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[16 Sep 2009 | No Comment | 27 views]

The Online Dragons Den has become so successful that it is going offline… to BBC2.
The Online Dragons Den is the same concept to the Dragons Den we know and love but is much more accessible to pitchers.  Anyone can submit a video to the Online Dragons Den asking for an investment of up to £50,000 and the best pitches are selected by the BBC and the entrepreneurs are invited to pitch to the online dragons Shaf Rasul and Julie Meyer.
Shaf Rasul
http://www.shafrasul.com
Edinburgh based Shaf has made his millions in property and …

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[15 Sep 2009 | 2 Comments | 44 views]

Geeks.co.uk has popped up on my radar several times in the last few months.  I first came aware of the site after a couple of their posts popped up on the social bookmarking site Digg.com.  Soon after this while researching my Dragons Den posts I found Online Dragon Shaf Rasul from the online Dragon’s Den had invested in Geeks.co.uk.  Finally just the other week Geeks.co.uk announced that they had brought in 7Thingsmedia to “implement a branding and commercial strategy which will support the site in realising its ambition to become …

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[6 Sep 2009 | No Comment | 19 views]

Well the Den is closed for another season, but don’t worry for all is not lost as now perhaps the best bits are on TV.  It’s all very well seeing entrepreneurs go into the den, but often what I want to know is what happened next.  This season the BBC doesn’t disappoint with 5 episodes of “Dragons Den: on Tour” following the Dragons as they tour the country visiting entrepreneurs both who they invested in and turned down to see where they are now.
Today in Episode one the tour heads …

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[19 Aug 2009 | No Comment | 34 views]

Every series in the den it seems an entrepreneur gets a second chance against the Dragons, and this series is no exception.  Tonight one of the entrepreneur’s from a previous series is returning to try again.
Samantha Gore – Saboteur Crime Prevention
http://www.saboteurcrimeprevention.com
Samantha was pitching for £120,000 for 20% of her company.  This is here second appearance in the den showcasing the latest addition to her crime prevention range a electric blind closer and opener.
Here is a clip of Samantha’s first visit to the den.  She is the first to pitch and …

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[16 Aug 2009 | No Comment | 36 views]

I was forwarded this You Tube video by a Dragons Den fan and loved it.  You may remember Josephine Buchan from episode 3, who came into the den pitching “Dusty : A Life in Musical”.  Well Bracetower on Youtube has re  cut the pitch in what he has entitled “Awkward Silences: Dragons Den”.  Note that the sound is not the original from the show (in case you didn’t see the show they did sing much better!)  Anyway I don’t want to give away too much so enjoy and leave a …