This document provides instructions for a Shark Tank-themed entrepreneurship lesson activity. Students are asked to watch 3 product or service presentations from Shark Tank and complete a table summarizing key details about each presentation, including the type of product or service, funding request amount, ownership stake offered, and resolution. Students are also prompted to research definitions for business valuation, intellectual property, and return on investment.

1. Shark Tank® Entrepreneurship Lesson Learning Activity
Barbara O’Neill, Ph.D., CFP®
oneill@aesop.rutgers.edu
Watch 3 product or service Shark Tank® presentations (on television or YouTube) and complete the table below:
Question Presentation #1 Presentation #2 Presentation #3
Type of product or service presented to the
Sharks
Description of the introduction to the
presentation
Amount of money that the entrepreneur(s)
asked for
Percentage of business ownership stake
willing to be shared by the entrepreneur(s)
What the entrepreneur(s) said they needed
money from the Sharks for
How the entrepreneur(s) dressed and acted
Uniqueness of the product or service
How the product or service was being
marketed by the entrepreneur(s)
Questions asked by the Sharks to the
entrepreneur(s)
Resolution of the presentation (i.e., did the
entrepreneur(s) get a deal or not)
Use the internet to search for definitions for the following terms:
♦ Business (Company) Valuation
♦ Intellectual Property
♦ Return on Investment (ROI)