Has anyone seen Shark Tank (VCs are sharks)?
uptown: It's amusing to watch, but my speculation is that most of the "deals" they strike in front of the camera probably break down once the small businesses and the "sharks" actually begin to work out the details on paper.From the perspective of the small businesses, while they're getting some great exposure, they're being asked to make a decision in what's probably the worst possible environment to do so .... standing in some studio, surrounded by cameras, without any of their numbers in front of them, and in front of a panel of individuals that have an interest in creating conflict between the both the businesses and the other sharks for the sake of making the show interesting.I like to think of it as the People's Court of venture capital meetings.