Dragons' Den is a British television series, hosted by Evan Davis. The format of the show is owned by Sony Pictures and is based on the original Japanese series, which has been sold around the world. The programme has been produced by BBC Manchester since its inception and it was first broadcast on BBC Two on 4 January 2005.

The show allows several entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their varying business ideas to a panel of five wealthy investors, the "Dragons" of the show's title, and pitch for financial investment offering a stake of the company in return.

Programme[link]

Format[link]

Contestants have what they perceive to be a viable and potentially profitable business idea but lack funding, or are already trading in their business but need additional funds for promotion or expansion. They are required as part of their opening pitch to specify the amount of money they require from the Dragons. The rules stipulate that if they do not raise at least this amount from one or more Dragons, they must leave with nothing. In exchange for the investment, the contestants offer equity in their business, the percentage of which is also stipulated at the beginning of the pitch. If the Dragons see potential in the business idea or product, negotiations then take place around the amount of equity on offer, with the contestant having the opportunity to negotiate further, accept any offers, or simply walk away. Dragons can also offer a percentage of the money requested if they do not wish to commit the full amount, leaving the other Dragons free to do the same. This can lead to the contestant receiving the financial backing of more than one Dragon, with the benefit of a broader range of expertise. However, for this to occur, the contestant usually has to agree to relinquish a larger share in their business than they had first planned.

A Dragon who, having heard the pitch, does not wish to invest, must declare themselves "out", implying that they leave the discussion. (However, on one occasion in series 4, Peter Jones continued to question an entrepreneur after his own declaration.) This concluding phase may range from a few minutes if the Dragons don't perceive the business plan as credible, to much longer when complex conditions are negotiated. The Dragons often ridicule contestants, on grounds that vary widely, but especially for over-valuation of their respective enterprises.

Set and theme[link]

The opening sequence of the programme is set in Ancoats, Manchester, an area transformed by the Industrial Revolution which helped give the city its nickname Cottonopolis.^[1] The sequence features shots of Murrays' Mills, one of Manchester's most famous cotton mills in production at the time of the Industrial Revolution and keeps in line with the programme's warehouse theme.^[1] The location at which the pitches are filmed has varied over the years, but the majority of filming has taken place at Pinewood Studios. In 2012, the BBC announced that they are moving filming to their new home in Salford Quays at MediaCityUK.^[2] This is where Series 10 will be filmed.

Awards[link]

The programme was nominated for two BAFTA awards and a Royal Television Society award in 2007. The executive producer was Dominic Bird.

The Dragons[link]

Other Dragons' Den programmes[link]

A Junior Dragons' Den was broadcast on 16 November 2007 as a short special during Children in Need and involved young children and teenagers displaying their ideas. Items included a "Look for Loneliness" pack, with stickers, trophies and branded 'friendship' stops (£5,000 was wanted) and also a selection of guinea pig and hamster houses (£1,000 wanted).^[3]

Dragons' Den: Where Are They Now^[4] came in four episodes, showing how a selection of successful and unsuccessful contestants from the previous series had subsequently fared in their businesses. The first episode covered the first and second seasons. The second episode covered the third and fourth seasons, but focused mainly on Levi Roots' Reggae Reggae Sauce. The third episode showed more from the third and fourth seasons, but focused in particular on the iTeddy. Finally, the fourth two-part episode focused on the third season.

In 2010, the BBC aired a follow-up series Dragons Den: What Happened Next,^[5] showcasing popular entrepreneurs from the show that both succeeded in gaining investment and failed, with the dragons offering a review of all scenarios. Each respective dragon had an episode detailing the success of their investments, as well as some reviewing and re-negotiations with entrepreneurs who went on to succeed without the dragon's investment.

Statistics[link]

Highest Investments Per Series[link]

Deals per Dragon per Series[link]

Successful pitches[link]

Series 1[link]

Series 2[link]

Series 3[link]

Series 4[link]

Series 5[link]

Series 6[link]

Series 7[link]

Series 8[link]

Series 9[link]

Successful failures[link]

Some contestants have gone on to success with their products despite being turned down by the Dragons. Examples include Destination London, a board game;^[7] the Tangle Teezer, a hairbrush designed to smooth knotted hair;^[8] Trunki, travel luggage designed for children;^[9][10] and the BarbeSkew, a rotisserie Barbecue.^[11].

