I love shark tank, but for some reason those water bottle charms were my last straw. I’m fed up with the show self admittedly perpetuating a culture of overconsumption of non-functional plastic crap like this. I know this is the reality of investing - $s are what matter, and it’s not exactly a mission-driven industry, but it’s become kind of depressing to watch.

I think mark, David, and Robert sometimes at least pretend to stick to some sort of principles/values if only to keep viewership up, but I think it would be really cool to see a version of this show with impact analyses, etc. Anyone else think that kind of show would do well?

Just when it was gone.

Now we even get, "Syay hyellyo tyo mye lyittle fryend"

Illinyois is too much.

She originally came in asking for 350k for 5%. She told the sharks she owns 66%, but later told Kevin the most she'd give up was 24.9% so she would keep 50.1% and maintain control of the company. What am I missing, why is this not mathing?

Sharks for S16 E10

• Mark
• Kendra Scott (I think, it was hard to tell from the promo shot)
• Kevin
• Lori
• Daymond

Product Links:

• CharCharms - Practical water bottle accessories
• Nameberry - Baby name database
• Rinseroo - Easy-to-use tub hose
• Tabeeze - Hassle-free baby clothes

Product Discussion Threads:

• CharCharms
• Nameberry
• Rinseroo
• Tabeeze

Air Time\Date: 8:00 PM EST 1/31/2025 on ABC

Phil Crowley's Intro: ”ipsum lorem”

ASK: $XXXK for XX%

Phil Crowley's Intro: ”ipsum lorem”

ASK: $XXXK for XX%

Phil Crowley's Intro: ”ipsum lorem”

ASK: $XXXK for XX%

Phil Crowley's Intro: ”ipsum lorem”

ASK: $XXXK for XX%

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hhjkevspbQ

I love it, I hope more is coming with subs, the uploads on the Shark Tank India channel unfortunately doesn't have english, which makes them impossible to watch if you don't understand hindi, autotranslate doesn't help either, because they mix english with hindi mid sentence (or telugu, or any of the other 20-ish official languages I guess, I can't tell tbh) which makes the translate algo say "fuck it I can't do this" :D

Was interesting to watch them go back and forth with the money, they were nickel and dimeing it as Mark would say, but in India haggling is a part of life, so the sharks weren't offended by the counters like in the US.

I do have a problem with the kid's involvement tho. At first I thought this was a shameless planted ad for the shark's company (the kid basically says "Oh Mr. Aman Gupta I love your products so much, I bought them all, I will buy them forever and ever"), but maybe it was just a way for the pitchers to smooch up to the targeted shark, like how everyone wants Mark. I was a bit cringy to watch, I don't think they needed that shit at all, I 100% believe what they said about the importance of reading and writing, I actually thought A-P-P-L-E before the fruit.

Hey SharkTankers!

The Database: I just created a database with stats from every deal on the show: https://sharktanklab.com/database/

What Can You Do With It? Sort through deals and nerd out.

For example, if you wanted to see... "the largest deal Mark Cuban has ever invested in".

Filter on > Deal > Mark Cuban > sort by Invested Amount. (Hint: he's dropped $2 million on a couple ;))

We also profiled every single episode from the show if you wanted to skim what the episode and product are all about.

What's Next? I'd like to start incorporating more interesting and insightful content. Things like...

• Break down the sharks investing habits by numbers and stats, etc
• Where are they now business updates/ interview businesses
• Sortable product database

If You're Interested: I'd love any feedback and suggestions from you. It is still a work in progress. But, it is workable enough to navigate now. This has taken a lot of manual labor getting through all of that deal info lol.

Happy to answer any questions as well. Thanks for your time!

Chris

It's something I've noticed over time throughout the show and reading more about her. We know virtually nothing about her past. We don't know personal details like her age, her birthday, her family, what her childhood or early adulthood was like, etc.

On both the show and social media, the rest of the sharks are pretty open, sharing their beginnings and their personal lives. Old photos of themselves and their family are shown, personal relationships are mentioned... Lori has none of that.

We really only know how she became an entrepreneur, that she's from Chicago, and she's married. Otherwise, it's been a strict focus on her (current) business/professional life only.

I'm guessing she keeps her personal life and background/history very private, which is fine. It's just something I've picked up on that I find very interesting, especially when she always asks entrepreneurs their backgrounds and that a lot is known about the rest of the shark panel.

