Dietary restrictions can stop us from enjoying tasty snacks. That’s the gap Funky Mello set out to fill, a plant-based, gluten-free, top-8 allergen-free marshmallow creme made from chickpea liquid instead of gelatin. Founders Delisa and Zach Harper pitched the brand on Shark Tank and walked away with Daymond John. Funky Mello was once worth $500,000 but the company has since shut down, citing ongoing supply chain challenges. The Harper’s Delisa and Zach Harper are an Austin-based husband-and-wife team who met at a music festival and bonded over a shared love of music and food. They worked in separate fields before…
Author: Daniel Rugunya
Daniel Rugunya
Daniel Rugunya is an entertainment writer who mainly covers celebrity, reality TV and movies. He is also a scriptwriter with a handful TV episodes and indie short film credits to his name.
Making your bed every day can be a pretty annoying task. Nita Gassen and Judy Schott’s Better Bedder mattress headband was made for these kinds of bedroom inconveniences. With it, you don’t have to lift the mattress to tuck in the sheets. After getting a deal with Lori Greiner on Shark Tank, Better Bedder is worth $3 million. Nita Gassen and Judy Schott Nita and Judy are both mothers from Mandeville, Louisiana. Nita has a degree in education from the University of Southern Mississippi, and Judy has a Doctor of Law from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Gassen…
America is hailed as the land of opportunities and this is why Danh Tran made the move to pursue his dreams. He founded Buttercloth, a fashion line for comfortable dress shirts. Along with his business partner Gary Falkenberg, Dahn swam with the Sharks and got a deal with Robert Herjavec. Today, Buttercloth is worth an estimated $5 million. Danh Tran’s Background Danh Tran grew up in Vietnam, where he worked in his family’s tailor shop. Against his parent’s wishes, he relocated to Los Angeles and studied fashion at Otis College of Art and Design. To fund his studies, he designed…
Dan Lok is a successful Chinese-Canadian businessman, author and mentor. He had a rocky start to his career as his early business ventures failed. Now, Lok is an established entrepreneur and is highly respected in business circles. Dan Lok has an estimated net worth of $100 million. The majority of his wealth was generated from selling high-priced courses. Lok’s Life in Hong Kong Hailing from Hong Kong, China, Dan was born as an only child on November 24, 1981. His parents split when he was 14 years old and he moved to Vancouver with his mother. Back in Hong Kong,…
In 2007, Gary Brewer set out to solve a problem: figuring out what technologies websites were built with. What started as a small side project turned into a tool used by businesses worldwide. Today, BuiltWith generates over $14 million per year with one full-time employee – proof that all it takes is a smart idea and the right execution. How BuiltWith Started The birth of BuiltWith stemmed from Brewer’s curiosity about technologies powering various startup websites. Realizing the absence of an easy way to uncover this information, he created a platform that simplified the process. This initiative was not driven…
As a search engine that champions privacy, DuckDuckGo has done well to survive in a market dominated by giants. Founded in 2008 by Gabriel Weinberg, it has steadily grown into a formidable player, challenging the status quo with its user-centric approach. Business Model and Revenue DuckDuckGo’s revenue model is straightforward, relying on advertising and affiliate marketing. Unlike its competitors, it doesn’t track users to target ads. Instead, ads are based on the search terms entered, ensuring privacy. Affiliate revenue comes from partnerships with Amazon and eBay, earning DuckDuckGo a commission on sales initiated through its search results. This approach has…
In 2017, Dentacoin burst onto the cryptocurrency scene with ambitious plans to revolutionize the global dental industry. With dreams of becoming the Bitcoin of dentistry, Dentacoin’s initial journey was marked by optimism. However, as 2024 unfolds, the reality paints a different picture. Today, Dentacoin finds itself teetering on the brink of oblivion, with a market cap of $800,000, down over 99% from its peak in 2018. The Meteoric Rise Dentacoin was designed as a blockchain-based solution to transform the dental industry by providing an efficient payment system for dental services. It garnered significant attention early on, leading to a meteoric…
With Modern Picnic, lunchboxes have never looked so luxurious. The company sells a line of fancy food containers disguised as handbags and backpacks. Looking from the outside, you’ll never guess it’s meant for grubs and bevies. Founder Ali Kaminetsky recently appeared on Shark Tank but didn’t get a deal. After Shark Tank, Modern Picnic is worth $6 million. Ali Kaminetsky Ali came up with these stylish lunch boxes after graduating college and interning at Macy’s buying program. The bubbly brunette thrived and was promoted to omni-assistant buyer. Every day she brought lunch to work to save money and stay healthy.…
There’s always more than meets the eye when it comes to the backstories of successful entrepreneurs. Origin stories are much deeper than the shallow version you often hear in the media. This is especially true with Elon as many people aren’t aware of what he achieved before PayPal, Tesla and SpaceX. In 1989 Elon Musk moved to Canada from South Africa to avoid military service. He studied at Queen’s University in Ontario for two years and later transferred to the University of Pennsylvania. In the summer of 1994, he worked for two different startups as he was extremely interested in…
Once merely amateur footballers, Jeremy Lynch and Billy Wingrove rose to fame as the F2, a football freestyling duo known for their silky skills and charisma. The pair were not just talented; they were innovators in football freestyling, turning it into a synchronized spectacle. Their social media following swelled to the size of a small nation, and their videos began clocking up millions of views. However, as their star rose, so did the scrutiny, and the facade of camaraderie started showing cracks. Humble Beginnings The story began humbly. Jeremy discovered freestyling at 13, inspired by a Nike advertisement. His early…