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Cast of Planet of the Apps. Left to Right: Jessica Alba, Will. I. Am, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gary Vaynerchuk We've all seen Shark Tank but did you know there are other shows inspiring entrepreneurship? Well you don't have to lay in bed late at night with Mark Cuban's face imprinted in your mind anymore. Check these competitors out: Planet of the Apps I've talked about Gary V and his show Planet of the Apps before. PotA is an upbeat tech/app (hence the name) focused series that combines Sharktank, a 1 minute elevator pitch, and business savvy celebrities into a fun, intense, dogfight over investees. The one minute to share their idea is a great way they can sort out who's not gonna waste the investors' time. Another unique feature is after a celebrity picks them, the investee gets prepared by their mentor to go in front of 4 venture capitalists and make an improved version of their pitch to raise capital for their apps. While this is very stressful, ...

No! Mark Cuban is not in this article. Frankly he's about as up and coming as his Mavs ... But I do have some awesome newcomers that are making a splash. Gary Vaynerchuk This guy is an inspiration . He has one goal: own the New York Jets . Why anyone would want to own that dumpster fire? I don't know but that's his goal. His net worth weighs in at about 200 million dollars and he's in everything. He took his family's wine business from $3 million dollars to $60 million dollars. He has his own show on Apple Music called Planet of the Apps . Similar to Sharktank, people present their apps and the judges (including Jessica Alba, Gweneth Paltro, and Will.I.Am.) make investments in the apps/software. Gary's biggest success has been the advent of social media. Using Youtube , he created and enhanced his brand to him becoming one of the biggest Startup successes out there. Katrina Lake Gary is great, but Katrina is no slouch. Getting her company t...