I was catching up on my Shark Tank episodes and the new home gym from PRx Performance caught my attention. I have a home gym with a full Smith machine, which I really love. However, it takes up a lot of room. The weight rack from PRx has most of the same features, but takes…
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Kronos Putter On Shark Tank
When I saw this pitch last week I could only cringe. The company is called Kronos Golf and they sell customized putters. Over the last twenty years as a patent attorney, the two most popular inventions to cross my desk are heated windshield wipers and improved golf putters. When I firsts became a patent attorney, I was told to…
The Battle of the Single Serve Wine Glass on Shark Tank
The single biggest deal on Shark Tank was landed this week when Kevin O’Leary shelled out $2.5 million for a mere ten percent stake in Zipz. Evidently, Mr. Wonderful wants to be a big player in the wine business. After all, he does belong to a secret wine society. What I find interesting about the…
Titin Weight Shirts on Shark Tank
Halloween’s airing of Shark Tank included the founder of a company called Titin, a maker of weight training equipment. The unique twist is that this is equipment you wear. Founder Patrick Whaley explained that it was a shirt with weights incorporated into the fabric so as to be positioned over the chest. He said this…
Kevin O’Leary Reveals Secretive Wine Society on Shark Tank
I was at a party this weekend and was asked whether I’d come up with the idea for The Vintage Club from Kevin O’Leary, the brash investor on ABC’s Shark Tank (some equate him to Simon Cowell). Evidently, on the last episode of Shark Tank, Kevin, always good for a nice sound bite, revealed his…