Entrepreneurship Reality TV Needs Utahns

Two notes before I get to my actual post.

(1) Turns out it's hard to get motivated to blog about economics when the springtime sun is shining in the Wasatch Mountains.

(2) I'll return to your regularly scheduled discussion of accounting shortly.

For today, I got an e-mail from my college friend Rafe --- He's connected to all kinds of Hollywood types, and he sent me a casting call for ABC's new show "Shark Tank." Apparently the idea is to put budding entrepreneurs in front of money people, and then watch the money folks rip the poor little entrepreneurs to shreds. Sounds like great TV, right? Somehow at the end, the winning entrepreneur gets funded.

Anyway, we all know that reality TV loves Utahns, so everyone out there should sign up.

Here's the call:

DO YOU HAVE THE NEXT GREAT MONEYMAKING IDEA? We are currently on the search for entrepreneurs, inventors, businesspersons, dreamers, promoters, creators, innovators, etc. If you feel you have a lucrative business idea but just can't seem to secure the financial backing to get it off the ground then Shark Tank is just the show for you. Each episode features aspiring entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas to moguls in hopes of landing investment funds. Apply now for your chance to enter the "Shark Tank" and see if your idea survives.

All interested parties should email David Polanzak at dpo.casting@gmail.com with the following information:

Name:
Age:
Hometown:
Phone:
Photo:

*Please put in the Subject Line of your email if you are an: Inventor, Entrepreneur or both

As if you needed any more inducement, Rafe is willing to sweeten the deal in various ways. If you sign up, let me know and I'll connect you to Rafe.