Ready Player One? Here’s a product that takes you inside the information superhighway with real world movement capabilities. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Why you shouldn’t build a company on top of another company Challenging business model and clunky gaming experience Why you shouldn’t time the market Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us know at podcasts@hubspot....
Sep 21, 2023•11 min•Season 1Ep. 54
It’s raining cats (and dogs) in the dating scene. Will this business match with a shark or will it be a catastrophe? Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Navigating a crowded category 2 broad classifications of social networks The challenge to either innovate or go vertical Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us know at podcasts@hubspot.com Another Bite is a HubSpot Origina...
Sep 19, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Special Guest Ramon Berrios joins to don a new hat -- scaling a high-margin business! Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Ramon Berrios jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Marketing experience v. product Why starting a business is like building a plane as it's already in the air Investor balance & alignment Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us know at podcasts@hubspot.com Another Bite is a HubSpot Original Podc...
Sep 14, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 52
A most cat-ffeinated business concept - sipping coffee and rescuing cats! What could go wrong? Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Questionable business for investors Why the concept holds a lack of value The challenge of differentiation Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us know at podcasts@hubspot.com
Sep 12, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 51
A product with 2 functions: to chug and to reel. Some may call it lager than life. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Their biggest cost: marketing Can they only get an audience by spending? Which sells more: hobby or function? Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us know at podcasts@hubspot.com Another Bite is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Po...
Sep 07, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 50
These wipes are a new way to care for your derriere. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Why it’s crucial to nail down marketing for your business How to positioning your brand for your target audience’s pain points The main factors that dictate margins Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us know at podcasts@hubspot.com Another Bite is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought...
Sep 05, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 49
A product that keeps you bacteria free and the oceans plastic free. See, everyone’s Happi. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: The challenges of not having a product moat Competing in price for an expensive product Positioning problems: for kids or for environmentally conscious adults? Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us know at podcasts@hubspot.com Another Bite is a Hu...
Aug 31, 2023•14 min•Season 1Ep. 48
How much fun is it to have untangled sheets straight out of the dryer? Loads. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Is a piece of plastic investable? How to address a huge TAM The challenges of going retail or building word of mouth Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us know at podcasts@hubspot.com Another Bite is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot ...
Aug 29, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 47
When life gives you exquisite diamonds, make big margins. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: The business of cause marketing The power of a social mission Building storytelling prowess Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us know at podcasts@hubspot.com Another Bite is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Matthew Brown....
Aug 24, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 46
All about having your cake and eating it too (without all the candle spit). Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Why it’s not a sustainable long term business The woes of a novelty, timely product Pigeonholing themselves with 1 product Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us know at podcasts@hubspot.com Another Bite is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubS...
Aug 22, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 45
A company that is licensed to walk all over you. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: New strategies to build a defensible business model Is there anything proprietary about this? Legality and healthy issues Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us know at podcasts@hubspot.com Another Bite is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produ...
Aug 17, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 43
What a geek loves most: a product for all those board games, comic books, and video games they collect. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: How niche is too niche? 2 different business model options Questionable branding Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us know at podcasts@hubspot.com Another Bite is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Ne...
Aug 15, 2023•14 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Technology that marches to the beat of its own drum (pants). Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the Shark Tank rewatch waters with their personal business insights on DrumPants. Listen for: What happens when good technology is used for bad use cases Why the product market fit is too unsocial How to know when you’re too early in product development Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us know at podcasts@hubspot.com Another Bite is a HubSpot Orig...
Aug 10, 2023•12 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Is it a giant oversized hoodie? Or a warm hug on a frost laden window on a winter morning? It’s our coziest episode yet. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the Shark Tank rewatch waters with their personal business insights on The Original Comfy. Listen for: How to navigate a huge TAM (total addressable market) Advertising ideas to differentiate the original comfy from the competition The power of combining storytelling and branding as a sales tactic Know a segment or comp...
Aug 08, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 41
This business has lights, cameras, but do they get any business action? Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their personal business insights on Pink Shutter Photobooths. Listen for: Why a plastic tent and a digital camera isn’t an investable business Why the company is indefensible and undifferentiated Their missing go to market advantage and how they can combat it Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us know at podcasts@hubspot.com...
Aug 03, 2023•12 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Push don't pedal your way to the most fun a young kid can have on two wheels. It's Kazam Bikes! Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick wade into the Shark Tank rewatch waters with their personal business insights on Baby's Badass Burgers. Listen for: Barbara's bad take on founders needing to be extroverts Kazam's lack of differentiation in a fragmented market When to diversify your product line v. when to drill down on your core product Know a segment or company we should feature from S...
Aug 01, 2023•12 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Enter the high-octane world of professional motorcycle racing. How you’ll get there? Not too sure, because this infamous movie pitch has no helmets, no seatbelts, no actual business plan. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick wade into the Shark Tank rewatch waters with their personal business insights on Baby's Badass Burgers. Listen for: The worst movie trailer in history How you should pitch this idea to investors Formula 1: Drive to Survive v. Days of Thunder: The best way to lever...
