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Peter Jones is one of the five angel-investors on the BBC version of Dragons' Den. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragons_Den http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragons

Peter Jones is one of the five angel-investors on the BBC version of Dragons' Den. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragons_Den http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragons_Den 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 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) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Jones_(entrepreneur)

pclark 18y ago
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.)
- gravitycop 18y ago
  I'm sure the others are great 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 http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk Or this: http://trutap.com http://trutap.com
  - pclark 18y ago
    sadly trutap.com made lots of its staff redundant :( 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.
    - axod 18y ago
      Didn't know you were also in Cambridge, I'm just a stones throw (45mins) away... There seems to be a reasonable startup scene there, do you go to any meetups? know of any?
      - pclark 18y ago
        I go to a fair amount .. there are lots - Are you on twitter? Big community around here. 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/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1493387/
      - pclark 18y ago
        "pierrefar" is another great Hacker News user thats in Cambridge FYI.
- Jimclev 18y ago
  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.

pclark 18y ago

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.)

gravitycop 18y ago
I'm sure the others are great 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 http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk Or this: http://trutap.com http://trutap.com
- pclark 18y ago
  sadly trutap.com made lots of its staff redundant :( 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.
  - axod 18y ago
    Didn't know you were also in Cambridge, I'm just a stones throw (45mins) away... There seems to be a reasonable startup scene there, do you go to any meetups? know of any?
    - pclark 18y ago
      I go to a fair amount .. there are lots - Are you on twitter? Big community around here. 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/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1493387/
    - pclark 18y ago
      "pierrefar" is another great Hacker News user thats in Cambridge FYI.
Jimclev 18y ago
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.