I’ve been rewatching older seasons (currently on season 10), and I’ve noticed that most times Lori just talks to add her 2 cents for no reason lol. Especially when she doesn’t give an offer and then another shark pulls out and all she did was talk!?! Lmaoo.

Just something I noticed as I’ve been binging. Don’t hate her, but it gets annoying lol.

I loved her, she was supportive, gave good feedback, and fit in!!!

Phil: "A product for women who love the great outdoors."

Outdoor performance socks created for women.

Ask: 100k for 10%

Deal or No Deal: >!Barbara 100k for 25%!<

Phil: "A product that many women dread shopping for."

A line of seamless swimsuits.

Ask: 200k for 5%

Deal or No Deal: >!Barbara and Jamie for 200k for 20% (and Mark doesn't see himself warming them up).!<

Phil: "An entrepreneur hoping to breathe new life into an old-fashioned hobby."

An easy-to-sew quilt kit.

Ask: 150k for 5%

Deal or No Deal: >!Kevin for 150k for 5% with $10 royalty in perpetuity!<

Phil: "An elegant way to store your just treasured belongings"

An heirloom keepsake trunk.

Ask: 400k for 5%

Deal or No Deal: >!Mark, Barbara, Jamie for 400k for 15%!<

Sorry guys, family emergency has had me at the hospital all day. I’ll build the Episode and Product Discussion threads tomorrow!!!

So for people who watched Shark Tank I believe most of us know how many watchers at the beginning hates Kevin O'leary because of his bluntness and that he seems so greedy while others like Robert Herjavec because he seems so nice and open minded.

Me I didn't like Kevin at first when I first saw him I thought he was so greedy, while I'm neutral for Robert. However, the longer I watch the show Kevin became my favorite, I know he can be a d*ck at times but he is honest, humurous and when he loves the product he really is invested in it just like Lovepop.

His royalties are mostly reasonable, (except for windcatcher product) he just really wants his money back and sometimes royalties are better than some equity.

Meanwhile it's the opposite for what I feel for Robert, I don't think he's evil but he gives of the "Fake nice guy vibes" there was one episode in Dragons' Den Canada where he said to the woman with the dancing company "You could at least lie to me and just pretend to be nice". So to him it's okay to lie and pretend to be nice? The fact that he said that shows his personal beliefs.

He looks like he has a thing for pretty women, especially for a blonde bombshell.

Many deals with Robert also doesn't close according to news, he alters the deal and don't stick to his word. I feel bad for him sometimes when his offers get ignored but when I remember this my sympathy goes out of the window.

Another thing I like to add is Kevin, just like Mark doesn't care too much about their physical appearance, while Robert seems to care about how he would look, what fancy he will appear to be. I'm not saying it's a bad thing to dress up well but sometimes it shows how comfortable you are on your own just like how Kevin doesn't care that he's bald.

Well we don't know them personally so we can't say this is a fact but it's so interesting how they are both from Canada and somehow look cartoonish but they gave the opposite impact to many people.

I was reading a few old threads on which American Shark has the highest deal % ROI (Return on Investment) and it seemed to lean towards Lori's favour.

But how about the respective shows overall?

If you respectively sum up all the deals done on the two shows, which one has the higher ROI in percentage?

Bonus points if you want to include Shark Tank Australia/India.

I watched Dragons' Den Canada, it's another version of Shark Tank where Kevin and Robert were there.

I noticed Robert was more meaner there and has a colder heart where he will say it as it is but it's the opposite in Shark Tank where he gets super excited about little things and over compliments.

View Poll

“…why aren’t you manufacturing this in China?”

I recently came up with a unique business method patent that I am working on. Would it be reasonable to inquire with sharks about possible investment or would it be my biggest mistake that would result in me losing my business to a bigger fish with no return? I am aware that patent pending is essentially not going to protect my idea as someone else can slightly tweak it and do it themself. Would I be more likely to strike a deal or have them read my idea and do it themself as I am essentially a nobody college student? Also reasonable chance my inquiry would be ignored all together obviously. Imagine your idea had the potential to be worth $100 billion in 10 years.

A ton of the contestants in the last few seasons have businesses which significantly depend upon TikTok and their shop. How do you think they would be affected by what happens with TikTok?