I think Shark Tank is a terrible show

It glorifies billionaires, making them stars, and peddles junk. Same with Undercover Boss.

I actually like my scrub daddy!

I was watching Undercover Boss yesterday and they had a guy on who owned a resort that I’ve never heard of, and they featured his home which looked like a resort, and one if his employees couldn’t afford his mortgage. They ended the show with the owner swimming in giant pool. I thought wow, this is such a tone deaf show—and, why am I watching it?

I hate shark Tank. Dream killers.

Agree OP

But, I like my scrub daddy too

[quote] I actually like my scrub daddy!

I thought it was called a sugar daddy.

I like seeing the inventions and most of the time they don't give a shit about each inventor's sob story which I appreciate.

I'm kind of obsessed with this show. It's actually one of the less trashy reality shows when you compare it to the ones glorifying Kardashian whores, plastic surgery, and my 6000 lb life.

Barbara Corcoran is such a cunt. I don't know why she isn't talked about more on DL. I love when she declines an investment purely because "there's just something about you I don't like."

OP, you don’t like the show? What’s not to like?

Ya know what, I don’t think we can DL together.

I’m out.

I love a Shark Tank TV marathon on a Sunday afternoon.

I hate myself for saying this but: I'd totally fuck Kevin O'Leary.

Ok, now I'm going to go and, as the Japanese would say, become one with my shame.

Eww r10 what the fuck? That's not even funny. Everyone knows Mark Cuban is the only fuckable shark, but even he's past his prime.

I’d fuck Mark Cuban. He hates Trump as much as I do. And daddy is rich.

Thanks, r9! I just turned it on! I love this show!

My friends really like the Scrub Daddy. My one friend relies on her doorbell Ring Camera thing. I tried that farmer's Sweet Corn Chips, but nah, too sweet, prefer salty. Bought the stuff-catcher for between car seats, but haven't installed it yet.

Shark Tank products:

[quote]I'd totally fuck Kevin O'Leary

Thank you for saying it first. I'm so glad I'm not alone! I think he's cute too. I bet his kisses taste like maple syrup :)

I'm a huge fan of Barbara Corcoran because she really doesn't hide her intelligence or instincts; she'll cut out of a deal basically because she smells the snake oil.

Lori Grenier, incidentally, is hysterical with her word salad to politely get out of a deal, but I suspect she and Corcoran are both equally ruthless with their cuntiness when it comes to $$$. I love them both.

The only big problem I have with Shark Tank are their guest sharks who are either vapid celebrities (Alex Rodriguez, Maria Sharapova) or random CEOs who conveniently have a good match for their brand in one or two of that episode's auditions. I want to see the core people compete for the deals, or diss the people with crazy valuations who are only there to advertise their brand.

Lori Grenier is the "nice" shark but she's actually one of the more ruthless ones. She usually offers terrible deals.

I like Barbara Cockaran but don’t like Leeza Gibbons. They need to get new female sharks.

I used to like the show, but during the pandemic came to realize that the show exists to make millionaires out of the inventors of interesting but utlimately useless junk. And make the greedy Sharks even more money, of course. The world is facing grave problems with COVID, global warming and societal unrest. What we don't need is even more manufactured junk to dump in our landfills. And those awful people don't need even more money. The show is evil and must be stopped.

R18 has stated her boundaries.

Let’s not forget that my pillow started on that show.

R10 I'd fuck him too, I like bald guys.

"[R18] has stated her boundaries."

And what's wrong with that? More of us should.

Bless your heart, r22.

No, really. Just bless it.

[quote] "I like Barbara Cockaran but don’t like Leeza Gibbons. They need to get new female sharks."

Okay. So Gibbons hosted two has some kind of money, hosted two hit infomercials, and started a line of makeup (which I'm not even sure is still even produced), but I still have to ask: why her as a shark?

[quote]Barbara Corcoran is such a cunt. I don't know why she isn't talked about more on DL. I love when she declines an investment purely because "there's just something about you I don't like."

Me too. And I love her hatchet face.

[quote]Barbara Corcoran is such a cunt. I don't know why she isn't talked about more on DL

She sewed Trump for over Million dollars and won! I love her just for that.

It was her first big deal when she was starting out and in classic Trump form, he didn't want to pay her after the deal went through. That woman has a lot of balls.

