1. Investor Business Letter
Shark Tank
Investor Business Letter

2. Assignment
An important part of entrepreneurship is being able to communicate your idea to a potential investor for capital.
You are to write a business letter to one of the Shark Tank cast members, whom you feel is a best match for your business idea.
Use proper formatting, spelling and grammar
May use template ed to you by teacher

3. Mark Cuban Main Industry How did he get started?
Sports and Media
Founded
HDNet
Broadcast.com
Microsolutions
Owner of Dallas Mavericks
How did he get started?
Selling garbage bags door-to-door at age 12
Contact Info:
Mr. Mark Cuban
Dallas Mavericks
2500 Victory Lane
Dallas, TX

4. Barbara Corcoran Main Industry How did she get started?
Real Estate
Contributes to CNBC and Today Show
Writes weekly columns for Daily News
Writes monthly columns for Redbook and MORE Magazine
How did she get started?
Borrowed $1000 from her boyfriend
Turned it into a $5 billion real estate firm
Contact Info
Barbara Corcoran
660 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10065

5. Lori Greiner Main Industry How did she get started?
Inventor
Holds over 120 U.S. and international patents
Labeled “Queen of QVC”
Host of “Clever and Unique Ideas”
How did she get started?
Invented an earring organizer
Contact Info
Lori Greiner
QVC Studios
1200 Wilson Dr
West Chester, PA 19380

6. Robert Herjavec Main Industry How did he get started?
Technology
Heads the Herjavec Group
Leading IT security and infrastructure integration firm
How did he get started?
Founded BRAK Systems
Sold it to AT&T for over $100 million
Helped negotiate sale to Nokia for $225 million
Contact Info
Mr. Robert Herjavec
The Herjavec Group
4100 Spring Valley Road
Suite 770
Dallas, TX 75244

7. Daymond John Main Industry How did he get started?
Fashion
FUBU clothing line earned $350 million
How did he get started?
Wanted to buy a tie top hat, but was put off by the price
Asked mother to buy him a sewing machine so he could create it himself
Contact Info
Mr. Daymond John
ABC Television Studios
4151 Prospect Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90001

8. Kevin O’Leary Main Industry How did he get started?
Educational Software
Founded his own mutual funds company
Looks for investments that are environmentally friendly
Chairman of O’Leary Funds
How did he get started?
Created software that helped children learn how to read
SoftKey Software Products
Sold his first company to Mattel for $3.7 billion
Contact Info
Mr. Kevin O’Leary
O’Leary Funds
1010 Sherbrooke St. W
Suite 1700
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2R7
Canada

9. Choose Your Shark Based on your business idea
Choose one of the potential investors and “pitch” your idea
Sell yourself and your business
Be clear, concise, coherent, and direct, yet friendly and assertive
Choose a formatting style
Full-Block
Modified-Block

10. Standards Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Achievement Standard
Recognize that entrepreneurs possess unique characteristics and evaluate the degree to which one possesses those characteristics
CC.9-10.W Writing - Text Types and Purposes
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
21st Century Building Block Skills
VC.1 - Verbal Communication
Organizes information that serves the purpose of the message, context, and audience.