Shark Tank S1 Episode Three on TEN

Shark Tank S1 Episode Three on TEN

I kept a database and notes on every single pitch that we saw during the filming of Shark Tank for TEN. These are the notes of each of the pitches in Episode Three. Surfsafe – Dave Smith is the founder and inventor of a shark repellent device that is embedded in surf...

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Shark Tank S1 Episode Two on TEN

Shark Tank S1 Episode Two on TEN

I know this might sound fanatical – but I kept a database and notes on every single pitch that we saw during the filming of Shark Tank for TEN. This could be because I need an extra brain – or it might be because some of the businesses we saw were just a...

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What You Need to Thrive as a Startup

What You Need to Thrive as a Startup

Way back last century I thought it would be a great idea to leave my safe, secure and (relatively) well-paid corporate job to start my own business. I had worked for big corporations, who had big budgets, planning processes, accounts departments and IT help...

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What is the best business idea?

What is the best business idea?

This month we have been on set shooting “Shark Tank” Australia – for Channel Ten. The team of ‘sharks’ (pictured) is reviewing people pitching his or her business ideas – as we celebrate entrepreneurship and invention there are...

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Consumers Rule and Innovation Is Inevitable

Consumers Rule and Innovation Is Inevitable

Last summer for close to five weeks I traveled with the family– it’s the “big trip” for my daughter’s graduation from high school, her eighteenth and my special birthday. When she was just a tiny tot in primary school I remember saying to her in passing....

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