Dragons Believe This Book Club Excludes Half The Population | SEASON 19 | Dragons' Den
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Molly Masters is passionate about female empowering literature, so she's here in The Den to pitch her company, Books That Matter. She's seeking a £50,000 investment for 5% of her business.
However, The Dragons believe it excludes people and could also be introduced to a wider market...
Season 19, Episode 10
An international sensation, Dragon's Den features entrepreneurs pitching for investment in the Den from our Dragons, five venture capitalists willing to invest their own money in exchange for equity.
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I bet she was rather shocked she lost female dragons first.
I feel like her ethos is kinda becoming the thing she says she is against lol - school book learning scheme that excludes women - her business that exludes men
@leehenry5764
Жыл бұрын
Progressives biggest hypocrites on earth
@jamesd5767
Жыл бұрын
Nobody is against making money
@anothertime1282
Жыл бұрын
'her business that exludes men' - 75% of books are bought by women. Men are excluding themselves.
@Lolserus
11 ай бұрын
feminism 101, nothing new
Fighting sexism with sexism never works
@RattPoison80
Жыл бұрын
Agree 🙌
@getin3949
Жыл бұрын
It's just ridiculous to be one sided
@WobblesandBean
Жыл бұрын
You dudes genuinely don't get it. Men are already included, that's the point. Women are underrepresented, despite being the main audience. It's not "sexism" to feature women in this scenario ffs 🙄
@go_gorilla_go
Жыл бұрын
@@WobblesandBean asking dudes on the internet to understand any level of nuance when it comes to gender, sexism or institutional misogyny is optimism to the point of foolishness, i'm afraid
@thecorruptversion
Жыл бұрын
@@WobblesandBean you do not give power to an under represented group, giving it exposure to the same group, you open its exposure to everyone, including the other groups. If you wanna create a cult-like, echo chamber system, then go with your method.
Steven said if he invests he can't get his money back, and then also said Touker's offer is too high... Then why didn't he ask for less?
Steve always slags off others offers but then doesn't invest himself. He should go
@recall2880
Жыл бұрын
Well he did set up his first business conning people. How he was ever allowed on the show I don’t know. I guess the BBC never did their research. He’s a slimy individual
@dubiouscaesar3709
Жыл бұрын
He just seems like a boring poser.
@adrianconnew5309
9 ай бұрын
The sooner the better. Never invests in anything
Duncan would be perfect for this episode.
Classic feminist fighting sexism with sexism...
Problem is with this kind of thing is it creates a divide between the sexes and ends up alienating both more
@paralogical
Жыл бұрын
yeah, but who cares when theirs a buck to be made...
@Tideman11
Жыл бұрын
Exactly, because it is also important that male readers pick up more books from female writers.
@leehenry5764
Жыл бұрын
Exactly she's trying to fix a problem, when a problem doesn't occur, typical feminist
@carlmcgrath484
Жыл бұрын
@@Tideman11 spot on
Such Bull$#!t. Though Touker was so on top of his game with that wink toward the upstart. +10 points for him.
Entrepreneur: "75% of book buyers are women." Deborah: "Why exclude the other half?"
@absolutelyheretical7132
Жыл бұрын
Fake statistics though. Considering most books are written by men I doubt 99% of book buyers are women lol.
@appleratpipe
Жыл бұрын
>women
@kevindunlap5525
Жыл бұрын
Really, you couldn't follow the context?
@trunderwood
Жыл бұрын
@@kevindunlap5525 I think I’m following it better than most people here to be honest.
@kevindunlap5525
Жыл бұрын
@@trunderwood Fair enough. We'll go with humor!
Funny the women didn’t want to invest in her… lol
@yesand5536
Жыл бұрын
They are obv fellow travelers of the patriarchy, and Molly is the pure one, so that completely explains that.
@billytheripper4
Жыл бұрын
Recently been involved in a company run by women who told me unofficially they would not be hiring a woman for a series of roles that were coming up... Women job-blocking women go figure... With all this glass ceiling crap we hear about
@thecorruptversion
Жыл бұрын
@@yesand5536 and the males themselves, the patriarchs, are more interested. Weird.
bro i hate steven bartlett so much lmao always going "dont give away 30% of your buisness" calling other dragons vampires when they ask for literally any % of a buisness like aight then why dont u make an offer big boy
@AlwaysHereToHelp_
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I’ve noticed Steven is always taking shots at Touker
@brucewayne4128
Жыл бұрын
I love him their all a bunch of greedy snobs.
