Dragons Den - February 26th

Mr E

Surprised there is no thread already.... just started watching it now.

adamski8

operating illegally, HA!

Harpy

haha yea i know.. anyone from limerick tried this pizza? i've never had it myself more of a four star fan myself..

F-Stop

The BBC version works because you can easily identify the underdog and the *ahem* dragons don't "act" at being dragons.

adamski8

i want a fake wooden stairs!!!!

Harpy

oh god this guy is painful..

vw4life

why cant the presenter Richard Curran say "entrepreneur" properly

JonathanAnon

Harpy wrote: »

haha yea i know.. anyone from limerick tried this pizza? i've never had it myself more of a four star fan myself..

I get my pizza from an indigenous Italian/Irish company Do-mino's.
still havent got elocution lessons for the presenter.. very disappointed.

kippy

Fiddlesticks. Missed the first 50 minutes of tonights programme. Will have to catch the repeat, have I missed anything groundbreaking?

adamski8

kippy wrote: »

Fiddlesticks. Missed the first 50 minutes of tonights programme. Will have to catch the repeat, have I missed anything groundbreaking?

yeah you did, fed up of your concrete stairs?! well now you can get pieces of wood and put them over the concrete and hey presto wooden stairs. He got €200,000 investment for 10%

F-Stop

Yes Kippy, you missed the guy who finally invented fiddlesticks. The Dragons passed on it though.

F-Stop

WTF Someone just offered the money for the strip of LED lights, battery and switch that costs this guy 25 euro to produce!!! Head asplode!

dvpower

kippy wrote: »

have I missed anything groundbreaking?

I can't believe someone is offering money for the light in the bag idea. I'm off down to my shed.

Tar.Aldarion

Irish one is so funny, the accents, the attitudes, so funny.

dvpower

F-Stop wrote: »

WTF Someone just offered the money for the strip of LED lights, battery and switch that costs this guy 25 euro to produce!!! Head asplode!

If these dragons are Ireland's best entropeneurs, things are a lot worse than I thought.

F-Stop

dvpower wrote: »

I can't believe someone is offering money for the light in the bag idea. I'm off down to my shed.

Yeah, I'm with you. Jeans with a velcro fly - that's my invention. Ouch!

I'm looking for 100,000 for 10% of the business.

admiralofthefleet

i cant wait to see the dude in the yellow suit

jos28

The light in the bag idea is a great one, but you need a transferable light. Us wimmin have at least 50 bags each. I'm not buying a light for each one.
Anyone know why last weeks Dragons Den thread was locked ?

F-Stop

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i cant wait to see the dude in the yellow suit

He better not have stolen my idea.

NedTermo

The light in a handbag man just got 10k with this pitch

"Her hair could go on fire"

Classic TV.

blast05

Thought the best idea of the night was the flexible stabilisers .... but they completely tore him to bits.

dvpower

jos28 wrote: »

The light in the bag idea is a great one, but you need a transferable light.

I think its already been invented. Called a torch, I believe.

dartsfan

The stabilizers idea was good, but he's no business sense whatsover to market it.

Some of the inventions and investments seem very small fry. I suppose though the Irish market isn't as big as the UK but you'd think that any new ideas could in theory be easily translated cross-channel.

eirebhoy

dvpower wrote: »

If these dragons are Ireland's best entropeneurs, things are a lot worse than I thought.

Who said they were Ireland's best entrepreneurs?

As someone else said, I think a small clip on torch would suffice for a woman needing a bit of light in her handbag.

darc

Was watching yer man Sean with the light in the bag and haven't laughed so much in my life. Probably the best television moment for many years.

An answer for everything. Completely unfazed by any of the dragon's questions or smirks. Fair play to him for getting his 10k with no conditions. All he needs is for one or two of the major fashion bag guys to add it in and he's made.

BTW production costs for something like this in volume would be no more than €1 / bag. Multiply a royalty of 10c per bag by a few hundred thousand and you'll see why the dragons went for the gamble.

We need more Seans in the world. - BRILLIANT

lynchpin

Missed last weeks episode but this was just classic tv.
Your man with the bag idea was hilarious and the
wooden stairs had to be seen to be believed.

One bad point though, We didn't need to know that the dragon Gavin was
still sexually active :eek:

Jev/N

In fairness to the guy he has a decent idea. If the battery pack and button were slimmed down and he used green or white LEDs, it's a very viable product.

The point is, as an entrepreneur, they've gotta take a risk on the stranger inventions for the bigger payouts; also it was only €10,000.

darc

Herself has kicked me out of the marital bed til I stop laughing. I've promised her a iluminated handbag for Christmas if she lets me back in.

