New season of Dragon's Den...

[nicegirlsarenice]

Personally I slightly prefer the Irish show.

[warmcome]

i watched last nights show:

the kid's party box idea-expensive, small profit.

the bin lock-exagerated problem. he declined an offer that included route to market.

secret recipe co-cucumber relish, they said that market was limited and competitive.

spare parts website-boring, yet a very real problem with machinery. he got a deal.

[Hman]

I've done business with 2 of the panel. One of them is a complete dickhead and the other isn't too bad. At the end of the day they are investing their own money and I can understand why they give potential partners a hard time when questioning them. However, the one thing that I find a little misleading on the irish version is that none of the dragons with the exception of the now departed Sarah would make the top 100 rich list in Ireland. Compared to the UK version which have guys on the panel that are worth hundred of millions.

[lovethegirls]

Seems a lot easier to get a deal on the irish one than the english one.

[warmcome]

Duncan Ballintyne from Glasgow, (UK version) he started off buying one
ice cream van and touring tough housing estates for young customers.
then a fleet of ice cream vans, a tough competitive business.
then an old peoples home (€900 pw), then several.
several hotels and fitness gyms throughout the UK.

he hates smoking. he has a will that forbids his family from smoking.
i find him arrogant and in your face, but why should he be all mouse like,
he has created an empire-that must play with the head/ego as well.

Gavin on the Irish show is on the ball, ruthless.

[kelso]

yes love the show, i think the panel on bbc are more credible, being self made people of big net worth but they dont half put some of the contestants down!
can any1 tell me; is the rte version the panels own money or the rtes money (our money!)

[Blond chick NIKKY]

Great show! Love it. But the apprentice is the best show! Irish one or Uk one!

[BACMAN36]

Great show! Love it. But the apprentice is the best show! Irish one or Uk one!

Much prefer the Irish show, I think because I can relate to the people and places etc.

[lovethegirls]

Great show! Love it. But the apprentice is the best show! Irish one or Uk one!

Irish one is much better. Alan Sugar is to soft with the candidates in the boardroom compared to Bill Cullen.

[RicFlair]

It's a great show. Usually theres nothing on Sunday nights. Theres a new female jusdge replacing Sarah. She was no good abd only invested once in two series. I think their fairly easy on the entrepenaurs. Gavin Duffy can be abit condescending at times.

What I found funny about Sarah Newman was that she only invested in one entrepenaur in 2 seasons all the while her own biz with DJ Carey was really badly mismanaged and has more or less gone to the wall. Glad she's gone. I don't know the new lady Dragon but I saw the first episode and she tore some major ass in the Den. I already like her and prefer her to Sarah feckin' Newman.