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The Profit* is pretty interesting. It's like the shows where Gordon Ramsay goes into failing restaurants and tries to turn them around, except here the show's h

The Profit* is pretty interesting. It's like the shows where Gordon Ramsay goes into failing restaurants and tries to turn them around, except here the show's host tries to fix all kinds of local businesses. It's not about tech startups per se, but you still see a lot of common issues through the lens of local businesses: founder disputes, poor unit economics, bad marketing, etc. It's a little cheesy, but pretty good overall! * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Profit_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Profit_(TV_series)

mianm 3y ago
Sounds a bit like the UK series Troubleshooter from the 90s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubleshooter_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubleshooter_(TV_series)
Gelob 3y ago
I love the profit and Marcus!
greggsy 3y ago
How does it compare to Nathan For You?
- rgoldste 3y ago
  It’s serious and actually tries to fix the company.
rmason 3y ago
Although it is a bit overly dramatic (which might explain why it's a hit) I've always enjoyed the Bar Rescue series where Jon Taffer tries to fix broken bar businesses. The early episodes got more into the math of what works but Taffer screaming at owners was more popular so you see much less of that in later seasons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Rescue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Rescue I know a guy that goes in and rescues bars in exchange for a percentage of the increase in value as they're later sold. He swears that the core of what Taffer does is exactly how he operates.
beezlewax 3y ago
If you go look at how those restaurants are doing now a huge portion closed soon after they were "turned around"
jnsaff2 3y ago
Do also check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profit_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profit_(TV_series) that's a WILD experience. I believe all of it is available on Youtube as well (in glorious 90s quality experience).

mianm 3y ago

Sounds a bit like the UK series Troubleshooter from the 90s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubleshooter_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubleshooter_(TV_series)

Gelob 3y ago

I love the profit and Marcus!

greggsy 3y ago

How does it compare to Nathan For You?

rgoldste 3y ago
It’s serious and actually tries to fix the company.

rmason 3y ago

Although it is a bit overly dramatic (which might explain why it's a hit) I've always enjoyed the Bar Rescue series where Jon Taffer tries to fix broken bar businesses. The early episodes got more into the math of what works but Taffer screaming at owners was more popular so you see much less of that in later seasons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Rescue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Rescue I know a guy that goes in and rescues bars in exchange for a percentage of the increase in value as they're later sold. He swears that the core of what Taffer does is exactly how he operates.

beezlewax 3y ago

If you go look at how those restaurants are doing now a huge portion closed soon after they were "turned around"

jnsaff2 3y ago

Do also check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profit_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profit_(TV_series) that's a WILD experience. I believe all of it is available on Youtube as well (in glorious 90s quality experience).