35 “Shark Tank” Secrets That’ll Make You Never Want To Pitch A Product…Ever

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Guest Shark Chris Sacca says that producers had a hard time filming his intro segment for the show. They wanted to film him in a mansion, in a sports car, on a boat, and on a private plane — but he didn’t own any of that stuff.

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In the first few episodes of the show, the Sharks were seated behind a raised news desk with stacks of money on it. Producers later decided to put the Sharks in chairs, to make the pitches more intimate.

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Producers now require contestants to agree to a “no-shop” clause in their contract, basically saying they won’t use an offer they get on Shark Tank to leverage a better deal somewhere else. According to Barbara Corcoran, this was happening “all the time.”