Rejected Dragon offers[link]

Founder Fenella Lindsell and executive Lara Goodbody appeared on the show in 2006 with their company Yogabugs. They rejected an offer from Australian multi-millionaire Richard Farleigh of £200,000 for 30% of the business. They also rejected £100,000 for 15% of the business by Peter Jones and left Dragons' Den with no offers because they believed the company was worth more. Since then they have gone on to build a franchise operation with 150 locations offered in the UK.

In Series 2, Danny Bamping accepted an offer of £100,000 for 30% of his company Bedlam Puzzles but rejected it after the show, opting to get a bank loan instead. His strategy was successful, as the show generated enough publicity to boost online sales of his Bedlam Cube from 23 to 4,500 on the days before and after the show's airing.

Criticism[link]

Rachel Elnaugh's departure[link]

Shortly before the launch of the second series in 2005, Rachel Elnaugh's company Red Letter Days went into administration; the remaining assets were bought by fellow dragons Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis. Although Elnaugh was at the helm before and at the time of the company's failure, she blames the problems on the actions of the last CEO whom she appointed in 2002, whilst she took a non-executive role to have her fourth child.^[12] Following 5 investments over 2 series, as a result of disputes with various Dragons, and the continuing uncomfortable position of the BBC allowing a perceived "failed" business person to continue investing on the show, she agreed to leave the Dragons' Den panel.

[edit] Sunday Mirror investigation

Although the BBC has never made any secret of deals that succeeded or fell through, usually offering a follow up in the final episode of the series, in September 2006 an investigation by the Sunday Mirror newspaper criticised the show, reporting that most of the deals were unfulfilled after the programs were shot.^[13]

The article claimed that the Dragons either pulled out of the deals over minor technicalities, deliberately offered heavily unfavourable terms to the entrepreneurs in an effort to make them withdraw, or simply broke off all contact with them after the recording. The Dragons however defended their record, blaming the failures on the entrepreneurs themselves who were dishonest about their products, with Duncan Bannatyne stating: "We don't hand over money to people who don't tell the truth.", while Theo Paphitis added: "I kept up my end of the bargain. The show is not about a cash prize, it is about us pledging to invest. But people must tell the truth. Simple."

A BBC spokesman said: "After the initial agreement is made on camera, both parties enter a period of due diligence. Sometimes during this period the deals fall through."^[14]

Richard Farleigh's departure[link]

It was announced on 18 May 2007 that Richard Farleigh had been dropped from the series.^[15]

The Daily Mail suggested he might have been dropped in order to have a new Dragon from an ethnic minority.^[16] Farleigh said, "It would be disappointing if that was the reason - rather than anything fundamental - if it was because I was the wrong colour. I don't know why this has happened and I am very disappointed and bemused - I wasn't expecting it because all the feedback I got was very positive. I had even moved back to the UK to focus on commitments for the show. I am gutted that I have not been invited back."^[16]

The suggestions in the Daily Mail report were rejected by the BBC who said the new Dragon would be chosen by their "business credentials" and not ethnicity. A BBC spokesman said it was normal that the show sometimes changed its team. Farleigh was later replaced by James Caan.^[17]

James Caan's departure[link]

In April 2010, the Daily Mail reported that James Caan and Duncan Bannatyne were involved in a 'bitter row' over tax. Bannatyne claimed Pakistan-born Caan had an 'unfair' business advantage due to his non-domiciled tax status. He complained that, because Caan does not pay UK tax on his overseas earnings, he has more money to invest in his UK ventures.^[18]

Caan told the London Evening Standard: "I do not apologise for my country of origin, Pakistan."^[19] He also said he could not invest with anyone who had a criminal record - a reference to Bannatyne's having served a sentence in military prison when he was a teenager in the Royal Navy.^[19] Bannatyne replied that Caan was 'playing the race card' and 'personalising the whole thing', and accused him of implying he was racist.^[19]

Only days before the filming of series 8, Bannatyne went on to Twitter, pointing out that Caan is chairman of the Big Issue, which employs sellers with criminal pasts, and asking how they could now work with their chief.^[20] He brought the name of the Big Issue founder into the row by asking: 'Did John Bird know about James Caan's view on ex-prisoners when he gave him the chairman's role?'^[20]

Further fanning the flames for Caan was a well publicised critique of accusations that he offered to buy a baby from a family in Pakistan.^[21]

On 7 January 2011, the BBC announced James Caan had quit the Dragons' Den panel. The BBC announced regret and sorrow over the exit and thanked him for his efforts over his four series in the show.^[22] Clive Morgan of The Daily Telegraph criticised his departure, stating his exit was the show's loss and would not be the same without him.^[23]

He was replaced by Hilary Devey in February 2011.^[24]

Spoofs[link]

Duncan Bannatyne appeared as himself in a recurring sketch in the ITV1 television show Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder titled "Duncan's Den", a parody of Dragons' Den, where Duncan is the only Dragon. Al Murray plays the role of Evan Davis, and in each successive sketch there is only one applicant, the hopelessly nervous and commercially inept, recent divorcee Carole Price, played by Laura Solon.

