Shark Tank speaks out about being accused by the CEO of disrespecting the startup, calling the presentation "a joke"

Following the success of the previous 3 seasons, Shark Tank Vietnam season 4 is continuing to prepare, record and will air in early May. However, right before it aired, the show was noisy.

Specifically, Mr. Tang Ngoc Hai Son, CEO and co-founder of Drobebox - a business that entered the recording round of Shark Tank season 4, "said" the program did not respect the startup, the team called the fundraising presentation a "game" nonsense.

Mr. Son also said that the team suggested that he take off his shirt on television to raise capital because Shark Tank is still just an entertainment show. However, because Drobebox did not agree, the team made appointments back and forth, causing the startup to take a lot of time to wait and prepare. So Mr. Son decided to withdraw from Shark Tank season 4.

The post of CEO Drobebox has received a lot of attention from startups in particular and netizens in general.

When contacted directly, Mr. Son also shared that right after he posted, a director in the team contacted to make an appointment to meet and answer questions, but he refused because he had already explained everything. As for the editor and the whole team up to now, there has been no response or action.

The program organizer has also made the first statements about the incident. In response to Mr. Son Tang's sharing, a representative of Shark Tank said that the reason why Drobebox's recording schedule was delayed was because Mr. Son "was not prepared well", and affirmed that this startup's sharing was "constructive". subjective, less authentic":

"You Son Tang is a startup that has been selected in the top 100 startups, is in the process of appraisal and preparing for the recording round.

However, during the preparation of the presentation before the Investment Council, Son Tang did not prepare well, so the organizers decided to postpone the presentation to give you better time to prepare.

BTC feels very sorry that you have had subjective, less authentic sharing about the program."

Currently, the incident is still being discussed by netizens.

Summary of experience of Mr. Tang Ngoc Hai Son - CEO of Drobebox when entering the Shark Tank recording round:

- Drobebox was actively invited by BTC Shark Tank to participate in the program. After qualifying, they entered the top 100 startups for further evaluation before filming.

- To prepare for filming, Shark Tank asked Drobebox to send financial statements to prove the startup was real, not "fake". However, Mr. Son said that this is a sensitive document of the business, requiring the signing of a non-disclosure agreement between the two parties (Non - d.isclosure agreement), the organizers did not respond but still allowed Drobebox to continue to the recording round. image.

- Before the official recording, Mr. Son will have a rehearsal. The organizers emphasized that Shark Tank is still an entertainment show, so it proposes attractive factors such as the founder "holding the chill chill instrument and singing to the Sharks". According to Mr. Son, the program side also thinks that the pitch-deck (the presentation to convince the Sharks) is just a "nonsense game", so it proposes the founder plan to "print the numbers on the shirt, then talk about it. arrive there".

- Anh Son did not agree with this plan, so it was agreed that Drobebox side hired 2 models to perform the opening act, according to the script offered by the program. As planned, the test recording will take place on April 9 and the official recording will take place on April 11.

- However, just before the test recording day, Shark Tank side announced that they wanted to reschedule Drobebox's picture for many reasons that Mr. Son thought around. After resolving all the reasons given by the program, the two sides agreed to test filming on April 9 as scheduled.

- The test recording time was 5pm on April 9, the Drobebox side was present at 4:30, but after 2 hours of waiting, the production team left one by one, informing the startup to switch to the next recording, making Mr. Son extremely uncomfortable. doubt. "Just kidding, I wonder if people find that very time-consuming and extremely disrespectful to startups? While the program is an investment, not a clown?" - Anh Son wrote.

- In closing, CEO Drobebox said it took a whole week to prepare while the work piled up. Moreover, even if it receives investment, the startup may not receive it because the producer is the final decision maker, so he withdrew from Shark Tank.

Shark Tank is a fundraising program that is loved by many young people, who are going to school, going to work, just starting a startup or already successful. The show made a strong impression on the audience with a group of sharks that are both rich and good like Shark Hung, Shark Linh, Shark Lien, Shark Khoa... After 3 seasons, the program's fanpage reached 1 million followers. The number is enough to say the attraction of this popular fundraising show.

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