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TV’s ‘Shark Tank’ investor Robert Herjavec got his start working for free

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Marc Myers
Oct 10, 2026
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Robert Herjavec is the founder of the Herjavec Group, a Canadian information-technology and computer-security company. He returns as an investor on ABC’s new season of “Shark Tank” on Sept. 30. He spoke with Marc Myers. [Photo above of Robert Herjavec by Maarten de Boer, courtesy of Disney.]

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