Kayvan Novak created a parody of the show called "Lizard's Lair" for his character Terry Tibbs on an episode of his show Facejacker where unsuspecting entrepreneurs were led to believe they could receive an investment from Terry in a very similar style to Dragons' Den.

Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, and Duncan Bannatyne appear as themselves in a satirical dream sequence in a series 6 episode titled "Conned Out of Luck" of the BBC show, Hustle.

The sketch show Harry & Paul has featured a series of parodies by Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse, where through careful editing the pair portray all the characters, including Davis (Whitehouse), the contestants unsuccessfully pitching various bizarre ideas (e.g. a 'kitten stomper' device) and a parodied cast of the Dragons. The emphasis is particularly on the entrepreneurs' names (e.g. 'Duncan Guillotine') and personalities (Meadon is simply 'The Grumpy Woman' – Enfield in drag). In one sketch parodying the banking crisis, Enfield's old character Tim Nice-But-Dim made an appearance and was revealed to be "obviously" the brother of 'Peter Jones'.

Dead Ringers parodied the show with strange investments such as a tramp wanting investment in tea and a sketch where a man wants £100,000 and his pitch is a gun. They also parodied Dragon responses with Deborah Meaden seeing a product which turns base metal to gold and saying "How do you make any money out of this?".

The talkSPORT weekday afternoon show presented by Paul Hawksbee and Andy Jacobs has recently begun a weekly spoof slot wherein "Hilary Devey" (Jacobs) makes obvious comments to (absent) sporting personalities who have recently been in the news for making poor decisions. These comments usually deride said personality, ending with the Dragons' common final phrase, "I'm Out!"

The British sitcom The IT Crowd features a brief parody of the show in Episode 5 of Season 2.

DVD release[link]

The first two series of the show are available to buy on DVD.^[25] It is unknown whether the remaining series of the show will also be released.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Dragons' Den UK at the Internet Movie Database
• Dragons' Den UK at TV.com
• List of all pitches on the UK show
• Dragons Den Facts: The Dragons, Pitchers, Investments & Statistics (Infographic)

Dragons' Den is a series of reality television programmes featuring entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas in order to secure investment finance from a panel of venture capitalists. The show originated in Japan as "Manē no Tora" (Tiger of Money, a pun on "Tiger of Malaya", the nickname of a famous WWII general, Tomoyuki Yamashita). The format is owned by Sony Pictures Television International.

Show format[link]

The contestants are usually product designers or service operators who have what they consider to be a viable and potentially very profitable business idea, but who lack funding and direction. They pitch their idea to five rich entrepreneurial businesspeople, the eponymous "dragons" (or "tigers" in the original Japanese show, "sharks" in the U.S. and Israeli versions and "lions" in Finland and Romania). The contestants have, before the show, named an amount of money that they wish to get, and the rules stipulate that if they do not raise at least this amount from the dragons, they get nothing. In return, the contestant gives the dragons a percentage of the company's stock, which is the chief point of negotiation.

Once the contestant has made the presentation, the dragons probe the idea further, often revealing an embarrassing lack of preparation on the part of the contestant, or uncovering troubling facts and consequently rejecting the investment, or revealing a sound business proposition and offering to invest capital in return for equity.

The show does not reveal the whole pitch as scenes are selected and cut out of the episode.

Versions[link]

Dragons' Den series have been produced in numerous different countries. Apart from in Japan (where the show debuted) the show names, structures, and styles are based upon the UK version.

Afghanistan[link]

In Afghanistan, the show is called Fikr wa Talash.^[1]

Arab world[link]

In the Arab world, Dragons' Den was known as Dragons' Den: Al Aareen العرين (The Den). It was broadcast on the Lebanese channel Future Television and was hosted by Ibrahim Abu Jawdeh. The show received contestants from various Arab countries.

