Treading Water with the Sharks
Part Three: Post-Game Wrap-Up
by Andrew Humphrey

NO DEAL??!! Seriously???!

I was unable to convince the Sharks of the connections between Green Trends, capitalism, and my Registered Trademark ECOMOWER. I feel like I brought something that is scalable, brandable, and make a difference in the world’s climate change, and either they just didn’t see it, or I just didn’t do a good enough job of convincing them.   If you have any suggestions for ways I could have improved my pitch send them to me – AndyH at EcoMowers.com .

Do I regret it? Absolutely not!

My experience was totally awesome. I networked with a lot of other creative entrepreneurs, and was forced to really hone my pitch and re-think all of my ideas and business plan.  With a little hard work this winter I was able to bring the new Helix EcoMower to market WITHOUT the Sharks and I still own 100% of my business!!  Everything is looking great, the company if off to a great start.

Here is one thing I truly believe as a result: all future lawnmowers will be environmentally friendly and I have a great shot at making “EcoMowers” THE trend-setting buzzword brand and the “Category Killer” (cheers Ronnie). Now I am fully motivated to get my business further off the ground and prove to the Sharks that they turned away something special!

I spent an hour of my life in front of potential investor ‘Sharks’ and I would recommend the experience to anyone. I salute all of my fellow entrepreneurs and encourage all of you to keep working your ideas until you make it stick!  Keep swinging and NEVER give up.

If you would like to talk shop, please send me your comments I would love to hear from you.

AndyH at EcoMowers.com