‘They were against me…wanted me to shut down Flying Beast’: Gaurav Taneja hits back at 'Sharks'

Popular YouTube star Gaurav Taneja pitched for his protein brand, Beast Life, on Shark Tank India 4 and faced rejection. The ‘Sharks’ Aman Gupta, Vineeta Singh, and Anupam Mittal, bashed him for not disclosing his income from his social media channel and hiding his other food brand, Rosier, during the pitch.

Gaurav Taneja on Shark Tank India 4

The Shark Tank India judges questioned Gaurav for handling too many ventures at once and relying heavily on delegation.

He sought Rs 1 crore in exchange for 1% equity in Beast Life, placing its valuation at Rs 100 crore at Shark Tank India. However, he failed to close the deal as none of the Sharks agreed to the investment.

In a recent chat on the YouTube channel Think School Hindi by Zero1, the YouTuber cum entrepreneur Gaurav Taneja opened up about his Shark Tank experience.

Gaurav said, “A lot of things happened at Shark Tank and I was wondering why are they so much against me. When I receive a customer’s complaint, I give my team the order number and ask for an update, I won’t sit and see in the system. Obviously, I will delegate the task.”

He even spoke about the Sharks targeting him for running multiple businesses while also managing his social media presence.

He said, “They told me, ‘You aren’t shutting down Flying Beast (his social media channel)?’ and I was like what a foolish decision. They are asking me shut down what distinguishes me and from where I am selling everything. We got a kickstart and we had an advantage but the rest of the journey has been same as them. We didn’t get everything on a plate, I have also had sleepless nights and built this distribution. I would get up at 4am and take flights.”

The YouTube star also shared his biggest learning from Shark Tank.

He said, “More than business, I learnt how to stay humble and take rejections, and how to be quiet at some situations, come back and work harder, despite people not believing in you. We have to face rejections many times but when we face it in front of the camera, it becomes a big thing.”

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