The panel of Dragons for the 2007 series consisted of:

• Omar El-Quqa
• Ahmad Tantash
• Nassif Karam
• Roger Azar

Australia[link]

The Australian version of Dragons' Den was broadcast on the Seven Network and hosted by Andrew O'Keefe. Different from other versions, the host ran through the outline of the business with the contestant then negotiating with the Dragons for a deal. It was produced by Michael Horrock. The Australian Dragons were:

• Peter Higgins
• Sarina Russo
• Siimon Reynolds
• Darryn Lyons
• Suzi Dafnis

The Seven Network announced in December 2005 that the show would not be back for a second season after poor ratings.

Canada[link]

The Canadian Dragons are/were:

Croatia[link]

The Croatian version of Dragons' Den called Zmajevo gnijezdo was scheduled to be broadcast in May 2007 on Croatian Radiotelevision and produced by Ocean Film, a local production company.

Contracted Croatian Dragons were:

• Maja Pečarević - owner of Generalturist, the leading and oldest travel agency in Croatia.
• Hrvoje Prpić - owner of Smee d.o.o, bamboo flooring company.
• Davor Štern - owner of Trade Consulting d.o.o., business consulting company.
• Juroslav Buljubašić - co-owner of Blue Line International, the international maritime company.
• Branko Roglić - owner of Orbico, one of the leading importers and distributors of various consumer goods and toys in Croatia.

A few shows were filmed but never broadcast because of undisclosed reasons.

Czech Republic[link]

In the Czech Republic, the show is called Den D (The D-Day).

It first aired on 31 March 2009 on Czech TV (CT1 channel), in a very similar set up to the British version of BBC.

The show is hosted by radio host Jan Pokorny, and the dragon investors are:

• Ivan Pilny - former GM of Microsoft in Czech Republic, Chairman of the Board of Czech Telecom and entrepreneur (1st & 3rd series)
• Marta Novakova - founder and CEO of U&SLUNO software company (1st, 2nd & 3rd series)
• Ondrej Bartos - serial entrepreneur, consultant and venture capitalist, Partner with Credo Ventures (1st & 2nd series)
• Dana Berova - former minister of informatics, entrepreneur and Business Development Director of Gartner (1st, 2nd & 3rd series)
• Tomio Okamura - Czech-Japanese entrepreneur in travel and retail, he brings Japanese tourists to the Czech Republic and sells Japanese products to Czechs (1st, 2nd & 3rd series)
• Michael Rostock - investment banker and advisor with Venture Investors Corporate Finance (2nd & 3rd series)

Finland[link]

In Finland Dragons' Den is called Leijonan kita, which means the jaws or the mouth of a lion. The show started running in Finland on 27 September 2007 on MTV3 channel. The show was hosted by Anna Sorainen. The local Dragons, or Leijonat (lions), are:

• Kyösti Kakkonen
• Eero Lehti
• Toivo Sukari
• Lisa Sounio
• Kaija Ward

Ireland[link]

An Irish version of the show began in 2009 on RTÉ One, the state broadcaster. It is presented by Richard Curran, Deputy Editor of The Sunday Business Post.

The Irish Dragons are/were:

The Dragons have appeared on television in Ireland, in promotion of the series, on Tubridy Tonight, on RTÉ One. RTÉ started broadcasting show promos after Christmas as part of their winter line-up.

The first episode was broadcast on 19 February 2009.

A third season of Dragons' Den began airing on RTÉ One, on Thursday, 20 February 2011. Norah Casey was the new Dragon for the third season. Episodes at the end of the third season, for the first time on Dragons' Den in Ireland, showed the Dragons on tour visiting their past investments.

Dragon Seán Gallagher stood for President of Ireland in 2011, and very nearly succeeded, only to be pipped at the post by poet and intellectual Michael D. Higgins after a controversy erupted over a €5,000 cheque he had received in an envelope.^[2][3]

A fourth season of Dragons' Den was commissioned.^[4] Sean O'Sullivan replaced Seán Gallagher.^[5]. Sean is co-founder at Avego Ltd, based in Kinsale.

For the fourth series of Dragons' Den, a live, interactive "Sixth Dragon Game" was developed to be played whilst watching the show. Where viewers are able to decide in real time if they're IN or OUT as the pitches unfold. The "Sixth Dragon Game" is the first live, interactive game for a TV show in Ireland.

Episodes of Dragons' Den are also now being shown on Dave every Wednesday at 7pm which means it is also available to the Great Britain. Episodes began airing on 6 July 2011.