I'll have to record the repeat as this would cheer up any bad day.

Unfortunately its been patented in the USA http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3609341.html

and it was for sale back in 2004 in the UK http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2004/feb/08/shopping.gender

ah well - 10k for the laugh it gave = great value!

K-9

It really is mickey mouse money being invested.

They'll break even or not lose much.

The Hen Party idea was good, much as I hate the concept. Unless it becomes a British name it will not make a fortune.

From the 2 programmes there are good ideas, but very local.

The stabiliser could work, but not researched and the wrong business model.

Axwell

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i cant wait to see the dude in the yellow suit

Thats the eejit that was on tv before being the first irish sumo wrestler, playing polo on elephants and inventing the paddy games. God knows what his next great idea is going to be, good to see he dressed for the part.

Justin Conboy

Can anyone give me a bit of feed back on what they showed of www.alarmfree.ie

Much appreciated.

Justin

P.s. That show was hilarious!!!!!! I couldn't stop laughing. I thought I was gona look like an ejit, nothing compared to the last guy!!!:D
It's really an entertainment show and not a business program, or maybe I'm just bitter cos they didn't show more of me or give me cash

Later.

Saint_Mel

Justin Conboy wrote: »

Can anyone give me a bit of feed back on what they showed of www.alarmfree.ie

Much appreciated.

Justin

P.s. That show was hilarious!!!!!! I couldn't stop laughing. I thought I was gona look like an ejit, nothing compared to the last guy!!!:D
It's really an entertainment show and not a business program, or maybe I'm just bitter cos they didn't show more of me or give me cash

Later.

Only caught a glimps of it but it seemed to play out as follows:
The guy came in, explained that the alarm and monitoring installation was free and there was a €1 a day licencing fee.

Dragon cut him to shreds saying it sounded like a great free product at first but it really just cons people out of money.

Doh: Just copped your the guy!

actuallylike

Last night's episode was funnier than the first me thinks, cannot stop laughing at everything about it...

1)Sean's shifty eyes
2)Tony Frapparoni from Limerick!!!
3)Setting your hair alight using a lighter
4)"Rootin!"
5)Pieces of wood to cover your stairs?

and finally...

6)"Full duck and no dinner"! (whatever that means?)

mikom

Justin Conboy wrote: »

P.s. That show was hilarious!!!!!! I couldn't stop laughing. I thought I was gona look like an ejit, nothing compared to the last guy!!!:D

Ah scan, I'll stop you there. You looked a much bigger ejit.
The guy from Roscommon could sell sand to the Arabs.

deise-lady

actuallylike wrote: »

Last night's episode was funnier than the first me thinks, cannot stop laughing at everything about it...

6)"Full duck and no dinner"! (whatever that means?)

I think it was 'Full duck or no dinner' - meaning I'll take all or nothing.

I'm still laughing at 'rootin' and the bomb at the airport scenario - fantastic tv.

I thought the male Dragon's were a bunch of softies though, anyone who came in with a nice personality and a smile got cash!

Mr E

I really like this version of Dragons Den, it can be as intense as the UK version, but it has a lighter side that the UK show lacks (the little chats the Dragons have after someone leaves are very funny).

Justin - I thought your idea was pretty sound, considering that Eircom charge over a grand for the installation of phonewatch. You should think about a rename though - its not free. www.alarmfreenearlybutnotquite.ie ??

EKRIUQ

Justin Conboy wrote: »

Can anyone give me a bit of feed back on what they showed of www.alarmfree.ie

Much appreciated.

Justin

This may seem harsh but it appears that it was just a company who installed an alarm and claimed it was free, (technically yes but for it to work you have to pay)but then they charged €365 per year but as the name implies it's a free alarm which it obviously wasn't and could come across as a scam! and the people will be tied into a contract?

It’s not really an invention or new service it’s just a run of the mill sales gimmick with a different marketing ploy.

ntlbell

another embarrassing week for irish tv

the only decent thing investing in WAS the alarms and he's thrown on because of some poxy moral high ground.

the ALARM is fecking free i thought it was a decent idea monitroing might be a bit steep tho

smares

Jev/N wrote: »

In fairness to the guy he has a decent idea. If the battery pack and button were slimmed down and he used green or white LEDs, it's a very viable product.

The point is, as an entrepreneur, they've gotta take a risk on the stranger inventions for the bigger payouts; also it was only €10,000.

I think it is a copy of those little lights set in a keyring. And as one a the dragons said woman use their mobiles.I can't see it taking off at all

Cork Exile

Really enjoyed the show last night. Some hilarious moments. Its good to see the dragons personalities starting to show a bit more. re: Gavin's not playing golf/still sexually active comment was priceless. I did cringe however with all the bike puns.

