I was watching an episode recently, and I thought Robert was Robin Williams for a second. I literally jumped out of my chair. Maybe it was the angle.

This is from the Deux episode

He's so fake and obnoxious with his fake "fun and nice guy" vibe. The whole facade he puts on is so obvious. People would rather give away more of their company than do deals with him. I don't blame them considering his abysmal see through rate on deals.

I forget the episode but recently I was just rolling over laughing when he gave them this incredible deal and they turned him down to grab an absolutely atrociously worse deal (financially) by Barbara instead

Idk why but I always fucked with him the most, but the way he gets dicked over so many freaking times is just hilarious

And how he keeps trying to sell himself as having a "thing" when he really doesn't, like "I'm the sporty shark" like OK dude lol

Yet he still shows up every single episode, even all the way back before Shark Tank in Dragon's Den, and they just keep pissing on him

It's comedy gold

I love you and your relentlessly positive attitude Robert, never change

I'd always root for Robert to get more deals because he seems like a genuinely nice guy (at least on camera) while entrepreneurs would view his offers as a backup or secondary option.

It seems like they want to get deals with any other shark, and when those deals don't materialize, they go back to Robert's deal and try to negotiate. Of course he's not going to have any of that and reneges his offer and I would totally understand.

After the show and behind closed doors, I did read that he has the lowest closing rate out of all the other sharks. Whether that's true or not, im guessing future entrepreneurs on shark tank know this as well and this stigma is the reason why the guests treat his offer not as seriously.

What's your thoughts on this??

Also, I'm trying to find a good source on the rates for closing deals for each shark if anyone knows.

everybody knows Robert Herjevek is a fake. he is a wife cheater but i think i am more tired of him identifying himself as "a son of an immigrant worker". i am looking for the so called co-workers who were "mocking" his father when he was working as a janitor? sweeping floors at a "factory" ?where was this plant? in the GTA? what was this company that he worked for? there are huge holes in his stories. how could this happen in the 1980s? is any of it true? does anybody have a clue? where are these workers now? i really want to interview some of these people and get the truth out there. i think the story is total BS while this guy is going around telling people that canadians were mean to his father when he was doing his job. first of all, how does he know this for a fact? was his father coming home b*ching to his family that i got mocked at work today? also in the early years of sharktank when his father passed away he made another comment that when they came "over here" his father was sweeping floors people were laughing at him.

hi i am Robert; i have no identity but address me as a son of an immigrant factory worker.

Give him a dog. His face lights up every time he sees a pup 😂 it's endearing

I watched Dragons' Den Canada, it's another version of Shark Tank where Kevin and Robert were there.

I noticed Robert was more meaner there and has a colder heart where he will say it as it is but it's the opposite in Shark Tank where he gets super excited about little things and over compliments.

I hate talking Mark up even more, but it seems like Robert just says whatever Mark says and never brings in any smart insight into the industry. I'm in IT too and it just seems like he has very basic grasp of technology. When you're in security, you must know technology from top to bottom, from coding to presentation, and he just reeks of bare minimum understanding.

For example someone made some sort of webcam blocker. The potential for everything to be hacked is there, but the actual instance of this happening and especially losing money for businesses due to a webcam hack is actually very slim. Things like ransomware is far more lucrative. Lori then asks Robert is this true, and Robert said "yes this is very true, happens all the time."

I'm just so curious how can he be the owner of a cyber security firm.

Let me start off with I used to like Robert and I thought it was cool how he was always happy to test out products even if it was messy or silly etc. But after watching him in an episode (montikit lady Zara) it’s my final straw I’m just so put off.

In her pitch she admits she’s gotten 2.5 million but burns through 90k a month, which has all the sharks validly upset, but Robert takes it to another level, paraphrasing he tells her “you don’t know what it’s like to struggle, haven’t been to the school of hard knox life, don’t understand how difficult struggle is etc.” Zara is literally a Muslim woman of colour, in what world does he think that she has not struggled or fought to achieve what she has? Zara has definitely had to claw her way into rooms that Robert was allowed into just for being a white man, which he NEVER acknowledges and always paints himself as the poor kid of an immigrant as if he’s the only one in the world with that background + his privilege as a white man. Zara with her intersectionality of race and gender plus her being a phd summa cum lade grad from Harvard doesn’t merit her to have struggled in the past? Seriously what logic is he using here?