Israel[link]

In Israel, Dragons' Den is entitled Hakrishim, which is Hebrew for "The Sharks". It is produced by Gil Productions and is broadcast on Channel 10. It is hosted by Guy Zohar. In the Israeli version, there are 6 dragons who rotate their appearance weekly. The first season was broadcast during the summer and fall of 2006. The dragons in season 1 were: Ze'ev Holtzman, Israela Shtier, Aviv Tzidon, Oded Dessau, Jacky Ben-Zaken, and Nir Sharatzki. The second season began being broadcast on Channel 10 on 24 May 2007. As in the first season, the dragons rotate their appearance weekly. Aviv Tzidon and Jacky Ben-Zaken returned from the first season and were joined by the following new dragons:

• Yossi Moldavsky
• Nir Barkat
• Amir Eyal
• Roni Ross
• Amos Luzon

Japan[link]

Titled "マネーの虎 Manê no Tora" (Money Tigers), this is the original version. It was created by and broadcast on Nippon Television from 2001 to 2004. It was the first entertainment programme in the history of Japanese television that dealt with the concept of business investment. During its three year run, as many as 16 business executives appeared in the programme as Tigers.^[6]

Netherlands[link]

In the Netherlands the show was broadcast in May 2007 on Nederland 3, every Friday at 20.25 (+1 GMT). The second and last season was broadcast in May 2008 on Nederland 3, every Monday at 21.25 (+1 GMT). As in the first season, it was hosted by Jort Kelder.

The dragons were:

• Henk Keilman
• Annemarie van Gaal
• Jan Pieter Melchior (2007)
• Willem Sijthoff
• Arjen de Koning
• George Banken (2008)

New Zealand[link]

In New Zealand Dragons' Den is broadcast on TV One and hosted by Rawdon Christie. Initially the UK and Australian series were broadcast, but a local version was produced and screened in 2006. The series is produced by Eyeworks Touchdown. The New Zealand Series 1 Dragons are:

• Julie Christie
• Bob Jones
• Annette Presley
• Paul Webb
• Barry Colman

Production company Eyeworks Touchdown is currently soliciting applications for a second series of Dragons' Den.

Nigeria[link]

Nigeria's adaptation of Dragons' Den was broadcast weekly in 2008 on the AIT Network and produced by Storm Vision.

The Nigerian Dragons were:

• Prince Femi Tejuoso
• Ibunkun Awosika
• Chris Parkes
• Alexander Amosu
• John Momoh
• Tokunboh Ishmael

A second series is now being commissioned.

Poland[link]

In Poland, the program is called "Dragons Den - How to be a millionaire" and is broadcast on the station TV4 since 2011. The biggest win in the program happened April 24, 2011 in the amount 15,000,000 PLN (5,500,000 U.S. dollars) ^[7]

The Polish Dragons in 2011 are:

• Maciej Kaczmarski founder, Kaczmarski Inkasso companies, the National Debt Register and Reliable Company, called the king of Polish recovery
• Anna Garwolińska, head of Glaubicz Garwolińska Consultants
• Grzegorz Hajdarowicz, owner of the Group Gremi
• Marian Owerko CEO Bakalland
• Krzysztof Golonka, president of an investment fund Xevin

Quebec[link]

The Québécois version: Dans L'Oeil du Dragon (In the Dragon's Eye), began airing in 2012. It is Hosted by Paul Houde. The Dragons are:

• Dany Vachon co-founder of Impera Advisory Inc., PVG Partners LLC and Fusion Immunovative/NVNC
• Danièle Henkel president and founder of Danièle Henkel Inc
• François Lambert cofounder of Aheeva and Atelka
• Gaétan Frigon executive chairman of Publipage
• Normand Legault member of several boards of directors ^[8]

Romania[link]

There is a Romanian version of the format called Arena Leilor. The Romanian Lions are:

• Marius Ghenea
• Dragos Anastasiu
• Florin Talpes
• Mircea Tudor
• Mihaela Nicola

The show started in 2007.

Russia[link]

There was a Russian version of the format called KAPITAL.

Saudi Arabia[link]

It was announced in December 2009 that Saudi Arabian broadcaster STV1 will be showing the BBC version of Dragons' Den in January 2010, followed by a local production in February.^[9] It has been broadcasted on 2011, and it's called " Altujar التجار" the dragons are : Saleh Kamel, Ahmed Fitihy, Nashwa Altahir, Altaiar, Alhalafy

Slovenia[link]

It was announced in May 2012 that new Slovenian broadcaster owned by Telekom Slovenije will be showing local version of Dragons' Den in Fall 2012.

