Heading to Shark Tank open call on Friday. What's your initial reaction? What's the word on the street? Do it or don't? I don't know but I'm open to your opinions.
I crammed yesterday by watching all 10 episodes on demand because I don't watch the show normally.
Even though I know I'm headed to an overly-produced forgone conclusion that they will twist for the sake of good television; I can't help but admit that their experience, expertise and advice is spot on.
Is it coming from a negative place that my only goal for going on the show is to get some good advice? I'm pre-revenue, have decent traction for a boot-strapped start-up and recently pivoted to broaden the FOAF vision to include Yelp and Angie's List type reviews for your personal FOAF network so we can get vetted reviews for a change!
96% of consumers trust a known/trusted referral source over any other. So, bringing that "HEY, you gotta guy who can re-do my kitchen?" With FOAF it will be searchable and you can see opinions/reviews and referrals to the 3rd degree within your trusted network.
I want to use an app like that. Do you see a space for it? WIll the sharks (or their casting people?) I don't know but the gamble is the potential humiliation on national television but the upside is that I can get a hell of a lot more users and that's the goal now.
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