Dragons den Ireland - Did anything ever take off ?

Jason_

Has any product/service from Ireland Dragons den over the last 5 years taken off ? Is is true four of the original dragons have gone bankrupt ?

MagicIRL

Bankrupt from investing in shít ideas!

Ihatecuddles

Those portable soother steralizers.

That's all I can think of.

Sir Arthur Daley

Jason_ wrote: »

Is is true four of the original dragons have gone bankrupt ?

Had they ever real money? only money i saw was the monopoly money they had in the show.

Jason_

Jason_ wrote: »

Has any product/service from Ireland Dragons den over the last 5 years taken off ? Is is true four of the original dragons have gone bankrupt ?

that like asking what happened to the winner of the voice of ireland :rolleyes:

blindside88

That understairs storage system seems to be going well, I see a couple of there vans a week on the roads

Alf. A. Male

Sean Gallagher used to be on it, but then he took off.

ScumLord

blindside88 wrote: »

That understairs storage system seems to be going well, I see a couple of there vans a week on the roads

Smart Storage, the ads are plastered all over the internet too.

stevedublin

WikiHow wrote: »

Had they ever real money? only money i saw was the monopoly money they had in the show.

:eek:
That was monopoly money on the show?
NOOOOOOOO!
they LIED to me!

Jason_

I haven't seen surf seeds in ages, are they still produced ?

Alf. A. Male

stevedublin wrote: »

:eek:
That was monopoly money on the show?
NOOOOOOOO!
they LIED to me!

Yes they did and they should go straight to jail.

Sir Arthur Daley

Alf. A. Male wrote: »

Sean Gallagher used to be on it, but then he took off.

He was in the running for the presidency until the bomb got dropped on him.

Jen Pigs Fly

Tanorganic is in most pharmacies these days and it's in a few supermarkets.

Soups123

Yeah I took the head off the top of my remote bating it at that iratating feck Gavin Duffy

Alf. A. Male

xxxJennyxxx wrote: »

Tanorganic is in most pharmacies these days and it's in a few supermarkets.

Where it's sold under a different brand name, "Nutella".

DebDynamite

Jason_ wrote: »

I haven't seen surf seeds in ages, are they still produced ?

Yeah, I've seen them around recently. They taste lovely.

ted1

Phil hogan was on it looking to sell water to the Irish. He seems to be doing fairly well.

snaphook

I remember DJ Carey's missus (ex missus?) berating one product presentation as being "...a bit too much like Lego for me. I'm out".

Yeah, too much like a billion dollar plus company. I haven't watched since.

gordongekko

ScumLord wrote: »

Smart Storage, the ads are plastered all over the internet too.

I only seem to get porn ads

DebDynamite

The fella who made those GAA wristband/watches in the county colours seems to be doing well. He's making watches now for some Premiership teams and has branched into iPhone covers.

http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/dragons-den-watches-jason-oreilly-manchester-city-923885-May2013/

eamonnq

Soups123 wrote: »

Yeah I took the head off the top of my xxxxxx bating it at that iratating feck Gavin Duffy

Whatever you are into I suppose.

Duggy747

I'm still waiting for the patents to come back for my Arse Bra

Jason_

snaphook wrote: »

I remember DJ Carey's missus (ex missus?) berating one product presentation as being "...a bit too much like Lego for me. I'm out".

Yeah, too much like a billion dollar plus company. I haven't watched since.

she was apparently bankrupt while on the show

buck65

Ladies and Gentlemen


And for that reason I'm out.

ScumLord

gordongekko wrote: »

I only seem to get porn ads

If you search for places to hide your porn you might see more smart storage ads.

monflat

Jason_ wrote: »

I haven't seen surf seeds in ages, are they still produced ?

I saw some recently looked close to sell by date n gatherin dust.

monflat

snaphook wrote: »

I remember DJ Carey's missus (ex missus?) berating one product presentation as being "...a bit too much like Lego for me. I'm out".

Yeah, too much like a billion dollar plus company. I haven't watched since.

Ah sure she hasnt a penny to her name now

Tiddlypeeps

I wouldn't imagine many were successful. They offered such tiny amounts of money for really large chunks of equity in the companies. Pretty difficult to get a company off the ground when you have very little capital and very little/no equity to sell on to a real investor.

They also only took on really novel companies to the tv stage, didn't matter if they were viable businesses. It was an entertainment show more than anything else

Alf. A. Male

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

. It was an entertainment show more than anything else

No no, it's on RTE. Easy mistake to make in fairness.

Tiddlypeeps

Alf. A. Male wrote: »

No no, it's on RTE. Easy mistake to make in fairness.

