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A great story that read very quick.
http://www.upworthy.com/they-start-by-ripping-his-lifes-work-to-shreds-then-the-guy-with-the-ponytail-steps-forward?c=upw1
Curator: Matt Orr
This segment of "Shark Tank" will probably give chills.
"Shark Tank" is a hit show on ABC.
Five investors (or "sharks" ... get it?) listen to entrepreneurs who need some cash to grow their business.
If the "shark" likes an idea, they pony up some cash. And in return, they get a piece of the entrepreneur's business.
Most of the time, the people who win the shark's money are the ones willing to:
1. Cut the costs of manufacturing,
2. Outsource their product overseas, or
3. Raise their price or cut corners.
FULL story at link.
kydo
(2,679 posts)What an awesome idea. I want to buy a few of those!
Kudos to the rich pony tailed guy for being human too.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)My housemate watches that show occasionally, and I don't ever recall seeing him on the show.
truedelphi
(32,324 posts)think
(11,641 posts)The ponytail guy is John Paul Jones DeJoria of Paul Mitchell hair products fame.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_DeJoria
alphafemale
(18,497 posts)Yeah. He's been on commercials for Paul Mitchell.
BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)Money guys/MBAs don't get it AT ALL. They'll just bust your company out an strip the bones.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,614 posts)More power to the guy with the pony tail, and to the farmer with the great idea!
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)It perpetuates the myth of the wisdom of the rich as well as the need to see to it they have money to invest so any schmuck with a new widget can get rich by spilling a good sales pitch.
gregcrawford
(2,382 posts)... should be chum for sharks.