Peter Jones' reality check for overconfident tech entrepreneur! | Dragons' Den - BBC

Dragons’ Den is back for its seventeenth series, and there is a new fire breather in town. 'Crafting queen' Sara Davies, the youngest ever Dragon, joins titans of industry Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman and Tej Lalvani in a den that is hotter than ever.

Entrepreneurs pitch for investment in the Den from our Dragons, five venture capitalists willing to invest their own money in exchange for equity.

Dragons' Den | Series 17 Episode 2 | BBC

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[QxDShaDowZz]

You're suicidal going into the den asking for £250k for 2.5% with a turnover of 50k lmao

[kierz-io]

The letter he has that apparently values his company at £5, 000, 000 probably starts "Dear Sir, I am a Nigerian prince looking to buy your company..."

[citywitt]

He could just sell the stuff he’s smoking and he’ll be worth ten million in no time.

[lazydaisee]

Does everyone entering the den just make up a company valuation in the elevator?

[gdnygma]

Sound designer: How many sound effects you want ?
Producer: *Yes*

[luckyboy]

Jenny calls in from her mobile. "I have no coverage in my area. For that reason I'm out."

[hiby]

Sara’s actually a breath of fresh air in the den. Truly happy and honest.

[duncanbannatyne]

Theo was selling kebabs from the back of a van in Islington before I taught him how to be a ruthless entrepreneur.

[readysteadywhoa]

This company went into administration several months later, couldn't even pay a £2600 debt to a web developer.

[Jeric-gqpr]

I love how Jenny’s not even in the video but half the comments are about her

[breathe_asy]

"I'm gonna be completely transparent" then proceeds to try and scam them with a letter

[mfbjo]

"If the app could tell me where to get the best seaweed, I'd definitely invest!" - Rory

[ChocManus]

2.5% . .
You think these guests would watch a dragons den video before entering the den themselves

[mrd]

I wonder if Jenny would have invested? Actually, no. No I don't wonder at all.

[DrTune]

Also the "how many users do you have", the guy answered "we have 40k downloads" which if course is nothing _like_ the same thing as monthly active users. After $1.5m spent that's a smoldering crater.

[jordanmoore]

Why does Peter always look at the entrepreneurs like he hates them when they first step out of the lift

[tarkus]

A Shining example of how a CEOs terrible decisions can sink a company

[dannyhill]

Up until recently I thought Theo and Touker were the same person... thought Theo had had a stroke or something

[roryslaine]

Sarah Davies is awesome. She always comes across as very kind. Reminds me of my auntie, I just want to hug her 😂

[thesilenthero]

It's a pretty good idea. Valuing it at $10m with just $50k revenue is just stupid though