Shark Tank – extreme negotiation

Posted on 23. Oct, 2009 by in VCIC

Pitching Element Bars, with entrepreneur Jonathan Millers, is one of the best negotiations I’ve seen on either Shark Tank or Dragons’ Den. Watch, enjoy, learn. After it was taken down on YouTube, I hunted down the Hulu “ok” version. Here it is LINK

Liquidation preference in Dragons’ Den negotiation

Posted on 22. Oct, 2009 by in VCIC

Two shows I watch every week are Dragons’ Den (BBC) and Shark Tank (ABC).  After watching a recent episode of Dragons’ Den, I was surprised by James Caan offering a liquidation preference as part of his offer using participating preferred stock. Typically in either show the negotiations are only focused on valuation with common stock. [...]