shark tank
| 12:02AM 10/14/2009
Gayla Bentley made quite an impression Tuesday on ABC's Shark Tank. She's a big lady with a big vision: to create the first globally successful luxury fashion line for women of size 12 or larger. In fact, now that she's got the investment she needs, you may be hearing from her again. WalletPop's...
| 12:01AM 10/14/2009
As the ninth episode of ABC's Shark Tank unspooled, we met Dan Mackey. When he saw that California was dumping sugary sodas from the schools, he realized there was an opening for something organic and low-glycemic, with no high fructose corn syrup: his Chill Soda.
"A lot of people have great...
| 12:02AM 10/07/2009
Having a good business idea isn't enough to make money. You also need the means to execute it. Last night, inventor Lisa Lloyd showed up on ABC's Shark Tank a nervous wreck: sleepless, mortgaged to the brink of disaster, and unable to meet the demands of her business without some quick capital....
| 12:01AM 10/07/2009
Last night on ABC's Shark Tank, we met Danon Beres from Huntington Beach, California, who makes the Washed Up Hollywood fashion accessories line. His buckles wowed the businessmen, but ironically, his budget could have used a little belt-tightening. Kevin O'Leary and Daymond John wasted no time in...
| 4:00PM 10/06/2009
Today, we wrap up our four-part audience with the Sharks of ABC's Shark Tank, which airs tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern. When WalletPop's Jason Cochran dares to ask the Sharks if they secretly collude to trick entrepreneurs into devaluing their own businesses, Barbara has some pointed words about it....
| 2:00PM 10/06/2009
ABC's Shark Tank is the dynamic new reality series by Survivor and Apprentice creator, Mark Burnett. Five super-successes in business dish tough love to nascent entrepreneurs. (Check out Walletpop's exclusive behind-the-scenes coverage here.) Out of those five, one is a woman -- real estate mogul...
| 1:30PM 10/05/2009
Entrepreneur Kimberly Cayce endured a brutal dressing down on national television recently when she went on ABC's Shark Tank to get money for KALYX Technologies, her sports bra business. Would-be investor Kevin O'Leary castigated her for bringing him a business that's "going to zero," and he sent...
| 4:00PM 10/02/2009
Can't get enough of ABC's new series Shark Tank? Then dive deeper.
WalletPop's Editor-at-Large, Jason Cochran, dared to risk life and limb to hang with the Sharks. Instead of seeking an audience with the self-made multimillionaires to beg them for money, as budding businessmen do every Tuesday...
| 12:30PM 10/01/2009
Can't get enough of ABC's new series Shark Tank? Then dive deeper. WalletPop's Editor-at-Large, Jason Cochran, dared to risk life and limb to hang with the Sharks. Instead of seeking an audience with the self-made multimillionaires to beg them for money, as budding businessmen do every Tuesday...
| 12:03AM 9/30/2009
Sawyer Sparks, a 22-year-old college student from Purdue University, walked into the Shark Tank last night with a bright idea: modeling dough that kids with wheat allergies can use. On paper, that sounds like a pretty weak concept, but bet you didn't know that one out of eight kids has that...