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I just don't get that at all
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Yep - she's got a good thing there.
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Meaden would be the very last dragon I'd want on side personally. How could she possibly turn down the other offer? The mind boggles.
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Maybe she thinks DM's got better contacts.
But yes, generally she would be the last one I'd want on board |
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I wouldn't fancy getting into business with the ginger bird personally, she looks too hardened, don;t think I could work with her, it'd be her way or no way, whereas with Deborah she seem a lot more personable and in tune with people, someone you could get along with, you could see her face how much the ginger one wanted it and then the shock of losing to higher stake offer "I'm pissed off"
 As a matter of interest, is Levi roots still the most successful entrepreneur from the 900 that's appeared in the Den in the last decade? |
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Strange view, i reckon Deborah would be a nightmare,her way or no way.
The gingar would be much better imo. |
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The ginger bird? Wasn't that Rachel Ellinor?
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No, Christina Hendricks
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With the snub of Duncan and Kelly it got a bit intense at the end.
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first time I've seen her, haven't watched it in a long while so didn;t know who she was and didn't know who piers was either, just the impression she left, wouldn't appeal to me as a entrepreneur but each to their own, deborah I've always liked as she's very open, the behind the scenes documentary I saw a while ago was good reflection on her too. Peter for me is the ultimate dragon
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Yeah debrohah is open and blunt , so probably ideal for business, but those ginger curls
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Catching up on iPlayer.
Pants On Fire -- once a decade, a boardgame makes millions; the rest don't. They are in a lot of shops, yet turning over practically nothing. Out order: Piers; Deborah; Kelly; Duncan offered £25k (half) for 15 per cent, describing it as an enjoyable gamble; Peter offered the other £25k but for 20 per cent. It was eventually agreed to drop to 30 per cent (sfaict). Torch Europe -- lights on bikes -- the person pitching was outed by Peter as a multi-millionaire. The patent put the Dragons off but it is hard to see why. How did the dragons make their money? Gyms; hotels; caravan parks; interior design; selling phone accessories -- no patent protections in sight. Out order: Kelly; Deborah; Peter; Duncan; Piers. Golf tees -- magnetic so you can pick them up with your club. Too expensive and not clear they could sell enough. Out order: Kelly, Deborah & Piers. Peter and Duncan. Pop-up tables -- nice patter but lousy product. Umbrellas -- I didn't really get it tbh. (I dozed off at this point so might have missed something.) Tents -- well-designed; three offers and she took ostensibly the worst one -- presumably on the grounds that Deborah wanted to sell all sorts of other tat on the site. |
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That Ukick thingy from the other week, iy's called Jianzi and it's a traditional game in Asia.
When I was in Guangzhou there were groups of grannies playing it in one of their little parks every evening. 60k for 25% of a non business . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jianzi |
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1303097/Dragons-Den-winner-reveals-80k-promise-fact-loan--26-500-emerged.html |
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that's 4 years old that article
Does put the show in a different light though |
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Yep, and I think she went on in 2008 but I didn't know about this until today
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they don't get that rich by playing with a straight bat.
Although I watch and like the show I bet before the entrepreneur's appear they have to produce full set off accounts and much more info than we get to view which the dragons will get before they see them. As well as doing their own research before the show on the products etc etc I also read about 50% of offers actually don't go through (not sure if that's true) |
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I suspect all offers are subject to verification of numbers, further research etc and that the Dragons reserve the right to pull out if they don't like what they see
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Repeat tonight.
The one with the two women with the tanning product which received offers from all five Dragons. Also, the guy with the noodles who got very emotional but had three offers |
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duncan's the man.
make a ridiculously low offer, wait for the inevitable knock-back, and repeat for years on end......investing in virtually zilch in the last few years |
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@Emden -- my reading of Duncan is that he tends to make an offer to people who don't need it -- when it is not really clear why they are on Dragons Den in the first place because the business is already making money and maybe just needs a Dragon to give half an hour's advice and reassurance or make a phone call.
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Watched some last night and wanted to watch "catch up" just now, only to discover it was a repeat!
I think the clue was in an hour long show when it's usually half an hour, I think! Apparently we only see a fragment of the presentation, and indeed many are made an offer that comes to nothing! "Texas Joe" comes to mind when an offer from Peter was the last time they spoke. He only had a call from one of his minions! |
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Which Dragon invested in some woman and then tried to get her to sign a contract that would have allowed him to dilute her shareholding to virtually nothing.
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Jeremy Clarkson in the Dragons Den, with his P45.
. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANjTkM0ni9s |