EP 200 : The Flatheads Story, Shark Tank Experience and more with Ganesh

The Startup Operator

23-01-2023 • 46 mins

Ganesh is the Co-founder of Flatheads and a serial entrepreneur. Recently he was featured on Shark Tank India Season 2 where he re-evaluated his options and decided to not take a deal for Flatheads. In this episode we talk to him about what the Shark Tank experience was like and what's next for Ganesh and Flatheads and what the journey so far has been like.

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Connect with Ganesh :
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ganeshbalakrishnan/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ganeshb78

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operator
​Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartup​​

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Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
00:30 Introduction
01:08 Post Shark Tank life
05:45 Shark Tank Behind the Scenes
09:52 What triggered Ganesh to re-evaluate his options
15:04 Family Support
18:37 Why did Flatheads not work out?
27:06 Shoes are a hard category
30:59 What would Ganesh have done differently
33:21 Where does Flatheads go from here
34:25 Product Design
37:34 Something's off with founders
38:22 What did Ganesh take away from this experience
44:35 Have you hired someone who's been on TV?

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