Anupam Mittal, Namita Thapar butt heads on Shark Tank India after he says she ‘inherited her business’, tells her she ‘shouldn’t be on the show’

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This seemed to irk Namita, who said, “What kind of question is that?” Anupam replied, “It’s a very relevant question Namita, let me finish. This is Shark Tank, it’s capitalism in its true form. If you’re uncomfortable with that question, you shouldn’t be here.” Anupam said that he disagrees with the founders’ model, and told them that they should think about setting up physical stores instead of trying to build a B2B business. “India mein value-seeking, bargain-hunting customers ki line lag jayegi. I don’t fundamentally agree with your thesis, and fundamentally, I don’t like where this is going, so I’m out,” he said.

Namita made it clear that she doesn’t agree with Anupam’s point of view, and said that she believes money can be made while doing good for society. But she backed out as well. Aman Gupta said that he cannot invest in them at this early a stage, while Ritesh Agarwal agreed with Anupam, and advised them to set up physical stores. Even Peyush Bansal was of the same opinion.

He said that at this stage, he’d want a third of their company, and offered them Rs 1 crore. “You have a very unique, novel idea. Expiry is a big problem. The problem is that you guys have come from a consulting background, so you’re over-engineering. Drive the car, my friend. Open a store. Until you think like a disruptor, it’ll be very difficult. I’m just telling you to change your thought-process,” he said. Ultimately, they couldn’t make a deal, and the founders left empty handed.