If you’ve ever pieced together a business concept, chances are you drew inspiration from somewhere. Whether it be fond memories in your grandma’s kitchen or a childhood fascination with airplanes, inspiration can come from many places. Perhaps even your local boba tea shop .

A bubble tea company called Bobba is in hot water after Chinese Canadian actor Simu Liu voiced concerns about cultural appropriation on CBC’s “Dragons’ Den.”

On Canada’s “Dragons’ Den” investor-pitching show, Simu Liu criticized the founders of a Quebec boba company, then gently defended them after outrage ensued.

Controversy bubbled for a Canadian drink company after its founders drew the ire of a Marvel superhero on an episode of a “Shark Tank”-style reality series.

A boba tea company apologized after Simu Liu called them out for cultural appropriation on his Canadian reality series Dragons' Den. During a recent episode of Dragons' Den, which is a Canadian version of Shark Tank,