In this informal YouTube short, two speakers discuss a pitch for the "Land Shark Restaurant" that was presented without thorough vetting. Speaker B uses a Ghostbusters reference to illustrate how the team aggressively dissected the deal, turning it into "Swiss cheese" by identifying numerous flaws. They emphasize that the review process is relentless and unapologetic, likening it to a character from the Ghostbusters film. Speaker A recounts a follow‑up call with the project team, where they praised the concept but demanded tighter budgeting and proof of feasibility—specifically questioning the claim that ten people could be fed weekly for $500. The conversation highlights the value‑add of expert advisory, the importance of rigorous due‑diligence, and the need for realistic financial assumptions before seeking investment or promotion.
Are you in the deal room?
Literally explode their brain to split in half. And like they turned into a Ghostbusters, like, freaking animated character over the fact that I told them that Deal Hunter was telling them that their deal was not good, right? Like they had some sideways movement on their deal and they needed to take a look at it. They literally morphed into that thing that Rick Moranis changed into in Ghostbusters. If you don't know the movie, you know what you got to do. So if you don't know the reference, homework. So give it to yourselves. I don't care. But the point being is that like Tracy was told, you know, Tracy brought this deal sight unseen, basically, and we ran through it and it had a lot of— we were able to punch a lot of holes in it, turn it into Swiss cheese and say, hey, this is something we need to look at more. That to me is the bonus. That's the gift. Of the Land Shark Restaurant is it's unrelentless. Like Catherine, it has no— it's not worried about your feelings. It's not going to be like, oh, sorry, sweetie. Like, sure, you got a good deal. Let's try to find an Arabian prince that'll buy this.
So it was really amazing. And when I went and had my 3:00 call with the whole team, one of them wasn't able to be there. Ended up being on a phone call because somebody, you know, you know, technology anyway. And I basically was able to just say, listen, you know, I appreciate this project that you have and I think it can be successful. But in order for me to raise money for it or to promote it. I've, we've gotta tighten up X, Y, and Z. Things have to match. Like all, I went through all the things. I said, I want you to prove, prove your budget for me. I don't believe you can feed 10 people a week on $500. If you can prove it to me, like, you know what I mean? Like all these things. And they were super appreciative because I came at it with a value add, not a, this the way it is sucks and I don't wanna do it. Right, right. It's huge because it can be a really good thing. They just need to tighten up their numbers and improve everything, make everything match. Right. But, you know, that's why they seek us out, because they want expert advice.
