shark tank - which side are you on?
my twitter feed is full of folks who come from two india’s — one who are dissing the show mainly because of the brash sharks (few, not all) and others who are busy explaining that how the show is meant for a different tg, basically, a wider ‘bharat’ audience.
here’s my perspective.?there are 3 sides to this story.
2. sharks — good selection from the startup world but what are they primarily interested in? they are all leveraging the show to build their personal brands. nothing wrong with that, mind you. it’s super cool to be a shark. investing in startups and maybe an upside there is the by-product.?
3. the founders — pretty obvious why they are there. to raise $$. marketing is the by-product for now but as the history of the original show tells us, this can soon become the primary reason to appear on the show.?
what have i enjoyed about the show —
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what have i not enjoyed about the show —
2. aman gupta — calling brands fuddu, mocking brand names, licious toh apna bhai hai, i know marketing like no one else, brand toh mein bana dunga, design toh mein theek kardunga and he goes on and on and on.?
3. more camaraderie between the judges — feels like they are still a bit unsure of what lines to cross.?
4. upgrad masters in business analytics — if you know you know.?
overall i think it delivers much more than i thought it would.?and if you think this blog didn't deliver as much, well it’s for a different tg.?
here’s an idea that i’m sure all sharks will fund–a new sony live app.?
Well said.... what i find ridiculous is that this show appears to be like an ad platform for the sharks and not for the startups... start ups are like the props the sharks need to make them look mightier, better and disgustingly superior... they are just playing an ego game amongst themselves.... Alas! The drama India likes glorifies them even more...
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3 年On point!
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3 年Thanks for the Article anand sinha. I have been a fan of Shark Tank US and I was really looking forward to the Shark Tank India series primarily because of the fact that I can actually buy/try these brands here in India. I hope we get some really good products from the series. On the show quality I must say we have a long way to go but overall I think it is a great platform to spread entrepreneurship culture.
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3 年Absolutely word by word true !! Mr wonderful (indian fake version ) just a thought though ??BharatPe ??I never used it ??. So its always good to be humble n low key rather than being so arrogant!!
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3 年enjoyed reading the piece...well put