The 10 Worst 'Shark Tank' Pitches Of All Time
With an average viewership of 6 million and airtime that's worth about half a million dollars to the aspiring
Andrew Figgins, a Chicago-based entrepreneur and owner of the fan site InTheSharkTank.com, says nearly half of the hundreds of pitches that have been made on the show have been awful. The most common problems? Far-fetched ideas, wacky personalities, and lack of basic business knowledge. "The people who have gone on the show and don't know their numbers get chewed up and spit out," says Figgins.
Ahead of the fifth season's premiere on Sept. 20, Figgins combs the archives to make his picks for the worst "Shark Tank" pitches of all time.
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