Anyone watch Dragons Den?

[busta]

Some of the ideas people come up with are just incredibly awful! Anyone else seen this and laughed nearly all the way through?

[PetrolTed]

Brilliant programme. Very engaging.

[mxdi]

I felt sorry for the last guy who got the deal (the two brothers) considerign his shaky start they did very well.

[busta]

Yeah, i noticed that. It was a good idea though and atleast the guys admitted they werent business men who pull the whole thing off.
A film for £100,000 though, that was a bit of a joke.
And a bed sheet suspended from the roof on 4 bits of B&Q chain for £1000?! Comfy it may be but that much?!

[DanH]

I like it, but they seemed a bit mercenary on that last idea for the 3d scanner. Thing is, 3d scanning isn't new, so I doubt the patents are really that worthwhile. Hard to tell what it really did from the show though so maybe there was something novel.

They also negotiated really badly at the end. You don't want to give more than 24% away as otherwise you can be overruled on certain matters as directors, its not just 51% you need...

[Andy M]

Most of the people who go in there are like lambs to the slaughter, and to be fair, it's got to be expected - the whole setup is in the 'dragons' favour.

Cracking programme, very entertaining. I just wish the people weren't so afraid to put the ball back into the dragon's court - there are definitely a couple of ego's on the panel and I would imagine it would be relatively easy to play them off against each-other (whether or not that's good for future business relationships between them).

>> Edited by Andy M on Wednesday 19th January 01:15

[vixpy1]

DanH said:

You don't want to give more than 24% away as otherwise you can be overruled on certain matters as directors, its not just 51% you need...

i thought that was only PLC's ?

[DanH]

vixpy1 said:

DanH said: You don't want to give more than 24% away as otherwise you can be overruled on certain matters as directors, its not just 51% you need... i thought that was only PLC's ?

Dunno, just parotting what my fiancee who's a corporate lawyer said

SQWARRRKKKK!

[vixpy1]

DanH said:

vixpy1 said: DanH said: You don't want to give more than 24% away as otherwise you can be overruled on certain matters as directors, its not just 51% you need... i thought that was only PLC's ? Dunno, just parotting what my fiancee who's a corporate lawyer said SQWARRRKKKK!

Busted!





>> Edited by vixpy1 on Wednesday 19th January 00:39

[DanH]

When you are in a hole, stop digging. Thats what I say!

Remind me how that thread on the winged horse got to 15 pages long

>> Edited by DanH on Wednesday 19th January 01:12