Schwartz: Shark Tank accepted Unglue the night my father passed away
Alon Schwartz · #93 David vs. Godzilla · Mar 3, 2025 · at 17:58
Alon Schwartz, founder of parental control app Unglue, describes receiving the notification to pitch on Shark Tank while grieving his father's death in Israel.
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“The most, I, ironic if I can even call it such the night my dad passed away I got a call from Shark Tank, I'm in Israel and they tell me that I want it, I'm in, that filming will start in 10 days.”
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