Jul 27, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 38
OK, here’s the pitch: 'Hooters on Wheels' -- if the company ditched its signature wings for burgers, hopped into the food truck business, and dipped everything it owned in a big bucket of hot pink paint. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick wade into the Shark Tank rewatch waters with their personal business insights on Baby's Badass Burgers. Listen for: Unique branding strategy & opportunity When exactly is the right time to pivot a business The importance of adaptation and exper...
Jul 25, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Products that will take you back to the good ol’ times: family road trips, roller skating, and homemade gifts from grandma. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Autio’s underlying data privacy issues and subscription business model ACTON’s learning curve and small market Sarah Oliver’s questionable business practices and emotional based marketing Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark T...
Jul 18, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Life’s an ocean, and so are these products (well, they’re related): recycled oyster-shell sweaters, robotic bait, and a booze cruise. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Long Wharf Supply Co’s cause-based marketing efforts and niched audience Animated Lure: unsure if audience will take the bait and good product, wrong audience Corks Away Wine Adventures’ lack of visual unique identity and lack of defe...
Jul 11, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Products that protect in all shapes and sizes: squirrels-be-gone, cooler in a cooler, and butter-like tape for athletes. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: The Kooler’s target persona advantage, vague packaging, and how to market the product Squirrel Boss’ vague pitch, traditional marketing woes, and tapping into the emotional aspect of the product Hampton Adams’ lack of profitability, not aligning w...
Jul 04, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Let’s all admit one thing, yeah? Pizza is the only food group. And this week we have a pizza meets cupcake romcom, pizza-shaped containers, and an outdoor pizza oven to warm your ears with. Hosts Jorie Munroe and Jon Dick are joined by Leslie Green as they jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. They’ll discuss: Pizza Cupcake’s high price premium and leaning into their value proposition Pizza Pack’s multiple distribution channels and creating partnerships with loc...
Jun 27, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 33
The one with all kinds of containers: going #1 in a club, wine in a pouch, and storage for students. Hosts Jorie Munroe and Jon Dick are joined by Leslie Green as they jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: UROClub’s misalignment on values and no proof of concept Beatbox Beverages’ dated branding and innovative concept Storage Scholars’ creating partnerships and smart business model Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us k...
Jun 20, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 32
And just like that... Season 14 ends. But it had us wrapped around it's wrist this whole season! This week brings an assortment of products that are all play, and no work: a board game that pokes fun at influencers, a stylish collegiate streetwear, and glasses (nay "cheaters") you can wear around your wrist. Hosts Ariel Boswell and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Influencer in The Wild’s lack of brand recognition and why social capital...
Jun 13, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Products that will elevate your travel experience: smart luggage, a vending machine of healthy smoothies, and an innovative design to face masks. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Trunkster’s lack of targeting their target persona and over-nicheing Bleni Blends’ problems of a large capital expenditure business and time-based license agreements Dermovia Lace Your Face’s high price points and investin...
Jun 06, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 30
A revamp on parting ways with loved ones, endless zoom calls, and clunky beach chairs. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Parting Stone’s unique business model and building a recession-proof business Beulr’s pop culture branding and lack of user acquisition Sunflow’s add on model vs. all in one model and mastering the market Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us know at ...
May 30, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Never mind the shakes, here's our most caffeinated episode yet! We’re bringing you a perfect blend of beans for all your needs - health, on the go, and a product that'll give you the coffee shop experience right at home. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Super Coffee’s confusing distribution strategy and pricing structure Brümachen’s when influencer marketing goes wrong and marketing defeats Copper ...
May 23, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 28
What’s it really like to work with Barbara Corcoran after making a deal on Shark Tank? Or better yet, how should you be eating your lobster rolls? Host Jon Dick is joined by co-founders of Cousins Maine Lobster, Sabin Lomac & Jim Tselikis to answer what’s it like to actually pitch to the sharks, how their business handled the rapid growth after airing, and if going in the Tank is the right move for other entrepreneurs. Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us know ...
May 16, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Products with a new twist to them: a microwavable rib, a drink with all the good without all the bad, and a coding app for kids. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Bubba’s Q’s power of the patent and marketing function vs. brand personality KidsLuv’s lack of transparency and confusing finances Hopscotch’s building monetization into the business model and strong value proposition Know a segment or com...
May 09, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 26
We’re joined by Jacqueline Snyder and Minna Khounlo-Sithep from The Product Boss Podcast to find out: Is there such a thing as too much innovation? Hosts Jorie Munroe and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Bala Bangles major potential for the walking economy and need for social capital The Mad Optimist confusing marketing strategy and the effects of not putting the customer first Tenikle’s lack of a distribution engine and branding opport...
May 02, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 25
