Mark Cuban, other investors, bet $250,000 on GRIND, a company that makes basketball shooting machines
Summary
The term has become popular in pro basketball, but Thomas Fields really did "trust the process" as he lured money from investors, including Mark Cuban, to expand his company. Fields is the founder of GRIND, a sports equipment company, and convinced the Dallas Mavericks owner to buy into the business. And Fields notes GRIND folds into a duffle bag within 90 seconds, weighs roughly 100 pounds, and called the product "affordable and accessible to any athlete that would want it." "Shark Tank" invited Fields to the show after six rounds of interviews, with the final pitch coming last September in Las Vegas. He pitched a cast including Cuban, new Minnesota Timberwolves owner Alex Rodriguez, CNBC contributor Kevin OLeary and businesswoman Barbara Corcoran.