Sweden[link]

The British version was on air in Sweden for several years on TV8 and BBC Prime. A Swedish version called Draknästet (English: "The Dragons' Nest") was broadcast in 2009 on Sveriges Television.^[10] A second season started in March 2010.

The Swedish Dragons 2010 are:

• Mats Gabrielsson, who sold his IT firm at the height of the late 80s for over $100 million
• Douglas Roos founder and chairman of nyheter24.se
• Susanna Falkengren cofounder and member of Exipos Invest
• Sven Hagströmer founder of HQ, Avanza, Investment AB Öresund and also in the board for the public companies Bilia, Eworks and Insplanet
• Richard Båge, founder of Insplanet IPO in 2006, founder and chairman of Mediaplanet

Previous Dragons 2009:

• Gunilla von Platen CEO and founder of Xzakt Kundrelation, a telemarketing company located in Sweden
• Ljubo Mrnjavac sold his fast food company Pölsemannen 2002. Today active in real estate

Turkey[link]

The Turkish version of Dragons' Den will be shown on BloombergHT. In 2010 the UK version is shown with Turkish subtitles.

Ukraine[link]

In Ukraine, the series was called Акулы бизнеса (Business Sharks) and featured Dragons such as future presidential candidate Sergei Tigipko.

United Kingdom[link]

In the UK, Dragons' Den is broadcast on BBC Two which has exclusive rights to the show's format from its Japanese producers. The Executive Producer is Dominic Byrne and it is hosted by former BBC economics editor Evan Davis. So far in the Den, the 'Dragons' have agreed to invest in 110 companies, with Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis agreeing investments in 29 businesses each since 2005, followed by Deborah Meaden who has invested 21 times since she joined in Series 3 in 2006, followed by Duncan Bannatyne with 17 investments since 2005, and James Caan with 14 since he joined in 2007.

The Dragons are/were:

The BBC website also has an online Den hosted by Radio 1's Dominic Byrne and featuring two new Dragons: Shaf Rasul and Julie Meyer. Entrepreneurs can pitch for a maximum of £50,000, and as with the television version, must be offered all the money or they walk away with no investment. In contrast to the television version, however, entrepreneurs may apply by submitting a three-minutes 'raw pitch'. BBC Two have commissioned this as 30-minute programs broadcast on Wednesdays from 9:30pm until 10pm.

United States[link]

In 2008, television producer Mark Burnett signed a deal with format holder Sony to produce an American version of the series. The series on U.S. television is titled Shark Tank.^[11]

The U.S. network ABC has ordered a pilot episode which will be produced by Sony Pictures TV.^[12] On 9 October 2008, a casting producer announced that The Shark Tank was accepting applications for a pilot, giving entrepreneurs two weeks to submit their ideas. The pilot was filmed 6-9 January 2009 in Los Angeles.^[13]

Shark Tank's second season began in March 2011; the show's third season is set to premiere January 3, 2012.

The Sharks are:

• Mark Cuban, owner of the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks and billionaire entrepreneur.
• Robert Herjavec, who sold his IT security firm at the height of the dot-com bubble for over $100 million
• Kevin O'Leary, co-host of The Lang and O'Leary Exchange on CBC News Network, formerly president of The Learning Company, which was sold to Mattel for $3.7 billion in 1999
• Barbara Corcoran, self-made real estate millionaire who sold her company The Corcoran Group for $70 million in 2001
• Daymond John, founder of FUBU^[14]

Herjavec and O'Leary both appear as dragons on the Canadian version of the show, Dragons' Den.

See also[link]

• American Inventor
• The Big Idea
• Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway
• Win In China

References[link]

External links[link]

• Dragons' Den at BBC Online (official UK website)
• Den D (official Czech Republic website)
• Dragons' Den (official Netherlands website)
• Dragons' Den (official Polish website)
• Dragons' Den (official New Zealand website)
• Hakrishim (official Israel website)
• Dragons' Den: Al Aareen (official pan-Arab website)
• Dragons' Den (official Nigerian website)
• Dragons' Den (RTÉ's official Irish website)
• Dragons' Den (official Slovenian website)
• "Manê no tora" (2001) at the Internet Movie Database
• "Dragons' Den" (2004) at the Internet Movie Database
• "Dragons' Den" (2005) at the Internet Movie Database
• "Dragons' Den" (2006) at the Internet Movie Database