We Hosted A SharkTank For SaaS Businesses

About this video

Sam and Shaan host a live pitch event on Stonks.com where five startups pitch their businesses in rapid succession. The hosts evaluate each company’s pitch quality, business model, and traction, offering feedback on how founders can improve their presentations and clarify their value propositions.

Key takeaways

• Strong traction (revenue, customers, growth) can compensate for a weak pitch—focus on clarity in the first 30-60 seconds by using specific customer examples rather than generic industry jargon
• Bury the lead on market size and problem urgency; lead with a concrete story (e.g., ‘Company X faced problem Y, called airlines for 12 months, we solved it in weeks’) before diving into metrics
• Distinguish clearly between GMV (gross merchandise volume), ARR (annual recurring revenue), and net revenue the company actually keeps; confusion here signals founder inexperience and makes due diligence harder
• Demo the product, don’t just describe it—visual proof of concept is far more compelling than intellectual explanations, especially when pitching to busy operators who need to grasp value quickly
• In early-stage fundraising, address the investor’s primal question directly: ‘How big will this get, and how do I get paid back?’—give a concrete revenue target and exit scenario rather than vague upside

Episode details: published June 10, 2022 · 24K views · 1:35:17 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The business ideas, figures and results discussed are the hosts’ and guests’ own claims, shared as brainstorming and entertainment — not verified facts and not investment advice.

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