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Feb 2017
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Entering TV's Shark Tank (But Not For th...

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Deals! Sharks! Coozies! On today's episode, Freaker USA's Lauren Krakauskas explains why they went on ABC's Shark Tank, when a deal was the last thing on their minds.

Topics we cover:

  1. What it's like to hire someone else to run your business.
  2. Introducing a $1 tier to a crowdfunding campaign.
  3. How to protect your brand my making your own... knock-offs.
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