A writer was watching CNBC when a re-run of Shark Tank was on.
The episode was from 2009.
A woman named Irina Blok was on the show pitching fashion surgical masks.
She believed she created the next big trend.
Every investor made fun of her and shut her pitch down.
Kevin Harrington called her masks, a novelty item, not a serious item. I just don't see the market for it.
Don't worry about Irina, she is the brains behind the Google Android robot logo.
Wonder if she kept any of her masks.
Has anyone ever shot down an idea of yours at work or school and it was later revealed that your idea was good?
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