Swimming with Sharks: 72 Companies Who Want A Piece of $100,000

Tuesday Oct 9, 2012 by Dave Balter - Founder & CEO, BzzAgent

On October 25^th, some of Boston’s best and brightest investors will be getting together to invest $100,000 (at least) in startups, live and on the spot.    It’s going to be a fun and wild and a hot mess - and not without its fair share of nail-biting, sweat-inducing drama.  The Sharks – Dave Balter, Joe Caruso, Fred Destin, Katie Rae, Dharmesh Shah, Nicole Stata, Mike Troiano (and some special guests!) - don’t invest lightly and the companies who dare to enter the tank must be on their game.

But for now, it’s the Sharks who have their work cut out for them.  That’s because last Friday nominations for entries to the Shark Tank closed, and more than 70 companies were nominated to be considered for the event.  

Over the next week, this list must be trimmed down to just 6 finalists.  That’s right, 72 down to 6.  This is going to take some serious fin-flexing.  Private dossiers on each company have been delivered and early this week - at an undisclosed, dimly-lit location - doors will be locked and shades will be drawn, and the Sharks will begin the selection process. 

So for everyone who has been nominated (see full list below), or knows one of the nominees, consider this your moment to make your nomination count.  The hooks have been baited, the water has been chummed, and it’s now time to create a shark frenzy.  Here Sharky Sharky Sharky…

The Sharks - a group who recognize persistence and persuasion as core tenants of successful startups- will consider any inbound attempt to sway their opinions.  So get Tweeting (use hashtag #bostonsharks).  Get blogging (Sharks love to see their names in Google alerts).  Get creative and you may just get yourself a spot in the Tank.

Shark Tank Boston Nominations

Final 6 to be chosen from this list

The Boston Shark Tank was conceived by BzzAgent and is being hosted as part of MITX’s FutureM week.  The event will be held from 4-6 PM at the Microsoft NERD Center on October 25^th.  You must have a FutureM ticket to attend.

There are also limited spaces for the after party, the Shark Filet Show, which will follow immediately after. Sign up now or be denied entry.

Dave Balter is the CEO & Founder of BzzAgent..  He is also a Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Smarterer.  You can follow Dave on Twitter (@DaveBalter) by clicking here.

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