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Dragons den Ireland - Did anything ever take off ?

  • 09-04-2014 12:56PM
    #1
    Jason_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 158 ✭✭


    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 ?


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  • #2
    MagicIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,902 ✭✭✭MagicIRL


    Bankrupt from investing in shít ideas!


  • #3
    Ihatecuddles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,986 ✭✭✭Ihatecuddles


    Those portable soother steralizers.

    That's all I can think of.


  • #4
    Sir Arthur Daley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,720 ✭✭✭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.


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 11,734 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    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:


  • #6
    blindside88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,957 ✭✭✭blindside88


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


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  • #7
    Alf. A. Male
    Closed Accounts Posts: 740 ✭✭✭Alf. A. Male


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


  • #8
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,787 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #9
    stevedublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 980 ✭✭✭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!


  • #10
    Jason_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 158 ✭✭Jason_


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


  • #11
    Alf. A. Male
    Closed Accounts Posts: 740 ✭✭✭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.


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  • #12
    Sir Arthur Daley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,720 ✭✭✭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.


  • #13
    Jen Pigs Fly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭Jen Pigs Fly


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


  • #14
    Soups123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,098 ✭✭✭Soups123


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


  • #15
    Alf. A. Male
    Closed Accounts Posts: 740 ✭✭✭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".


  • #16
    DebDynamite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,826 ✭✭✭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.


  • #17
    ted1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,495 ✭✭✭✭ted1


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


  • #18
    snaphook
    Closed Accounts Posts: 328 ✭✭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.


  • #19
    gordongekko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,299 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    ScumLord wrote: »
    Smart Storage, the ads are plastered all over the internet too.

    I only seem to get porn ads


  • #20
    DebDynamite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,826 ✭✭✭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/


  • #21
    eamonnq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,014 ✭✭✭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.


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  • #22
    Duggy747
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


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


  • #23
    Jason_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 158 ✭✭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


  • #24
    buck65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,969 ✭✭✭buck65


    Ladies and Gentlemen


    And for that reason I'm out.


  • #25
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,787 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #26
    monflat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,490 ✭✭✭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.


  • #27
    monflat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,490 ✭✭✭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


  • #28
    Tiddlypeeps
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,103 ✭✭✭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


  • #29
    Alf. A. Male
    Closed Accounts Posts: 740 ✭✭✭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.


  • #30
    Tiddlypeeps
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,103 ✭✭✭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


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  • #31
    monflat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,490 ✭✭✭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


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