I wish they’d stick to the core sharks. ARod and Bethanney Frankel are out of their league. I think Robert is cute but Mark looks like he’d get drunk, kick back, let a guy suck him off then pretend it never happened. I have a feeling Lori isn’t as nice as she seems. Barbara is at least open with her cuntiness.

Another Kevin O'Leary fan! He needs his own thread with nude pics and videos.

I think he's aging better than Mark Cuban who needs to take a cue off Rudy Giuliani and lay off the black shoe polish

[quote]Let’s not forget that my pillow started on that show.

Wrong. He started My Crap Pillow long before that. He did go on the show to raise money but they saw through his bull shit hyper inflated valuation and turned him down. No Deal.

[quote] She sewed Trump

She sure didn’t sew his mouth shut.

Comparing Shark Tank to Undercover Boss is like comparing Cher to Rachel Dolezal.

The people on Shark Tank are real inverters sometimes called Angels in the venture capital world. It' really the first show that ever reviled that side of business. Undercover boss is complete Kardashian style crap. The fake wigs, the fake CEO enlightenment, the whole thing is an hour long commercial for that company of the day. Sometimes the disguise and wigs are so bad you can see the employee almost snickering on came pretending not to notice. Even SNL has made fun of that show.

But she didn’t vote for him, R27. You win.

I’m out.

"He did go on the show to raise money but they saw through his bull shit hyper inflated valuation and turned him down. No Deal."

I didn't realize that Mr. MyPillow went on Shark Tank. I bet his valuation isn't so hyper-inflated now, though, is it? Not defending him at all. I think he's Red State trash. But maybe they missed the boat on this one. Just sayin'.

But without MyPillow, r36, the Sharks can now sleep better at night.

The Canadian version is called Dragon's Den and those assholes have been wrong more often than they've been right.

They've passe don ideas that went on to make millions and invested in ideas that bombed.

I just got cable again, and I’m addicted to this show. I should be going to bed, but I can’t stop watching. Cuban may be past his prime, but I’d still sit on his dick and wiggle.

Dragon’s Den in the UK is better, but now I’m hooked on Shark Tank.

i love the show. Have seen a good portion of the episodes because they run back to back on CNBC constantly.

Shark Tank is now 50% show construct. It's about creating a show for us viewers more than matching investor with baby companies. Mark Cuban sometimes even buys into companies that are not good investments simply to make himself look good (if the entrepreneur cant get a deal but has a great sob story or seems like a worthwhile person).

Notice the sharks barely discuss the process of working with them and their teams. They never say "I have 4 dedicated staff members for what your company is lacking, Daymond doesn't have any". Cuban actually does the most discussion of what his employees can do for them....

Anyone who goes on the show gets a crazy bump in sales. If they have the inventory ready and can make money off it, it can lead to helping sustain a baby business even if they walk out without a deal. Lots of people who go on the show have hobby businesses. They make $100-200k per year or more but their company won't grow bigger and wouldn't be able to handle an investor taking profits out.

there are websites that have updates on every single company featured on shark tank

for those who complain about guest hosts--this format will always feature guest hosts. Partially due to filming restrictions any one of the sharks may have (people have family tragedies, surgeries, etc and none of them NEED to be there) but mainly its so that the sharks can't ask for crazy salaries. they make plenty already but it bakes into the cake the idea that any of them are replaceable.

I would freaking love to see Suzanne Somers be a guest shark.

There is no wrong or right on Shark Tank. Its a totally artificial construct created for television. Just because someone doesn't get a deal and goes on to huge success doesn't mean the sharks were wrong. Same is even more true in reverse.

We don't hear of all the deals that fail to go through after actual paperwork gets involved. I've only heard a shark reference it once on the show but its bound to happen a lot. They probably film quite a few more segments than what makes it to air. It's a primetime show, if a "contestant" doesn't do well on camera or the segment is flat, there's no reason for them to air it. Or if the investor changes their mind, they can always have their lawyers/staff find a way to exit the deal when the paperwork process begins. these are struggling baby business people, there are going to be problems with their record keeping and finances if you go looking for it

I'm so tired of hearing about rich people

I don’t watch the show but do know that they all turned down Ring in 2013 and within in four, maybe five, years it was purchased by Bezos for north of a $1 billion.

During the early pandemic when we were hunkered down, my family watched it together every night. It was a fun family activity. We argued about which shark would make a deal with the inventors, asked the kids which products would make and then googled them to see whose product actually succeeded, laughed our asses off. It was great.

