He's been on the show for all six seasons. There are a lot of Dragons' Den episodes and specials uploaded in high-quality here: http://www.youtube.com/user/DDRepeat
I stopped watching that when Doug Richard left...
(I'm sure the others are great - but uk web investors are the ones I try to obsessivley keep on my radar.)
I've watched quite a few DD episodes. Doug was the most tech-hip Dragon the show has ever had. I think he had the best grasp of, and the most interest in, scalable startups and modern technology. I wouldn't expect the other Dragons to do someday be doing something like this: http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk Or this: http://trutap.com
I think most people watch it to see a real car crash. When I've watched it, which isn't that often I've been shocked by how bad some of the pitches have been.
The 2x payout is a good idea. If the kid grows up a screw up, they still won't starve on minimum wage. If the kid grows up to get a mediocre job making 50K/yr, suddenly they are pretty well off. If they push themselves and earn 100K...they get 200 which is quite good.
"Can we tweak the $N bonus idea at all? What if a kid becomes a repulsive yuppie despite the lack of financial necessity? Won't his siblings become envious when Chad, Jr. gets a $3 million check from Chad, Sr. to supplement his $1 million/year earnings at J.P. Morgan? Perhaps there should be a sliding scale for the bonus where the first $100,000/year is muliplied by 4, the next $100,000 by 3, the next $100,000 by 2, and the rest of the kid's income is not subject to a parental bonus. Or there could be a lifetime cap of $10-20 million per kid (no Gulfstream for Johnny :-( )."
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He's been on the show for all six seasons. There are a lot of Dragons' Den episodes and specials uploaded in high-quality here: http://www.youtube.com/user/DDRepeat
Some of his investment/entrepreneurial specialties are mobile telecommunications, television, and media. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Jones_(entrepreneur)
I've watched quite a few DD episodes. Doug was the most tech-hip Dragon the show has ever had. I think he had the best grasp of, and the most interest in, scalable startups and modern technology. I wouldn't expect the other Dragons to do someday be doing something like this: http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk Or this: http://trutap.com
Doug is based in Cambridge, UK [where I am, too]. Am tempted by Cambridge Angels, might have to ask around YC and see if anyone has any experiences.
There seems to be a reasonable startup scene there, do you go to any meetups? know of any?
Drop me an email - I love meeting interesting people :)
Here's a few handy links: www.refreshcambridge.org # great web community with monthly meetups http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1493387/
Good motivator for them to work their ass off
http://philip.greenspun.com/materialism/early-retirement/
He also adds another clever idea:
"Can we tweak the $N bonus idea at all? What if a kid becomes a repulsive yuppie despite the lack of financial necessity? Won't his siblings become envious when Chad, Jr. gets a $3 million check from Chad, Sr. to supplement his $1 million/year earnings at J.P. Morgan? Perhaps there should be a sliding scale for the bonus where the first $100,000/year is muliplied by 4, the next $100,000 by 3, the next $100,000 by 2, and the rest of the kid's income is not subject to a parental bonus. Or there could be a lifetime cap of $10-20 million per kid (no Gulfstream for Johnny :-( )."