Anyone watching the current edition of Dragons Den on RTE?
While I enjoy the programme and think its quite good, what really annoys me is when the Dragons decide to invest in a business but ask for a ridiculously large shareholding.
It seems to me that the Dragons are really out to screw the individuals in question. Last night for example some woman was offering 7.5% for an investment of €30,000. Two Dragons made an offer to give her the €30,000 but for a shareholding of 44%! In the end they agreed to lower this to 40%!
I know that the person entering the Den obviously sets their opening position low, but are the Dragons being a bit unfair in the shareholdings that they demand?
While I enjoy the programme and think its quite good, what really annoys me is when the Dragons decide to invest in a business but ask for a ridiculously large shareholding.
It seems to me that the Dragons are really out to screw the individuals in question. Last night for example some woman was offering 7.5% for an investment of €30,000. Two Dragons made an offer to give her the €30,000 but for a shareholding of 44%! In the end they agreed to lower this to 40%!
I know that the person entering the Den obviously sets their opening position low, but are the Dragons being a bit unfair in the shareholdings that they demand?