Vibhuti Arora, a business owner, who recently got rejected on Shark Tank India, spoke out about her time on the show. She mentioned the comments from ‘sharks’ Vineeta Singh and Namita Thapar during her pitch but admitted her sales have improved. Vibhuti, founder of House of Beauty, criticised the sharks in an Instagram video. On Ayushman Pandita’s podcast, she shared how close she was to tears during her pitch.
Vibhuti said, “What was shown was still very nice, what actually happened was a lot worse. I could feel angst, Vineeta kept repeating the same thing 10 times, and she kept criticising my packaging, but they did not let me speak. I was there to get their help, as a bootstrapped entrepreneur. If I had had everything sorted already, why would I go to them for help? It was very difficult for me to control myself from crying after one point. I just wanted to run away from Shark Tank. I didn’t want to cry on national television. Vineeta kept asking me what the differentiator in my products is.”
After the shoot, Vibhuti recalled that she had a blackout. She initially hoped for funding but later realised she was only defending herself without gaining anything. “Initially, I thought I would manage to get funding from there. But later, I figured that I was not going to get anything out of this, I only had to keep defending myself. After the pitch, I had a blackout. I got anxious that time.”
Looking at the bright side, Vibhuti shared how her sales have seen a boost following the exposure from the show. She mentioned, “In January, before the episode, we did Rs 45-48 lakh sales, today we are inching towards a 1 crore sales. The impact has come in the product business. Namita was my dream shark, I wanted to work with her, Peyush Bansal, and Azhar Iqubal. Azhar is very humble and genuine, his approach can help a brand like us.”
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