Pitch coach
Train like the room is full of sharks
Practice the 60-second version, the investor Q&A, the numbers, and the story until the business sounds obvious.
Current Shark Tank-style guidance
What to prepare
- Official Shark Tank casting accepts online applications and open-call applications when available.
- Open calls use a short 1-minute pitch to the casting team, so clarity matters fast.
- Official casting communication should come from email addresses ending in @sharktanktv.com.
- Know the problem, product, customer, traction, numbers, valuation, and exactly what investment you want.
- Prepare a founder story, not only a spreadsheet. Investors buy the operator as much as the idea.
Source anchors: ABC Shark Tank open calls, ABC Shark Tank casting, Sequoia business plan guide, and YC pitch guidance.
Pitch structure
60-second script
- 0-10 sec: Hook: the painful problem and who has it.
- 10-25 sec: Your product or offline format and why it is different.
- 25-40 sec: Demand proof, sales, repeat behavior, or local validation.
- 40-50 sec: Unit economics: margin, cost, payback, and scale path.
- 50-60 sec: Ask: amount, use of funds, and what investor help unlocks.
AI-style investor trainer
Practice pitch
Audio mode ready. Speak your pitch, then the investor judge will answer in the detected language.
Investor mode ready.
Paste a pitch and I will score clarity, numbers, traction, ask, and story.
Investor questions
Practice Q&A
- Why will this work in your city and not only in the source city?
- What is your customer acquisition cost during the first 30 days?
- What proof do you have that people will repeat purchase?
- What stops a local competitor from copying this in two weeks?
- If I give you capital, what exactly changes in the next 90 days?