Luck Is Where Preparation Meets Opportunity — A lot of people may think that the entrepreneurs who end up on Shark Tank are lucky. But I don’t think many realize the many hours that go into getting on Shark Tank. It’s not just a business idea. Entrepreneurs like myself have often spent hundreds of hours preparing for their open call audition, video audition, and actual Shark Tank pitch, not to mention the thousands of hours spent building their businesses. Everyone looks like an overnight success until you peel back the curtain and see all of the late nights, long hours, and hard work.
As a part of my series about the ‘5 Important Business Lessons I Learned While Being On The Shark Tank’, I had the pleasure of interviewing Shaan Patel, founder of Prep Expert Test Preparation, a #1 bestselling SAT & ACT prep author, an MD/MBA student at Yale and USC, and winner of an…