{"id":11260,"date":"2018-02-04T09:30:13","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T02:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yup.edu.vn\/?p=11260"},"modified":"2026-10-01T01:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:34:32","slug":"cau-chuyen-mat-ca-vo-lan-cong-ty-vao-tay-nha-dau-tu-nguoi-hoa-cua-ong-chu-startup-kem-viba-khien-shark-vuong-quen-ca-luat-choi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yup.edu.vn\/en\/cau-chuyen-mat-ca-vo-lan-cong-ty-vao-tay-nha-dau-tu-nguoi-hoa-cua-ong-chu-startup-kem-viba-khien-shark-vuong-quen-ca-luat-choi\/","title":{"rendered":"The Viba Nippers startup owner's story of losing both his wife and company to an ethnic Chinese investor made Shark V\u01b0\u01a1ng forget the rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThat investor was an ethnic Chinese man who spoke English. I did not speak the language, so I asked my wife to work with him. I never expected the two of them to develop feelings for each other. The investor wanted to take over the company as well, so I had to leave\u2026 My sense of honor was immense then; all I could think about was death,\u201d the owner of Viba Nippers\u2014a former rival of Ngh\u0129a Nippers\u2014shared on Shark Tank Vietnam.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"After<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Tr\u1ea7n V\u0129nh B\u1ea3o, responsible for manufacturing Tek Nails clippers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Episode 13 of Shark Tank Vietnam recounts a sad startup story from a decade ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tr\u1ea7n V\u0129nh B\u1ea3o, responsible for manufacturing Tek Nails clippers, previously owned Viba Clippers (Viba abbreviates V\u0129nh B\u1ea3o). Before 2006, Vietnam had only 2 famous clipper brands: Viba and a giant manufacturer that is extremely successful in producing clippers today.<\/span><\/p>\n

When K\u1ec1m Viba sought foreign investment, the investors' arrival coincided with the owner losing both his wife and his company.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The investor was an English-speaking ethnic Chinese man. I did not speak the language, so I asked my wife to work with him. Unexpectedly, they developed feelings for each other. The investor wanted to take over the company too, so I had to leave\u2026<\/b>\u2018, B\u1ea3o shared.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018He maneuvered me into selling that company to a Singaporean investor, together with a commitment not to work in the pliers industry for five years after the sale. At the time, my honor meant everything to me, and I thought only of death. But then I decided that I had to stand up, start again, and reclaim that honor.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Tek Nails is a project manufacturing hygienic nail nippers, currently distributed exclusively by Vina Groups, which also owns a 31,5% stake.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Shark Tank, Vina Groups\u2013Tek Nails sought funding for 2 projects at once. Vina Groups wanted USD 500 thousand for a 5% stake, while the clean nail-nipper project Tek Nails offered 10% ownership for another USD 500 thousand.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. B\u1ea3o said Tek Nails plans to produce 9 million products per month, targeting the difference in U.S. nail-clipper usage habits: users must know how to care for clippers after 1 use.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cClean nippers will solve a major problem for nail technicians abroad, who must take great care to sanitize each pair before using it on the next customer. Simply forgetting can lead to a USD 500 fine for the technician and a USD 1,000 fine for the owner,\u201d Mr. B\u1ea3o said.<\/span><\/p>\n

He also confided: The clipper industry is distinctive in having no dedicated machinery; molds must be made in-house, and making them requires expertise.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Many people have approached me about working together, but they were not sincere partners. After a few months, once they saw how lucrative the pliers industry was, they tried to reduce my ownership stake. I have only five years left to devote to this, so I am looking for young people. My dream is to transfer all the secrets of the pliers industry to the younger generation within five years,\u2019 B\u1ea3o confided.<\/span><\/p>\n

Faced with 2 simultaneous fundraising projects, Sharks Ph\u00fa, H\u01b0ng, and Linh all declined. Only Shark Tr\u1ea7n Anh V\u01b0\u01a1ng, CEO of Sam Holdings, wanted to invest in Tek Nails out of respect for this dedicated entrepreneur. V\u01b0\u01a1ng's condition was a controlling 51% stake.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. B\u1ea3o proposed USD 1 million in exchange for 51% equity.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Based on Vina Groups\u2019 investment of VND 2.5 billion in exchange for a 31.5% stake in Tek Nails, including cash and technology, I propose purchasing a 49% stake for VND 4.5 billion,\u2019 Shark V\u01b0\u01a1ng offered.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although he had declined, Shark H\u01b0ng still intervened in this offer, warning Shark V\u01b0\u01a1ng that he had violated the rules.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shark Tank's rules ensure startups receive the amount they need for their business. In other words, Sharks cannot offer less than the amount requested.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Tek Nails' initial fundraising proposal of 500,000 USD was equivalent to more than 11 billion \u0111\u1ed3ng.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thus, the Deal Closed Almost as Soon as It Opened.<\/span><\/p>\n

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