I like seeing what projects on which people are working, but the investors are ridiculous. There's no amount of diligence presented, they never justify the valuations they pull out of the air, they always seem to want to own 51%, and they act like they are the only way that one of the entrepreneurs is going to make it. It feels almost predatory on the poor entrepreneurs they bring in front of the panel.<p>Of course, I have it on my DVR and can't not watch it. Someone said it was like a car wreck - more like a blimp accident.
It's a ridiculous caricature of what investor-entrepreneur relations are like.<p>I find the show vaguely nauseating. But even if you enjoy watching, realize that it's an entertainment gimmick, nothing more. I doubt many of the "deals" are ever transacted.
Dragon's Den is a much better show. You can watch the Canadian version online (which also features Kevin O'Leary and Robert Herjavec):<p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/</a>
I think "Dragon's Den" is a better name. (the Canadian version)<p>I think it can be a great deal because you get to broadcast your pitch on primetime TV for free - I probably wouldn't go on it for the money, though.
Complete and utter shit. Entertaining, but it smears both entrepreneurs and VCs/angels, with insulting offers and dramatized acting.<p>Dragon's Den isn't much better, either. It just has worse startups.
Based on the one-ish episode I've seen... there are some interesting bits, but also a lot of absurdity. Both the valuations proposed by the business owners and the ownership-percentages proposed by the "sharks" seem surprisingly high.<p>I suspect a lot of these deals could go quite a bit better on an order of magnitude lower scale.
It's on Hulu, <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/88498/shark-tank-series-premiere#s-p1-so-i0" rel="nofollow">http://www.hulu.com/watch/88498/shark-tank-series-premiere#s...</a>
I get a kick out of refreshing ideas but it feels like a horse kicked me when I see these people who have no idea of what their underlying expenses and scale are like.
Seems like all of the offers that are made are for greater than 50% of the business. Doesn't that mean they are basically buying controlling interests?