I was a contestant on Dragons Den

britboy4321

britboy4321

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So, had my 15 minutes of fame.

My product (a way of linking your PC to an exercise bike for 3d riding fun) got ripped to shreds by them. And I was on the telly :)

They have 6 bar heaters, pointing at you, which they ONLY TURN ON when the dragons ask tough questions. So you get hit with a tough question and suddenly you're absolutely roasting in there (hence the sweating - it's not because the people there are that nervous) -- whilst the dragons have their own individual AC units, so they remain 'cool' at all times.

Its fake money on the tables apart from the top £50 note.

At one point one dragon slated the product, and I just smiled (he said an insult, not a question). The director said 'Stop stop cut cut cut -- right -- when he says that comment I want you to look at your shoes, count to 3, then we can continue'. So the dragon repeated his insult, and I 'artificially' looked absolutely gutted. You have to sign a form saying you are 'prepared to take 'direction' at the director's liberty'.

Anyway if anyone wants to know any part about being a contestant on the thing (or the whole process) let me know.

Oh, before you figure it out, yes indeed my product

a) Was cr&p
b) Failed utterly
c) I am a rubbish entreprenieur and have given it up forever - a normal job pays more!

!!
 
'lol' at the insight into what it's really like - I imagined it was pretty bad, but not as bad as asking you to go over your reaction to an insult again!

Out of interest - how much did you ask for, and for what percentage? Oh, and when are you gonna be on TV? :D
 
I was on the Christmas special. I asked for £70000 for 30% but I had no idea what to ask for really so I was just copying what earlier contestants had asked for.

They had me in front of them for about 2 hours 20 minutes. I was on TV for the 'worst' 15 minutes of that. I had to wait all day (from 8am) in a poxy small room until they were ready for me (about 5.30pm).

You're not allowed to go to the toilet when a dragon is in there in case you - whilst they're taking a slash ..

a) Try the hard sell on them because you haven't been filmed yet
or
b) Lump them because they've just ripped you to peices on national telly.



It's all very bizarre ..
 
If they were clearly not going to bother investing and had resorted to insults why wouldnt you just repeat your smile when asked to redo it? or ask while filimg about the heaters and air con...

At least they probably would have left you off the tv and saved you some credit.
 
.Lethal said:
If they were clearly not going to bother investing and had resorted to insults why wouldnt you just repeat your smile when asked to redo it? or ask while filimg about the heaters and air con...

At least they probably would have left you off the tv and saved you some credit.
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This. Why on earth would you continue to let yourself be made to look like a fool for national television once it became clear that you weren't going to get an investment?
 
Wow, talk about a stick up!

Always resepcted that program but that is just utterly disgusting.

I would have said no to the director and walked out. That is simply not on, you are not an actor, you are there for a professional business pitch, not for them to adjust, cut and paste your pitch together to get more views.

Pathetic.

ags

p.s. unlucky btw mate, its the way the world works these days :(
 
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