Shark Tank India: House of Beauty founder Vibhuti Arora says she felt attacked by Vineeta Singh, reveals sales doubled after rejection

Vibhuti shared, “What was shown was still very nice, what actually happened was a lot worse. I could feel angst, Vineeta kept repeating the same thing 10 times, and she kept criticising my packaging, but they did not let me speak. I was there to get their help, as a bootstrapped entrepreneur. If I had had everything sorted already, why would I go to them for help? It was very difficult for me to control myself from crying after one point. I just wanted to run away from Shark Tank. I didn’t want to cry on national television. Vineeta kept asking me what the differentiator in my products is.”

Recalling how she experienced a blackout right after the shoot, Vibhuti also added, “Initially, I thought I would manage to get funding from there. But later, I figured that I was not going to get anything out of this, I only had to keep defending myself. After the pitch, I had a blackout. I got anxious that time.”

 

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On a positive note, Vibhuti revealed how her sales have been impacted after the publicity that she received on the show. She said, “In January, before the episode, we did Rs 45-48 lakh sales, today we are inching towards a 1 crore sales. The impact has come in the product business. Namita was my dream shark, I wanted to work with her, Peyush Bansal, and Azhar Iqubal. Azhar is very humble and genuine, his approach can help a brand like us.”