Why Going On “Shark Tank” — Even Without Landing an Offer — Was A Win
#FacesOfEntrepreneurship with Tony Gauthier, co-founder of Spretz
Tony Gauthier is the co-founder of Spretz, which was featured on Season 13 of ABC’s hit show Shark Tank. See more about his appearance here. Gauthier was featured on the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center’s social franchise #FacesOfEntrepreneurship.
“Not getting a deal was actually OK. Because if you saw the show, [the Shark Tank investors] actually liked the product. We got a sign of approval — it works! So it was actually cool. It just made me want to grind even harder and also maybe one day when I meet them again, prove to them that ‘this was a great idea that maybe you should have invested at the time, but since you didn’t — look at what we did now.’ Not getting a deal is not a bad thing…To tell you the truth, probably not getting a deal was the better thing at the time… I wasn’t as ready as I am now.”
