Shark Tank India Pitchers Reveal What Happens Behind The Scene And How Much Of The Show Is Real
Nobody expected that Shark Tank India will become one of the most popular shows and would trend on social media every day. While the first season of the show has come to an end, the controversies that it gave rise to have apparently refused to die down.?
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Now a pitcher who appeared on Shark Tank India - Akshay Shah, the fouder/CEO of a company called iWeb - has shared why he feels he was treated unfairly behind the scenes. He also said that the episode he appeared in has also not been aired.?While he was rejected by all this time, he promises that he will return to the show not as an entrepreneur but as a Shark himself.? ?
Another entrepreneur who raised Rs 50 lakhs from the show, Angad Talwar has also revealed if Ashneer Grover was repulsive and shared some behind-the-scenes secrets of Shark Tank India.?
How much of Shark Tank India is real??
He said that the three-minute pitch is designed by the Channel creatives and entrepreneurs have to stick to it even if the USP of their product is getting lost in it.?
Multiple rehearsals are done for the same. Akshay Shah said that some people get more time, attention and practice. He was given just 10 minutes.?
He said that his wife and 11-year-old daughter were called for TRPs.?
He even said that he was not given enough time to answer the sharks and hence he took to Twitter to share what he has to say to them.
He also lashed out at Ashneer Grover for saying that?"Data to Kilo ke Bhaav main Chandni Chowk pe bikta hai!!".?
He also called Aman Gupta "arrogant" and raised several questions at him.?
While he praised Namita Thapar for supporting him, he also questioned why she was a part of tech pitches if she didn't understand tech business at all.?
He also said that Peeyush Bansal rejected their start-up since his own education discovery platform that he had started before LensKart had failed to scale up. He explained his start-up was very different from his.
He said Anupam Mittal had a problem with his one line in Gujarati that apparently the channel had asked him to speak.?
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Another entrepreneur Angad Talwar who raised 50 lakhs on the show, was asked on Reddit AMA if Ashneer Grover was repulsive, he said, "No! I love him! He¡¯s direct, has a positive intention and does not sugar coat his words or wiggle out of situations that demand strong words. Unhone humare naam ko bhi sasta Chinese brand bola tha so I can say he¡¯s bad and bakwaas (He criticed our brand as well) and all that but no, he¡¯s not. He is a gem and speaks his mind. Jo hai woh bolte hain (He says what he feels)."
He also shared that the cheques presented to successful pitchers are fake.?
"No, they do not compel to sign anything, just a basic NDA. Documentation and stuff happens after the pitch so we can negotiate (and so can the sharks). Basically during the shoot, it¡¯s a handshake agreement, anyone can back out at any time. People usually don¡¯t since its symbiotic, the sharks believe in the companies and the founders need the sharks and(or) their money."
Shark Tank India panel comprising Anupam Mittal, Ashneer Grover, Peeyush Bansal, Namita Thapar, Vineeta Singh, Ghazal Alagh and Aman Gupta will reunite for a special episode this weekend.
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