@natashahughes7900
Жыл бұрын
Steven always makes offers.
I love businesses with no other USP aside from being sexist.
This company is currently worth 3k pounds.....
@scienceevolves4417
Жыл бұрын
How the mighty have fallen 😅
@Erickhetfield
11 ай бұрын
Glad to hear that.
Does she want some fish with those chips on her shoulder?
@adamlacey81
Жыл бұрын
Evan Davis would pay to use that pun.
Deborah & Sarah are true feminists.
From a business perspective, I think they were wrong. But I completely agree with Deborah on the ethos. The problem you'll have with the current and future generations is they'll do exactly what this young lady is doing, set up businesses with a woke social justice cause behind it, which is incredibly divisive regardless of percentages. I would have declined the investment on principle, even though I think it's a good business opportunity. Deborah actually embodied the difference between the traditional feminist and the modern one here, which I greatly respect.
i only care about the author of a books genitalia so im in.
@skoumastv
Жыл бұрын
Very good one
Imagine if I came up with a brand idea for male only authors. I'm sure I could cook some stats to legitimise the idea, but it just wouldn't fly in 2023.
@TheManInBlueFlames
Жыл бұрын
...Or only Black authors!
@trunderwood
Жыл бұрын
There’s literally dozens of them, you can google It.
@sktkkk1
Жыл бұрын
You would be cancelled bro!
@Erickhetfield
11 ай бұрын
You don't need to cook stats. She said herself "75% of book buyers are female". Therefore, boys are not reading enough, even though 80% of authors are men. You could say that your business is trying to encourage boys to read more, since they are clearly falling behind. It would make more sense than hers.
@trunderwood
11 ай бұрын
@@Erickhetfield A book club targeting a demographic that doesn't read much? By no stretch of the imagination does that 'make more sense than hers'.
i love how the women are honest and the men just virue signal.
@BaresEatBeats
10 ай бұрын
That’s what the culture war has done to men - it’s stifled their voice. If they in any way object to a feminist ambition, they’re just ‘misogynistic, mansplaining morons’.
Someone share some good news and tell me this went bust already
@Angelzdawn
Жыл бұрын
It went bust. Source : trust me bro
@jeffreyklima7612
Жыл бұрын
They are currently running but.... only has a value of 3k and assets of 29k. So basically bust...
How about some equality instead
Love that Stephen pointed out 30% for 50k was a bad offer.
@getin3949
Жыл бұрын
Not if she accepted it. I wouldn't have but it would have been a huge risk and take a long time to get his $50K back. Investors want to make money, not wait 3-5 years to get their initial investment back while they could be getting interest on their money before investing it. I think she will do fine without the investment, I think maybe she just wanted a Dragon because she said she had $200K in the bank so she didn't really need the cash injection.
@sadikmeah4057
Жыл бұрын
He needs to learn to shut up
Buy books you are interested in regardless of the gender who wrote it. FFS.
how is it dynamic if it is only for females
"The return I would get would take far too long...my kids would have had their inheritance by then."
“You will find some boxes inside YOUR boxes “ …there she goes again with the sexism ! 😜
Ah, yes I remember this BS.
@88trapordie
Жыл бұрын
😂😂 feminist
@00Kuja00
Жыл бұрын
@@88trapordie More important the dangerous kind.
reviews on trustpilot were predictable. Deborah hates this kind of thing - if you good enough you dont need the deck stacked
I get they/them vibes of her.
Who tf buys a book cause of the gender of the author?
@vibovitold
Жыл бұрын
someone who believes that the gender will inevitably affect the writing - while the same person will be fuming when someone says there are inherent differences between men and women. go figure
I agree with Deborah on this one
Another campaign 😮
I get that they are business people, but sometimes these offers are way too extortionate. Valuing her company at under £200,000 given her current revenues and net profits, along with her projections, I think 15% would've been fine. That being said, I agree with other comments saying fighting sexism with sexism doesn't work. It is quite infuriating, but tapping into that feminist market - still a good business for money making
@jeffreyklima7612
Жыл бұрын
Thus companies current value would suggest otherwise. It's only worth 3k😂
The first second i seen that sh*t I would have been out.
