After the huge success of Shark Tank India Season 1, the popular show is back with a Season 2 and the fans just cannot stay calm. Besides the awe-inspiring pitches, the popularity of Shark Tank India Season 1 increased tenfold, for its active fans on social media. Social media, in today’s world, plays a huge role in the success of any show. Fans love to see new ideas and listen to the judgements made by the sharks. Within the first week of the new season, we saw a variety of brilliant pitches but one won the hearts of many.
Emotional pitch by the founder of Flatheads Shoes
In the latest episode of Shark Tank India Season 2 something unexpected happened that literally shook its Twitter fans. Ganesh Balakrishnan, a shoe brand founder, broke down into tears during his emotional pitch. Although he didn’t receive the funding, he was showered with immense love from the fans.
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The founder of Flatheads Shoes, Ganesh Balakrishnan, presented his pitch with utmost honesty. At the end of his pitch, he revealed that he has already spent all his money in order to make his business flourish yet is currently spending out of his own pocket to save his company. He broke down in front of the sharks saying that if he doesn’t get the funding from the sharks, he will have to take up a job and rethink his business. When he has enough money he’ll continue his business.
He also teared up as he spoke about how his dream is being shattered and how emotionally taxing it is to rebuild something on which he spent years already in the first place.
Ganesh said,
“Iske liye funding nahi aati hai toh mere paas paise toh hain nahi. Toh main shayad job dhundna shuru karuga. Aur jab mauka mile toh wapis shuru karne ki koshish karuga”
The judges’ reactions
Fans got very inspired when Aman Gupta backed Ganesh’s honesty and advised him that,
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“You are down but not out my friend”
Anupam Mittal said,
“I have an open offer for you for a job”
Vineeta Singh confessed,
“Sir, I have been in those shoes”
The sharks then hugged him and saluted his never-giving-up spirit. The sharks ensured him that this is a dry phase that he is going through. It comes in the lives of every entrepreneur when they are drowning in self-doubt but once they understand and analyze the problem, they will only rise in their game. Very interestingly, the sales of Flatheads Shoes rose exponentially in just one night after the episode got aired.
Netizens support Ganesh
The netizens took to Twitter to show support for Ganesh’s brand hoping his company can beat the loss. One user wrote,
#SharkTankIndia Ganesh made us cry today … Wishing him the best and hope to buy his shoes outside India one day #Flatheads
#SharkTankIndia Ganesh made us cry today … Wishing him the best and hope to buy his shoes outside India one day #Flatheads
— RM (@thinking_loud) January 6, 2023
One of the netizens tweeted about the increased sales of Flatheads,
“FlatHead Products SOLD OUT! after the episode aired on Shark Tank India”
FlatHead Products SOLD OUT! after the episode aired on Shark Tank India. @sharktankindia @peyushbansal @vineetasng #SharkTankIndia #SharkTankIndiaSeason2 #SharkTankIndiaS2 #sharktankindia2 https://t.co/ZYM7dQm3Fl
— Rehan.eth 📈 | Marketing 🧨 | Productivity ⚡ (@digicritics) January 6, 2023
Another guy was moved by the courage of Ganesh and wrote,
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What a Genuine Guy, Ganesh is !! loved him and felt his failure Story !! Praying that #Flatheads And Ganesh will bounce back and he will get all the success in his life what he deserves 🙏🙏 #SharkTankIndia
What a Genuine Guy , Ganesh is !! loved him and felt his failure Story !!
Praying that #Flatheads And Ganesh will bounce back and he will get all the success in his life what he deserves 🙏🙏 #SharkTankIndia pic.twitter.com/Y5kEn00b1w
— sandeep ratna (@Vicharofsandeep) January 6, 2023
A fourth wrote,
#Flatheads What I just saw it is very Inspiring , amazing , out of word now ! The “Courage” And the confidence you just showed For your Ambitions are appreciated 👏👏 #SharkTankIndia #SharkTankSeason2
#Flatheads
What I just saw it is very Inspiring , amazing , out of word now ! The “Courage” And the confidence you just showed For your Ambitions are appreciated 👏👏 #SharkTankIndia#SharkTankSeason2 pic.twitter.com/86NW4arOlU— D.O.P.A (@the_dopa20) January 6, 2023
After his pitch, when the sharks were done scrutinizing his business model and the vision for the company, Peyush and Vineeta offered a deal to Ganesh in which they demanded a 33.3 percent share of his company. However, Ganesh chose to stick to the advice given by the judges.
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