Watch and Learn with Shark Tank (audiobook & TV show)

Have you thought about starting your own business? 

Are you a fan of the ABC television show, Shark Tank? 

Then the posts for the next couple of days will likely be of interest to you. Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business: How to Launch and Grow a Business from Concept to Cash is free via Audible for - I don't know how long. That's right free, $0.00.

So thought that I would take the opportunity to listen to the audiobook and watch a few episodes.

I clearly haven't watched the show in a while because they are on season five. I have missed a few episodes, give or take a season. LOL!  

I'm inviting you to join me.

Download a copy and pull up a chair.

Let's start tomorrow with season five, episode 20 where a 16-year-old wants to help save the bees with his spicy raw honey.

ABC Studios: Show Description

"The critically-acclaimed business-themed show, Shark Tank, has the Sharks continuing the search to invest in the best businesses and products that America has to offer. The show received a nomination for a Producers Guild Award in 2013. In 2012 "Shark Tank" received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Reality Program and a nomination for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Reality Series. The Sharks -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons -- will once again give budding entrepreneurs the chance to make their dreams come true and potentially secure business deals that could make them millionaires. They are: billionaire Mark Cuban, owner and chairman of AXS TV and outspoken owner of the 2011 NBA championship Dallas Mavericks; real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran; "Queen of QVC" Lori Greiner; technology innovator Robert Herjavec; fashion and branding expert Daymond John; and venture capitalist Kevin O'Leary."

Amazon: Book Description 

"From the ABC hit show "Shark Tank," this book-filled with practical advice and introductions from the Sharks themselves-will be the ultimate resource for anyone thinking about starting a business or growing the one they have. Full of tips for navigating the confusing world of entrepreneurship, the book will intersperse words of wisdom with inspirational stories from the show. Throughout the book, readers will learn how to:

• Determine whether they're compatible with the life of a small business owner
• Shape a marketable idea and craft a business model around it
• Plan for a launch
• Run a business without breaking the bank (or burning themselves out)
• Create a growth plan that will help them handle and harness success
• Pitch an idea or business plan like a pro

Responding to the fans' curiosity about past show contestants, readers will also find approximately 10 "Where Are They Now" boxes in which they learn what happened to some of the most asked-about and/or most popular guests ever to try their luck in front of the Sharks-and what they learned in the process."