I caught this show Dragon's Den? I think it's on Wednesdays at 8:00pm on CBC. Here is a blurb about the show.
"A hybrid reality show/game show, Dragons' Den gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their ideas to wealthy business gurus--a.k.a. the "dragons"--on national television. Meanwhile, said dragons promise to invest at least $200,000 of their own dough in the products and inventions presented to them over the course of the series.
For entrepreneurs, getting investors on board is generally a nerve-racking process. Investors usually have the upper hand in negotiations. But on a Thursday afternoon in Toronto in early June, the tables were turned. Seated in a darkened studio on the top floor of CBC headquarters, waiting to audition for the chance to play judge over tomorrow's crop of entrepreneurs, it was the would-be dragons nervously tugging at their collars.
Hovering in the dressing room, Drake Hotel owner Jeff Stober (also founder of dot com-era darling CNC Global) said, "I can size up a business in six seconds." But Stober, clad in casual khakis and chunky glasses, was also wary: "I'm not sure if I want to put my personality on TV."
It's a fun show to watch. There are a few brilliant people pitching their ideas as well as some of the bumbest i've ever seen. I can't believe some of the moronic ideas these people have pitched. I guess when you really believe in something you can get blinded and not see the flaws.
"A hybrid reality show/game show, Dragons' Den gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their ideas to wealthy business gurus--a.k.a. the "dragons"--on national television. Meanwhile, said dragons promise to invest at least $200,000 of their own dough in the products and inventions presented to them over the course of the series.
For entrepreneurs, getting investors on board is generally a nerve-racking process. Investors usually have the upper hand in negotiations. But on a Thursday afternoon in Toronto in early June, the tables were turned. Seated in a darkened studio on the top floor of CBC headquarters, waiting to audition for the chance to play judge over tomorrow's crop of entrepreneurs, it was the would-be dragons nervously tugging at their collars.
Hovering in the dressing room, Drake Hotel owner Jeff Stober (also founder of dot com-era darling CNC Global) said, "I can size up a business in six seconds." But Stober, clad in casual khakis and chunky glasses, was also wary: "I'm not sure if I want to put my personality on TV."
It's a fun show to watch. There are a few brilliant people pitching their ideas as well as some of the bumbest i've ever seen. I can't believe some of the moronic ideas these people have pitched. I guess when you really believe in something you can get blinded and not see the flaws.