I meant it was designed for entertainment much more than profiting from the companies that enter. I also never said they succeeded in that goal :P

monflat

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

I wouldn't imagine many were successful. They offered such tiny amounts of money for really large chunks of equity in the companies. Pretty difficult to get a company off the ground when you have very little capital and very little/no equity to sell on to a real investor.

They also only took on really novel companies to the tv stage, didn't matter if they were viable businesses. It was an entertainment show more than anything else

Karen morgan in thomastown co kilkenny got a few pound off one of them gavin i think.
Shes still open

Liam McPoyle

My mates husband is behind Ship My Tri Bike and they are growing slowly but surely.

Gyalist

Someone I know won with her Caribbean Sauces but she's back in Canada now.

ScumLord

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

I wouldn't imagine many were successful. They offered such tiny amounts of money for really large chunks of equity in the companies. Pretty difficult to get a company off the ground when you have very little capital and very little/no equity to sell on to a real investor.

The TV time they got was pretty invaluable though, a recommendation from a celebrity is still worth a lot in the right context. I think companies that went in there already on the right track probably did quite well from the exposure.

Zascar

I heard that very few of them actually got any money - even if they were promised it on the show. There is loads that goes on behinds the scenes and huge demands are made before they get anything. Does anyone know any more about this?

I'm sure a lot of people just use it to get exposure and other investors will come out of the woodwork

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

I bought one of those gadgets for squashing the rubbish in your wheely bin. I think it's pretty awesome

Lenin Skynard

Javion Purple Bicycle wrote: »

I bought one of those gadgets for squashing the rubbish in your wheely bin. I think it's pretty awesome

Weird, I came onto this thread just to post about those thingies. I thought they didn't invest in it. Where did you buy it? I could do with one.

Stavros Murphy

Javion Purple Bicycle wrote: »

I bought one of those gadgets for squashing the rubbish in your wheely bin. I think it's pretty awesome

I have two - legs. If it's really full I hoist up a plump child to do the squashing.

I kinda lolled at Ms snotty pants and yer man from Not-In-The-Black-Tie with their pompous guff. "Soo, You've invented a new way to turn lettuce leaves into gold? Sorry, your morkeshing strategy doesn't appear transparent going forward and your revenue projections don't seem to have been plucked out of your hole, so for that reason, I'm out". fcuk off.

irishgoldberg

I still see those things you put with your oil burner to help stop them air locking in the local plumbing shop

Adamantium

Duggy747 wrote: »

I'm still waiting for the patents to come back for my Arse Bra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUEemQeInjE

400,000 pounds for 2%!

Stavros Murphy

irishgoldberg wrote: »

I still see those things you put with your oil burner to help stop them air locking in the local plumbing shop

They're actually pretty damn good. Saves a lot of hassle bleeding out the boiler.

Rocket19

"Dogs First" (raw dog food) from Greystones is doing pretty well (I think) and I'm pretty sure it was on dragons den.

Sulla Felix

Jason_ wrote: »

I haven't seen surf seeds in ages, are they still produced ?

Insomnia still stocks them. Gone are the funky plastic dispensers now, just normal polythene like a bag of chocolate peanuts.

Archeron

Creepy reality tv show hosts seem to have taken off because of that show. The bloke on the English one is like something from resident evil.

MayoSalmon

Cherry Blossom

http://www.cherryblossombakery.ie/

enricoh

I know a lad who was told by gavin duffy to come on the show n he' d invest in his clothes line.
Cue the deal struck n smiles all round. He never got a fiver out of him in the end!

DebDynamite

I see Dee's stuff in the supermarkets. She was the one that came on with the veggie burger. Seems to have quite a range of products now.

You'd also see Brooke & Shoals scented candles in shops. They smell amazing a look a very high-end product

tomwaterford

enricoh wrote: »

I know a lad who was told by gavin duffy to come on the show n he' d invest in his clothes line.
Cue the deal struck n smiles all round. He never got a fiver out of him in the end!

I strongly suspected this is the case with most of the things ''pitched'':rolleyes:

DEFTLEFTHAND

'Booties' winter shoes for pet cats and dogs. :P

Alice1

Stavros Murphy wrote: »

They're actually pretty damn good. Saves a lot of hassle bleeding out the boiler.

What is it called and how much was it please? Sounds like a good idea.

Stavros Murphy

Alice1 wrote: »

What is it called and how much was it please? Sounds like a good idea.

No idea - my minions buy them and fit them to boilers to save hassle bleeding them when they run out of oil. Chadwicks sell them, <€30 afaik. Ask in a plumbers merchants or chadwicks. Someone else will know anyway - give it thirty seconds. Easy-bleed rings a bell.