The Apprentice 2019
Discussion
FourWheelDrift said:
thegreenhell said:
Doesn't Sugartits already have a recruitment business with a previous winner?
Yes, Ricky Martin. His business was doing what he already knew (scientific recruitment) and had the contacts and database to grow not dreaming of big money head hunting fees for directors.The guy running it was pretty bad and his supposed recruitment business he was running got torn to shreds in the interviews but Sugar still invested.
No idea how its doing now.
Ricky's done very well for himself though.
I felt that they went quite lightly with Lottie during the interviews compared to the others. Maybe it was because the complete lack of figures had immediately shown her the exit so it wasn't worth grilling her any further.
The presentation of her plan without any figures showed her up for what she really was, little more than a child playing in an adults world.
No doubt the business plans are examined before any candidate is invited to appear on the show. In which case Lotties glaring omission should have been apparent from the outset and she should have been rejected there and then. It highlights poor screening of plans by the shows researchers.
It's scary that these people were considered the best out of the (probable) many thousands of applicants they must have had and doesn't bode well for the future of British business.
I would love to have seen how Biff's proposal would have stacked up and how he would have handles the interviews.
The presentation of her plan without any figures showed her up for what she really was, little more than a child playing in an adults world.
No doubt the business plans are examined before any candidate is invited to appear on the show. In which case Lotties glaring omission should have been apparent from the outset and she should have been rejected there and then. It highlights poor screening of plans by the shows researchers.
It's scary that these people were considered the best out of the (probable) many thousands of applicants they must have had and doesn't bode well for the future of British business.
I would love to have seen how Biff's proposal would have stacked up and how he would have handles the interviews.
Sparky137 said:
It's scary that these people were considered the best out of the (probable) many thousands of applicants they must have had and doesn't bode well for the future of British business.
I'm guessing that at least half of them were the "best for a TV show" rather than the best for business.I was really looking forward to the interview show, but didn't really find it half as entertaining as I expected. I think they all got off fairly lightly.
I will miss Pamela though - lovely looking lady.
Second Best said:
Last Visit said:
JonnyJustice said:
Tom Allen - makes ‘You’re Fired’ unwatchable.
Such an annoying presenter.
Agreed. He's most irritating. Such an annoying presenter.
I've noticed similar comments on several other sites. Any idea how much he's impacted viewing figures?Sparky137 said:
I felt that they went quite lightly with Lottie during the interviews compared to the others. Maybe it was because the complete lack of figures had immediately shown her the exit so it wasn't worth grilling her any further.
The presentation of her plan without any figures showed her up for what she really was, little more than a child playing in an adults world.
No doubt the business plans are examined before any candidate is invited to appear on the show. In which case Lotties glaring omission should have been apparent from the outset and she should have been rejected there and then. It highlights poor screening of plans by the shows researchers.
The presentation of her plan without any figures showed her up for what she really was, little more than a child playing in an adults world.
No doubt the business plans are examined before any candidate is invited to appear on the show. In which case Lotties glaring omission should have been apparent from the outset and she should have been rejected there and then. It highlights poor screening of plans by the shows researchers.
davek_964 said:
I'm guessing that at least half of them were the "best for a TV show" rather than the best for business.
Indeed, but it is for that reason that The Apprentice has jumped the shark for me. At least maintain the illusion that everyone is contender and don't reveal afterwards that one of the semi-finalists was a no-hoper from the beginning. Same as when it came out on X-Factor (before the studio audience format) that the contestants were pre-screened before going into the room with the judges, some intentionally being sent in because they were woeful and fodder for the judges to give them a roasting.Lottie was a detestable person (as it has since transpired) and was there just to get the audience's hackles up.
Edited by Evercross on Thursday 12th December 12:11
Lottie - included purely for her entertainment value, never a credible business plan. Lord Sugar was never going to invest in her.
Ditto Lewis - eye candy for the ladies, there for ratings I think. No hoper.
Pamela - she's just dishonest. She isn't an inventor, nowhere close, which is why there are identical rival products.
Carina - OK business but is it possible to scale it up in a very crowded sector? He'll have ignored her 2000 outlets nonsense but could they replicate her formula in, say, 50 towns inside two years? Perhaps.