Debbies she's smoked a whacky bwcky
I am in no way questioning Deborah’s expertise but I find her take on this interesting, isn’t the targeting at women the USP?
@anubusx
Жыл бұрын
I agree. Also they are lots of women targeted things like this.
@PlexEditrs
Жыл бұрын
exactly lmao... following her logic starting a makeup brand would be a bad idea because it excludes men
@leehenry5764
Жыл бұрын
But women buy 75% of the books already
@robabob1001
Жыл бұрын
@@leehenry5764 I agree haha if they are already buying 75% then what are you aiming for?! Them to buy 100% and men not read at all?..
Why wouldnt your boys want a pink box. Also, what is exclusionary about it? After mentioning that the majority is already men. How about companies selling bras? It’s so weird
TS lost that deal by his greed. Had he asked for 25% and dropped to 20% on negotiation, both of them would have benefited. Molly got two things from this a) exposure to a wide audience and b) validation of her business idea and model. Both these things are priceless.
@heiltecn9ne
Жыл бұрын
Not a great business idea .
@ludvigbjorck7133
Жыл бұрын
@@heiltecn9neHow come she’s turned over 500k plus then?
@jeffreyklima7612
Жыл бұрын
@@ludvigbjorck7133 500k turnover is nothing. You should look into the business... it's not that great
@jeffreyklima7612
Жыл бұрын
@@ludvigbjorck7133 the company is only worth 3k pounds with 29k in assets at this current time. They never hit their turnover marks😂😂😂😂
@billytheripper4
Жыл бұрын
Turned over 500k but netted 60k lol
Why do women need books written by women? Should it not be about learning than progressive feminism
What do you think, Jenny...
Women mostly write novels...
*I have a few ideas that I think would improve her book club and help increase gender equality:* *1. Make the adult box less feminin.* I don't want a lipstick in a book subscription. Actually, I don't want a lipstick at all. By making it more gender neutral she has the potential to reach a more diverse customer group. *2. Replace one of the items in the box for a short story or novella* (e.g. Penguin's little black classics). It's a book box after all, I'd rather have more to read than more stuff I don't need. The box would consist of one new book by a female author, one short story by a female author, and one or two items made by female creators. *3. Make a boy's subscription box!* 75% of book buyers are female for a reason: boys don't read. You can include books that both inspire reading and bring up feminist topics and fight toxic masculinity. By making a boy's subscription box you can encourage boys to read more and encourage gender equality at an early age.
@kindred3259
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking that. You want to raise female issues with a male audience and men issues with a female audience so we understand each other better. Targeting stereotypical female products for female just reinforces the issues and is very 1950s
@scottishmudders8357
Жыл бұрын
The only point that stands out would be toxic masculinity ? Care to explain
Omg why does it matter if men have written more GCSE books. I cannot believe this could be considered a business. It’s just ridiculous. What is the world coming to when men can’t do anything without feminists coming forward trying to equal with them. Write books if you want to but stop coming away with silly statements. There is nothing stopping women from writing GCSE books
@88trapordie
Жыл бұрын
Yes Susan 👏🏾👏🏾
@susanwaugh9711
Жыл бұрын
@@88trapordieThank you. What a life this woman must lead is she’s going around bookstores looking at GCSE books to see if the authors are more male than female. I honestly feel sorry for men having to listen to and put up with this crap.
@ahsanarifeen7827
Жыл бұрын
Yeah tbh I sat my GCSE’s last year and literally nobody cares about who wrote the book, it’s only about learning about the book itself and not the author
@AdamBechtol
Жыл бұрын
Aye
@88trapordie
Жыл бұрын
@@susanwaugh9711 i feel sorry for boys raised by these women
Comments: "Boo, why would women need a space for themselves?" Also comments: "Phwoar what a stunner."
@shaunohagan1491
Жыл бұрын
women don't objectify men then?
