jordan, I’d like to correct the following paragraph which appeared in the original post: “Actually, Scott Jordan has only taken adversarial legal action twice with regards to his clothing patents. In one case, there is a Chinese company […]
Scott Jordan: TEC and ScotteVest Part Two
March 5, 2012 by 8 Comments
I had the opportunity to speak with Scott Jordan, the Technology Enabled Clothing entrepreneur who appeared on last Friday’s Shark Tank. This is the second in a series of three posts based on that discussion. Scott Jordan’s plan is to license his patented Technology Enabled Clothing system- he would get money from clothing manufacturers who […]
Scott Jordan: TEC and ScotteVest Part One
March 4, 2012 by 14 Comments
Scott Jordan, TEC (Technology Enabled Clothing) entrepreneur who appeared on last Friday’s Shark Tank and I had the opportunity to speak after the show. This is the first in a series of three posts based on that discussion. The Scott Jordan appearance on Friday’s Shark Tank spurred a lot of controversy with sharks and fans alike. […]