Scarlett - he'd be investing in the person, not her business. He'd link her up with Ricky Martin, as a "executive selection" part of the existing business. Low capital needed, existing infrastructure, high margins, see how she goes.
Ditto Lewis - eye candy for the ladies, there for ratings I think. No hoper.
Pamela - she's just dishonest. She isn't an inventor, nowhere close, which is why there are identical rival products.
Carina - OK business but is it possible to scale it up in a very crowded sector? He'll have ignored her 2000 outlets nonsense but could they replicate her formula in, say, 50 towns inside two years? Perhaps.
Scarlett - he'd be investing in the person, not her business. He'd link her up with Ricky Martin, as a "executive selection" part of the existing business. Low capital needed, existing infrastructure, high margins, see how she goes.
Brave Fart said:
Carina - OK business but is it possible to scale it up in a very crowded sector? He'll have ignored her 2000 outlets nonsense but could they replicate her formula in, say, 50 towns inside two years? Perhaps.
To be fair on Carina she really didn't want to put a number on how many outlets she was going to have and clearly didn't have a figure in mind, I think the interviewer guy asked her several times before she plucked the range 2000 to 5000 out of the air.FunkyNige said:
Brave Fart said:
Carina - OK business but is it possible to scale it up in a very crowded sector? He'll have ignored her 2000 outlets nonsense but could they replicate her formula in, say, 50 towns inside two years? Perhaps.
To be fair on Carina she really didn't want to put a number on how many outlets she was going to have and clearly didn't have a figure in mind, I think the interviewer guy asked her several times before she plucked the range 2000 to 5000 out of the air.The people who buy jumbo sausage rolls and steak bakes are not going to want avodcado and walnut on spelt.
Evangelion said:
Anybody noticed the continuity went haywire tonight? Pamela got fired in a pink dress, wore a blue one to walk to the taxi, and had changed into a red one by the time she was sat in it.
I mentioned this to my wife, as she sat down to watch it, after recording it the night before.She called me in from the kitchen, where I was reading a paper, as “Apprentice” doesn’t interest me.
She’d paused the TV, then she wound it back, and pressed play.
Pamela was wearing pink when fired, she had a full length stone coloured coat on as she walked out, and I saw no glimpse of blue under it, she still had it on in the taxi, but the pink hem of her dress was just visible.
I imagine the business plans are just rushed ideas by the contestants knowing the chances of getting picked for the show and making it to the final are probably 0.00001%.
And the chances of them getting £250k from any other sources to fund these plans are probably also 0.00001%
I think for a lot of the contestants these are just vague ideas in the hope of getting their mugs on the telly and not really worth putting that much thought and effort into. I bet plenty of them kick themselves though when they get to that stage, I mean Lewis was clearly quite liked and Sugar sounded as if he would have been interested if he'd presented a plan that used his digital marketing experience.
And the chances of them getting £250k from any other sources to fund these plans are probably also 0.00001%
I think for a lot of the contestants these are just vague ideas in the hope of getting their mugs on the telly and not really worth putting that much thought and effort into. I bet plenty of them kick themselves though when they get to that stage, I mean Lewis was clearly quite liked and Sugar sounded as if he would have been interested if he'd presented a plan that used his digital marketing experience.
Brave Fart said:
Scarlett - he'd be investing in the person, not her business. He'd link her up with Ricky Martin, as a "executive selection" part of the existing business. Low capital needed, existing infrastructure, high margins, see how she goes.
Problem I have is that I know a few recruitment agents and they spend their career bigging themselves up - which to be fair is how their industry works and how they make their money. But I would take any of their claims with a pinch of salt.smithyithy said:
^ Have to agree, it's not even slightly believable this year is it...
BTEC business 'plans', Love Island contestants, clear fixing / manipulation of the tasks throughout, biased / drama-driven editing, ITV-level 'soppy music during emotional subject' segments..
Looking forward to next year's light entertainment Apprentice already! :-)BTEC business 'plans', Love Island contestants, clear fixing / manipulation of the tasks throughout, biased / drama-driven editing, ITV-level 'soppy music during emotional subject' segments..
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