It was also entertaining to see that the dragons aren't afraid of a little confrontation between themselves. Its very rare to see that in the UK version of the show

Regarding the presentations, the hen party one came across very well even though she was shaking like mad with nerves. Showed lots of ambition and drive and what she wanted to do exactly with the website. Minus - She forgot her figures, which one dragon did pull her up on, but she more than made up for it on the rest of her presentation. Definitely the best investment of the night I reckon.

Roscommon lad was brilliant. A real country sales-man character. Didn't think he was going to get the money till he said he mentioned about licensing the product out to some bag manufacturers. For 10grand it was definitely worth a punt. Bit of a gimmick that they'll probably make some money on but not a fortune.

deise-lady

I do feel a bit sorry for all the ontroponoors on the first series though, cos I have a BRILLIANT idea for a product, and I'm learning loads from their mistakes.

Might put my name down for next year, when I've patented it in Ireland, the UK and....and....and....and...d'Continent. (only those who saw last night's programme will understand that last bit).

MsMolly

Surely one person on the production team could give the presenter a nudge and tell him, the word 'entrepeneur' is not pronounced ' awwwn-trapanir'............it's not like he did it once, it's goin to be a word he'll have to use throughout the series. Wonder how long it will be before someone tells him and he starts saying it properly. also Sarah saying 'ireland' as 'island' is nearly as annoying.

NedTermo

MsMolly wrote: »

Surely one person on the production team could give the presenter a nudge and tell him, the word 'entrepeneur' is not pronounced ' awwwn-trapanir'............it's not like he did it once, it's goin to be a word he'll have to use throughout the series. Wonder how long it will be before someone tells him and he starts saying it properly. also Sarah saying 'ireland' as 'island' is nearly as annoying.

The show was recorded one week last November and one week in January this year so unless they get a time machine and give him a nudge, he's going to be saying it for the next few weeks!

cc-offe

Let's be honest here, I think we'd all be a little surprised if the guy in the yellow suits idea doesn't actually turn out to BE the suit

luvlylady

Did anyone notice that any time the presenter spoke to camera last night he continued to say entropanure but when it was just voice over he said it correctly? I wondered if they got him back in last week so do the voice over bits again?! Can't understand how they didn't pick up on it last year when they were first filming. I also can't understand why every presenter on RTE wears so much makeup. He's always caked in the stuff.

The 'Dragons' are trying to be dragons. I think that they are each getting a week where they are focused on more than the others; last week it was the Harry Hill-esque guy and this week the vile Gavin Duffy. Why he had to tell us he's still s*xually active I'll never know, my skin is still crawling. Can't bear him.

Other than that, I'm enjoying the show so far

ntlbell

luvlylady wrote: »

Gavin Duffy. Why he had to tell us he's still s*xually active I'll never know, my skin is still crawling. Can't bear him.

Other than that, I'm enjoying the show so far

by sexually active i think he meant he can still crack one out

disgusting.

Our man in Havana

I thought that Gavin Duffy's comment was unnecessary.

The really need to hire a cameraman with a steady hand when they are filming the presenter. The constant changing of the focus of the picture is nauseating.

Axwell

I think teaching him to say Entrepreneur would be better it annoys the hell out of me everytime he says it now.

murpho999

You are missing the whole point of the show. It is made purely for the viewers entertainment, and what makes the show so entertaining is bad presentations and bad products/business ideas. This happens a lot in all the other versions of Dragon's Den, including the UK one, which people on Boards feel is the one that is the ultimate version.



So I find your comment of it being embarrassing to be very harsh. I really enjoyed the show last night, very entertaining and it made me laugh out loud on a few occasions.

Also, feel that the Dragons are finding their feet now and their personalities are starting to come through, and I love how they compete with each other.

Gavin's 'sexually active' comment had me in stitches!


If they just give the presenter some elocution lessons, less make up and a cameraman who doesn't appear to have Parkinson's disease then it would be great!

NedTermo

Bond-007 wrote: »

I thought that Gavin Duffy's comment was unnecessary.

The really need to hire a cameraman with a steady hand when they are filming the presenter. The constant changing of the focus of the picture is nauseating.

You have obviously have never seen the UK version which this show is based on.
The music and style of filming are close to identical including the zoom in/out while the presenter is talking to camera. Much like was done with the apprentice.

betonit

cc-offe wrote: »

Let's be honest here, I think we'd all be a little surprised if the guy in the yellow suits idea doesn't actually turn out to BE the suit

Id say he has a light in the suit so he can be even brighter ,but I think the light in the bag patent might cover it..