I absolutely despise emotional manipulation, and mercilessly deride the people who did a whole song and dance with their sob stories. God I hate that shit. Perhaps the producers encourage it, to make the show more accessible or something. But there are very few times I think it added any interest.

I just started watching last year and am hooked. The corny American dream pitches are hilarious, especially when the product is a potato peeler, but there are some fun ideas and I've actually learned a lot about business.

Also, I have noticed that Barbara Corcoran loves hot young guys. If there are hot and charming young men, she will sign them, regardless of how stupid the idea is. She’s a horny old broad and she doesn’t hide it.

But last season Barbara said she had not thought of sex in 30 years. I think she's just window shopping.

r46 You're looking at it inside out. It is a television show first. The sob story will always be there because thats part of why they picked that person (who is also probably telegenic). Real businesspeople and investors generally dont decide to get married and permanently entangled within 20 minutes. (It is real, but i'm making the point this is a show and the fact deals are happening is the less important factor).

Television will always be overproduced. Watch the contestants on prime time game shows today. They all look fuckable. They all dance to the theme music and practically do backflips through the aisles and have WAY too much personality. Because it's a television show first and a game second

[quote]Watch the contestants on prime time game shows today. They all look fuckable. They all dance to the theme music and practically do backflips through the aisles and have WAY too much personality.

Jeopardy is a huge exception.

r51 Contestants on Jeopardy might be less fuckable but they tend to be chosen for personality and general attractiveness (i think been a while since i watched and this stuff is evolving. also jeopardy is not prime time

R34 that's not necessarily "adoring" Trump.

The introductory chats on "Jeopardy" often reveal not only a lack of personality, but a lack of socialization. I think they're chosen because they do well on the entry quiz, which is fine as it's a brain game.

Sorry, I forgot you said prime-time.

R34, that's an old article. Look at recent stuff...she has complete contempt for Dump.

R48 Barbara is my spirit animal. She has had a ton of fillers and facial treatments over the years. She is aging in reverse. She looks fab!

It bothers me that Lori Greiner pronounces her name gruh-neer. It should be gry-ner.

I would gladly give KIND bar founder Daniel Lubetzky a blow job when he's taking a quick break from the show. I wouldn't try to sell him anything. I'll give it all away.

I loved when Richard Branson threw a glass of water at Mark.

I used to like it, but it’s too belittling. I hate how they make fun of some people. Also sometimes they take on horrible products, but pass up good ones.

Lori Grenier just seems like trash under all her plastered on make-up, carefully placed yet obvious wigs & poor posture.

I love how the sharks use the excuse of not knowing enough about a particular market to decline making an offer. Like they knew anything about the surfboard simulator exercise equipment they invested in with enthusiasm the month before, what assholes.

R58, ditto Anthony “weener” Weiner”. Which should be “whiner”.

Robert Herjavec can eat crackers in my bed anytime.

I love Barbara. Early in the show they showed her taking her peeps she invested in to the Hamptons as a treat. She also is more relatable than most of the sharks. Lori for one is 100% phony, too sweet!! Kevin was at my Costco a couple years back hawking wine, my mom’s ex-friend who’s a fundie fanatic went up & yelled at him for making one of the contestants cry, she told him he “needs Jesus”!!

r65 It's a TV show. A retreat like that was most likely created for the purpose of (And paid for by) the TV show.

Do they actually invest their own money in these companies and go into business with the contestants? It’s been on for ten years, so some of them would have invested billions of dollars and gone into business with 100 or more new companies if it’s really legit. Maybe I’m naïve, but I don’t understand how it works once they’re off camera.

I don’t know the answer to that question, R67. What I do know is that not all the deals go through. I knew someone who went on and got a deal with Damon. However, someone reached out to him after seeing him on show and made a better offer. So the guy pulled out of the deal with Damon. I’m sure there are a lot of stories where BTS the deal didn’t end up happening.

[quote]It’s been on for ten years, so some of them would have invested billions of dollars and gone into business with 100 or more new companies if it’s really legit.

They don't invest all that much. Most deals are for somewhere between $50,000 and $100,000. Cuban is usually in the mix for deals larger than that, you can definitely tell he is the one who fuck you money to throw around. And some of them are extremely sparing in their investments. Corcoran is actually one of those sharks. Daymond John is another one.

I would say, in order of the amount invested, the list goes like this:

1. Cuban

2. O'Leary

3. Grenier (tie)

Herjavec (tie)

5. Corcoran

6. John

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