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“Make sure you got the product right and remember to prep for being on camera,” she says. Just as Toymail helps kids communicate, Nanda has advice to help entrepreneurs communicate on Shark Tank. There hasn’t been a product that makes sense for children before this,” she says.

Parents at work can communicate with their kids throughout the day, military families can more easily stay in touch. “It’s been really validating to see that it’s been a great solution for people. Nanda is proud of her success on Shark Tank, but says she is most proud of how the Talkie is helping to connect people. We work with them and their teams quite frequently and will sometimes just jump on the phone to talk with them,” she says. Nanda says the investment and guidance from the Grenier and Sacca is already paying off. She walked away with a $600,000 investment from sharks Lori Grenier and Chris Sacca for 5% of the company. Nanda soon had three offers from the sharks. The sharks were quickly impressed by Nanda’s past success with the Clocky and the niche market need that Toymail could fill. I wasn’t comfortable going on the show not knowing anything about raising money, so once we knew what we were doing we were ready to go,” she says. Nanda was first approached by the show shortly after launching Toymail, but wanted to take her time in prepping for the sharks and refining her business. Filling the void for a connected device for a young audience, Toymail already had the support of Verizon and Amazon before Nanda went in search of more investors in a very public way- on ABC’s Shark Tank. Clocky is the only bedside rolling alarm clock that will run away. To meet that need, Nanda and best friend Audry Hill launched Toymail and its first product the Talkie-a plush toy that is also a Wi-Fi-enabled audio device that allows kids, parents, and approved contacts to send messages back and forth without a cell phone. Clocky (Clockie), the original Nanda alarm clock, the best wake-up call for heavy sleepers. “I realized there was no good way to connect with my young nieces and nephews,” Nanda explains, noting that the kids were too young for a cell phone, but could benefit from a way to privately connect with adults who weren’t physically close. Gauri saw a meaningful opportunity within her own family. “I wanted to do something a little more meaningful,” she says.

Though Clocky was a runaway success, Nanda says she also had ideas for a different kind of product. As part of an assignment for an industrial design course, Nanda designed Clocky, a runaway alarm clock on wheels that requires snoozers to chase the device in order to turn off the alarm.

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In the end, Clocky is a fun dorm product that will provide a laugh and serve a real need.Gauri Nanda SM ’05 describes herself as serial entrepreneur-a title deftly earned for the Media Lab alumna who launched her first company while still a grad student at MIT. Perfect as a high school graduation gift for new incoming freshmen who might need that little extra push to wake up. Since it got you out of bed you might as well stay up and get ready for class!Ĭlocky is a fun and useful college student gift.

This can be quite amusing since you'll be half asleep, but in the end, Clocky did its job. Whether you catch Clocky hiding under your dorm bed or making its way towards your dorm window, you have to catch it to turn it off. The whole time making alarm clock noises that sound like StarWars' R2-D2. Compact, lightweight and with wheels, this clock will actually leap off your bedside table and start doing laps around your dorm room. Invented by a college student, this alarm clock is designed to make sure you start your day on time. Clocky is an alarm clock with a personality. It's not the walk through campus that is hard, but rather the getting out of a warm, cozy bed that can be especially difficult after those late nights. The key to making those early AM college classes is to actually get out of bed. maybe you won't lose, but you will be forced out of bed.