Mark Cuban made a huge announcement on the All The Smoke podcast: the entrepreneur is leaving Shark Tank at the end of next season. The series he has been on since the second one.
“It’s time. But I love it because it sends the message the American dream is alive and well,” he said. “I feel like in doing Shark Tank all these years. We’ve trained multiple generations of entrepreneurs. That if somebody can come from Iowa or Sacramento or wherever, and show up on the carpet of Shark Tank and show their business and get a deal that is going to inspire generations of kids. That’s what happens, right? So now we’ve got people coming on saying I watched you when I was 10 years old, 15 years ago, I’m like, fuck. But we’re helping them, right? I’ve invested in, I don’t know how many hundreds of companies. On a cash basis, I’m down a little bit, but on mark-to-market, meaning the companies are still in operation, I’m way up.”
So, if you want a deal with him next season, he told Matt Barnes & Stak what he is looking for. Don’t try too hard to sell your product. Don’t have a long backstory. And finally, come up with something he wishes he had thought of before you pitched it to him. If you can do all of that, you might have him as a partner.
And who doesn’t want to partner with him? Because of that, I wonder if Shark Tank can go on without him because he is the heart of the series. Plus, the other five aren’t as charismatic as him or a reason to tune in.
Therefore, if ABC is going to replace him, they better get someone as likable as him because Daymond John and Robert Herjavec are not enough of a draw.
Tell me if you are going to miss him in the comments.
