Aug 23 2009
ABC Shark Tank 8/23/09

1. Turbo Baster: There is a market, the woman

$35k deal.

2% of sales

she has been working on it for 5 years
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2. Brian Parks – Chopstick Art – from Eugene, Oregon

Environmentalist – 100% recyclable product

Chopstick Art – Bryan was living in China. guessing the
25 billion pairs of chopsticks being dumped into landfill

perfect opportunity to
recycled bamboo
Baskets are best selling –
Prices – $7 -12 – 22- 32
Baskets fold up
necklaces
Sold to 1/2 million in sales
folding baskets
netted $45k
Put in about $100k of his own money

10% for 100k of his money

very little advertising
not a gotta have product
Bryan rejected

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Lori Lite
Stress Free Kids
$25k for 20%
Hands on mom
raised 3 kids
3 hours to put kids to bed
immediate affect to put kids to bed
books and cds t to manage stress and peaceful sleep
quick paragraph
she wrote it by herself
progressive muscle
how much in sales
30k units
out of kitchen
sales $180 revenue
net; $50k in profit
husband is involved married 23 years, Rick
there is a
13 out of 100 children experience anxiety disorder
$200k of her personal money is tied up

Amazon
Borders
She contered as 40% for $250k

50% for $250k she got a deal

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Ken Bradford
education tool for kids
powerful
50 State capitals
$155k for 10%
show how the cards work
shark school
sold one
5 weeks finished
not worth anything yet
until it gets into 30 schools
1 out
2. out
3 out
4 better career as a designed, ha
5. did a card –

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Unique musical product
Jeff Cohen and son Josh
needs financing
Voyager Air Guitar
500k for 5%
innovate guitar
look great, sound incredible
they come apart, fold in half
patented hinge
totally change the way guitars are made
can fit in a backpack, can ride your bike, stick in
is it patented
sold 800 units sold
not building them fast enough
$500 – units each – $400k
$500k for 5%
50% gross margin
when you buy a guitar would you want a
why not license the hinge idea
demonstrate market acceptance

49% of patent for $1 million

CONTACT US
Voyage-Air Guitar
101 E. Vineyard Avenue, Ste 209
Livermore, CA 94551
info@voyageairguitar.com
Toll Free: (800) 371-6478

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