The Shark Tank experience is one like no other. All too often we see unprepared entrepreneurs and small business owners enter the Tank, only to walk out empty-handed and completely frustrated. If you are planning on entering the Shark Tank, make sure you take the time first to view the first slideshow in Season 5 of Shark Tank, exclusively by Blog Shark Tank (blogsharktank.blogspot.com). Know everything there is to know before standing in front of the Sharks - Mark Cuban, Kevin O'Leary, Robert Herjavec, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, and Daymond John. This is the Shark Tank. There is nothing like it on Earth.

1. Pr e p a r i n g f o r
t h e Sh a r k Ta n k
Season 5
Issue 1
By: Jeff Hopkins,
Owner at BlogSharkTank.blogspot.com

2. “This is the Shark Tank. There is
nothing like it on Earth.”
– Kevin O’Leary
“So come prepared.”
– Jeff Hopkins

3. Table of Contents

The Company

The Market

The Valuation

The Pitch

4. The Company
Your
Company
Your
Vision
Your
Brand
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Who are you?
What do you do?
Why do you do it?
Where is your company holding now?
• What is your goal?
• How are you going to achieve it?
• What are your core values?
• What is your moral compass?

5. The Market
What market is
your business
in?
How big is the
market?
Who are your
competitors?
What is your
plan to getting
there?
What share of
the market are
you aiming to
control?
What share of
the market do
you currently
control?

6. The Valuation
When negotiating a business
valuation, it is important to
always bear two things in mind:
1)
2)
What is the lowest I am willing to
go?
If I were the other party, what
would I truthfully want for the
money I am asking for?

7. The Pitch
Dress up
Leave your ego at home
Rehearse
Bring samples
Don’t lie
Know your numbers

8. Coming up next…

The Art of the Pitch

Negotiating like a Shark

Choosing the Right Partner

9. Don’t forget to catch the
latest critiques at
Blog Shark Tank
BlogSharkTank.blogspot.com