Topic: Shark Tank

George Wiseman discusses the difficulties of connecting independent inventors with venture capital, citing a lack of professional "face" and investor demands for control. He recounts a successful partnership with an angel investor at a mine in Galloway, British Columbia, where Brown's Gas was used to triple copper extraction rates. Despite the success of the AquaCure machine, Wiseman notes he was unable to secure interest from mainstream platforms like Shark Tank.

Voting with one's dollars by supporting local businesses and independent products is a key strategy for social change. Technologies like Bitcoin and the blockchain are praised for enabling financial decentralization and removing the need for third-party approval. This grassroots movement toward decentralization stands in opposition to increasing government centralization.