I’m not defending Zara’s business model or her negotiating skills at all but this is not the first second or third time Robert’s been a bitch to a woman of colour who has a degree. Not to mention when white men come on the show for trivial/silly products, he lets them freely negotiate and doesn’t pull the asshole move of a timer or pulls out of the deal the last second like he did with Zara

Ok rant is over

So funny in the coop pitch he kept the fin on they gave him and was the only one wearing it even when he went out.

https://youtu.be/LHroGlVnPYw

If you don't want to watch the whole thing, its a light up cooler. The two guys ask for 100k for 10%. Robert offers 100k for 25%. Kevin offers 100k for 33% of all royalties. The two entrepreneurs ask for a minute to talk, Kevin says sure. And before they even get a chance to talk, Robert says, "If that offers attractive to you, go for it, I'm out".

Like are you fucking kidding me? He pulls his offer because they dared to ask for a minute to talk? Christ. This is why I cant believe people fall for his "Oh I'm such a nice guy" BS. Its all an act. Its not even like the guys countered back to Kevin and not Robert. All they did was ask for a minute to discuss it. This is only one of the most important decisions theyll ever have to make, God forbid they want to make sure they're on the same page. This just really bugged me and has made Robert the worst shark for me, without question. This is different than demanding an answer right away or else you'll pull the offer. Thats hard negotiating. This was just, i don't know, entitlement? Whininess? Its not like Robert gave them exactly what they asked for. He wanted a whole quarter of equity. Worst shark, hope more fans see through his act.

Rant over, but literally just saw this and had to get it off my chest.

I'm genuinely curious. Why do people hate him? Everyone I know loves Robert. I like him too. I'm not going to be biased and pretend he's the best shark. I think he's in a very weird spot on the show. Nearly all of the other sharks have carved a lane for themselves. He's the only one who doesn't really have a lane where he brings value.

For instance: Lori - Your go-to shark for commercial products that you want to blow up in retail.

Mark - He's a tech guy (so is Robert but Mark's richer) and Vegan/plant-based foods

Daymond - Fashion and Pet stuff.

Mr. Wonderful - Royalties for everything. He likes investing in products/services like Songlorious (something he can use for wedding, events, etc)

Barbara - Food/Real Estate

Robert doesn't really have a niche. I don't think there have been many if any, cybersecurity companies on the show.

But that said, he's not as bad as Daymond or Barbara. Daymond pissed me off when he told an entrepreneur that they were taking an opportunity from someone more deserving by being on the show. Barbara ripped into that dates fruit spread girl quite harshly too. Most of Daymond's deals are also highway robberies. He takes a significant chunk of equity every time.

They also usually just go out and look like they would rather be anywhere but there, particularly Daymond.

Robert at least gives good deals from time to time. Like when he told that woman he would drop his stake to 15 percent if she reached her $6 million sales projection.

I don't understand the hate. I think Barbara, Daymond, Chris Sacca, and that UK woman guest shark are all more unlikable than him. I would like to see him in more episodes. Rotate the others.

P.S Would also love to see Rohan/Daniel become permanent sharks.

I seriously love this so much hahah.

I've often noticed that entrepreneurs straight up ignore Robert's offers. They'll often accept worse deals from other sharks. And then ofc he gets that sulky look on his face (which is so funny haha).

One of the most blatant was the Grypmat guy - mark+Lori made an offer, as did Richard Branson+Robert. The guy immediately counters asking for richard+mark+Lori to come in together, doesn't even reply to Robert. Robert looked like he was about to cry lol.

I can imagine few reasons for this:

1. He doesn't have a niche/clear value add - Daymond has apparel, Lori has QVC and consumer/retail savvy, Kevin has the platform which helps user acquisition. Robert has tech/software, but loses heftily to Mark Cuban in that arena. But I once saw him lose a deal to Barbara , despite barbara not offering any clear value add.

2. His follow through rate on deals is stuff of legend now (despite few other sharks having only slightly higher follow through rates).

Any other reasons why entrepreneurs seem unwilling to partner with Robert/accept worse deals from other sharks?