Paddle Boards are a huge new entrant into the water sports marketplace and Tower Paddle Boards owner Stephan Aarstol recognized the trend early. I recently spoke with Stephan, who made a deal with Mark Cuban on The Shark Tank. Cuban took 30% of Tower Paddle Boards for a $150,000 investment and asked for right of […]
Strap Your Kids On Your Luggage
March 20, 2012 by 1 Comment
Strap your kid to your luggage and cruise the airport without worry. Ride-On Carry-On is the answer to keeping your kids with you when you are cruising to your gate. Flight Attendant turned Entrepreneur, Darryl Lenz and her husband Randy chopped up a few beach chairs and created a prototype seat to attach their child […]
Beer Infused Premium Ice Cream
March 19, 2012 by 10 Comments
Beer infused premium ice cream sounds like a the merger of two polar opposite food items; in fact, my first reaction is one of disgust. The Brewer’s Cow of Old Lyme, Connecticut scoops its way into the Shark Tank this week. Steve Albert, Brewer’s Cow president and his partners, have been making their beer infused premium ice cream […]
Portable Pet Meals Looks For Shark Bite
March 19, 2012 by 5 Comments
Portable Pet Meals by Barkem’s is the latest pet related business to take a swim in the Shark Tank. What exactly is a portable pet meal? According to the Barkem’s website, portable pet meals are: “a pre-packaged meal suited just for your pet. Contained in separate compartments inside a recyclable, single use container is: one […]
Venice Custom Everything Seeks Investment
March 18, 2012 by 1 Comment
The AVE Venice is a funky, fun “custom everything” shop located in Venice, California. As the second LA area entrant in the Shark Tank this week, they hope to land a deal to take their worldwide custom printing empire to the next level. The AVE Venice prints custom tee shirts, which is nothing new under the […]
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March 18, 2012 by 1 Comment
We are delighted to announce this week’s Free Shark Tank Blog giveaway: A Show No Towel! Shelly Ehler, who made waves a few weeks ago by getting a deal from Lori Geiner on the spot and had her Shark Tank Episode re-run last night, has been gracious enough to provide this prize to readers of the Shark […]
GoGo Gear
March 18, 2012 by 4 Comments
GoGo Gear, a Los Angeles based maker of protective, armored, abrasion resistant riding gear and accessories for men and women, scoots into the Shark Tank this Friday. According to the GoGo Gear website, GoGo Gear creator, Arlene Battishill, was recently selected as one of the 100 Top Influencers in the LA Fashion Industry by the Fashion […]
Miso Music Update
March 17, 2012 by 4 Comments
Miso Music made a big splash in the Shark Tank last night when Mark Cuban offered $300k for 8% and company founder and CEO Aviv Grill accepted. In an innovative pitch, Ingrid Michaelson came on to play a song after Mr. Grill demonstrated the app by “learning” one of her songs. The Miso Music Shark Tank Episode […]
Profender Inventor Tony Devine Interview
March 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Profender is the basketball training tool introduced on The Shark Tank Episode 305 last week. I spoke with Profender inventor Tony Devine recently to get his take on his appearance. Tony is a Special Education teacher and basketball coach. He has coached basketball at pretty much every level from youth ball all the way up to […]
