Fail Fast, Fail Cheap, & Other Advice from Kevin Harrington, Original Shark on “Shark Tank”

Longtime Pinellas County resident Kevin Harrington has a stellar resume. Among the highlights: inventor of the infomercial, shark on the first year of the TV show “Shark Tank,” Fortune 100 investor, philanthropist and author. Kevin has launched over 1,000 products in 100 countries, creating some $6 billion in sales. On this episode Kevin and Business Observer Managing Editor Mark Gordon talk about his rich history in the product sales business, his must-dos for startups — and don’t dos — and what he looks for in leaders. 

3 Takeaways:

1. (07:45) Good leaders need to surround themselves with good people
2. (11:30) Success is being able to go from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
3. (12:55) Fail fast, fail cheap

Timestamps:

(00:00) Introducing Kevin Harrington, Inventor of the infomercial and original Shark on “Shark Tank”

(04:45) Becoming an entrepreneur

(07:35) What are good leadership characteristics?

(09:40) How do you deal with failure?

(13:00) The rest of 2025 for Kevin Harrington

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