Flying Beast, Gaurav Taneja has been hitting all the headlines off lately with his appearance in Shark Tank India 4. For the unversed, Gaurav appeared on the show to secure funding for his sports nutrition brand, Beast Life. Well, he couldn’t secure a deal, but after coming back from the show, he has been sharing some revelations regarding his experience. Well, he also updated his LinkedIn bio post coming back from the show, which he did probably by being inspired by Anupam Mittal’s remark. Following the same, he got locked out of the professional platform.
Flying Beast, Gaurav Taneja’s LinkedIn profile gets locked after he updated his bio
It was on January 27, 2025, when Gaurav Taneja took to his X (Twitter) and shared that he was not able to access his LinkedIn profile. This happened after he updated his bio on that platform, describing himself as a “Good Influencer/Terrible Entrepreneur.” Gaurav seemingly updated his bio by being inspired by Anupam Mittal’s comment. Anupam told the exact same thing to Gaurav when he appeared on the show. The Shaadi.com founder told Flying Beast:
“You are a good influencer but a terrible entrepreneur so far. I’m sorry, but you can’t outsource entrepreneurship.”
Gaurav Taneja reveals unauthorised logins to his LinkedIn after getting his access back to his profile
Well, taking to his X (Twitter) Gaurav Taneja tagged LinkedIn and shared that he has been locked out of his account and couldn’t access the same for 48 hours. On January 28, 2025, Taneja, took to his LinkedIn and let his connections there know that his issue has been resolved, and he got his profile back. He also added that his system had detected some unauthorised login, which caused him to lose all his connections.
Netizens react to Gaurav Taneja getting his LinkedIn profile back
As soon as Gaurav Taneja let his fans know about his comeback on LinkedIn, netizens rushed to the comment section and shared their opinions. While some supported Gaurav and asked him to be cautious, others started mocking him. One LinkedIn user penned, “People want to stop you from influencing people!?” Another user commented, “Someone is trying to put your shoes.” A third user wrote, “Hmmmmmmmmm, Kuch toh gadbad hai!!”
Gaurav Taneja talked about his ‘garma-garmi‘ with the Sharks on Shark Tank India 4
While being on Shark Tank India 4, Gaurav Taneja said that his brand could revenue Rs. 1 crore within just an hour, despite their website being password protected. Such swift business left the sharks impressed. Well, in his vlog, Gaurav revealed that the money he earned didn’t go directly into his pocket, and he had other business activities that needed the funding.
Gaurav Taneja also shared how he and his wife, Ritu felt that going to Shark Tank was risky. Well, the YouTuber also revealed how he locked horns with the sharks on the show. For the unversed, it was Gaurav who said that in today’s time, all the founders want to be influencers. Vineeta Singh replied back by taking a sly dig. She said:
“Aur influencer ko founder banne ka.”
What do you think about Gaurav Taneja’s profile being locked out on LinkedIn?
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