Dragon's Den

[evilagent]

Don't normally watch it, but Mr ms is away so I've got the telly buttons.

Bloke on there trying to sell condoms that fit. Is there a problem with condoms not fitting?

Perhaps I'll add a poll...

They should advertise during the "Embarrassing Bodies" show!

Agree with previous posters about it being primarily entertainment.
Why would you give away around 30-40% of your company when you could borrow at just several percent interest?
if the banks have turned you down, generally speaking, the business model is likely to be flawed.

Mind you, there have been some great ideas.
Whatever happened to the individual egg-heater/cooker?
There was also a UV clothes cleaner or some such.

[mudskipper]

I thought the baby blanket /carrier thing last night was pretty good.

[d000hg]

Agree with previous posters about it being primarily entertainment.
Why would you give away around 30-40% of your company when you could borrow at just several percent interest?
if the banks have turned you down, generally speaking, the business model is likely to be flawed.

DD being entertainment is one thing. Approaching investors is very much another thing - this is very common, maybe even the norm. Banks are very cautious, since they just want their 5% interest, whereas an investor looking to double their money will be willing to speculate.

[doodab]

DD being entertainment is one thing. Approaching investors is very much another thing - this is very common, maybe even the norm. Banks are very cautious, since they just want their 5% interest, whereas an investor looking to double their money will be willing to speculate.

Exactly. A proper VC expects perhaps one in ten of the companies to make good, and one in fifty to make really good. That's why they look for such extortionate seeming returns. The rest will probably go broke or muddle along and barely repay the investment.