@saintjimmy456
Жыл бұрын
@@shaunohagan1491Whataboutism, lol.
@kirbyhatesincels917
Жыл бұрын
@@shaunohagan1491 Nowhere near to the extent males do, no. It isn't even close. Quick statistic search would do you some good.
@kirbyhatesincels917
Жыл бұрын
The most based comment in this thread.
@ouroborostechnologies696
Жыл бұрын
There is literally only one person here that has said the second comment. How desperate are you Jimmy?
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@victoriadelao5513
Жыл бұрын
My first experience with her gave me the assurance and confidence that has made me to invest without fear of losing, I really appreciate her efforts and transparency..
@hernandezwright
Жыл бұрын
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@Danielcooker7108
Жыл бұрын
It's all thanks to Mrs Mary Margaret Schimweg, her trading skills is the best I can think of now.
@davidspencer7268
Жыл бұрын
My financial life has completely changed because am getting UP TO $301,800 total profit just in space of 8months now trading with her services.
@ainanarvaez9496
Жыл бұрын
Wow, it's feels so relaxing to see my broker being talked about here, I thought I'm the only one that knows Mrs Mary Margaret Schimweg, I guess her good works speaks for her now, she has built a good legacy for herself.
Ah... the nosering... I'm out.
All girl toys exclude boys, who cares.
sarah says “My boys would never touch a book that came out of a pink box” …That says more of your parenting than it does about the book club.
@georgeswain
8 ай бұрын
You can't force someone to be interested in something they're not interested in. Boys in general don't want to open pink boxes, play with barbies, wear dresses and play dollhouse.. that's not because of the parents. Boys in general see superheroes, cars and a football and want to play with them instead.
deborah tries to be PC here but is completely the opposite 🤣🤣
I will hold my hand up and say that if I see a book I’m Interested in is written by a woman I put it down and move on.
@AliceSykesFromWalkerland
Жыл бұрын
are you for real??
@CynicalScientist261
Жыл бұрын
@@AliceSykesFromWalkerland 100%. Sad I know but I just don’t think women are good at writing
Deborah was the only one who got it right. I don't know what is with this woke crusade by Peter, but this is the second preachy/lectury business I've seen him invest in in newly uploaded videos
@killiannolan
Жыл бұрын
He didn't invest
The only thing women are good at writing is shopping lists.
What!? Why exclude the other half?! With that logic, I guess we should eliminate woman’s clothing, shoes, makeup and Barbie dolls. Because, why run a businesses and cater to just one half? But no matter, this is all television/theater and the “judges” are just actors following the script written for them.
@WolfHeathen
Жыл бұрын
Plenty of men read books by female authors. This is about the presentation and marketing of the product. It's about amplifying female authors, not selling it to women. Even if she can get a single percent more sales out of marketing this to both men and women, why wouldn't she?
0:02 I'm in 😍😍
@anubusx
Жыл бұрын
I agree whata stunner.
@movieclipsvideos1781
Жыл бұрын
Agreed
That’s why I can’t stand any of these feminists Surprised she doesn’t have blue hair also
Imagine Sara telling you what to do with your business.
Come on boys just let them have this one
@Mithrandir69
Жыл бұрын
By doing what? Buying her books? Lol
@vibovitold
Жыл бұрын
"Yes, my lady, but not with my ships", said the investor
Another negative chapter in the Dragons Den book, 'I'm Sorry but I'm Out!'
Perters Socks though. Perter supporting LGBTQIAZYZ++--**???
@scienceevolves4417
Жыл бұрын
He sure is, bet he's loving the fact "the pride month" is coming 😢
There are things heavily targeted at men. Targeting women is fine.
@vibovitold
Жыл бұрын
There's a huge difference between, say, trying to sell a small city car to women (appealling to soccer mums or whatnot), and the belief that such car should also be engineered by women.
@SiriusMined
Жыл бұрын
@@vibovitold why? I'm an engineer, I don't see a problem with it. Who would understand the needs of that market better than someone from that market?
@vibovitold
Жыл бұрын
@@SiriusMined this logic sounds oversimplified to me. you obviously don't have to be ill in order to be a great doctor, or be a criminal to be a great criminal attorney. being part of a certain market doesn't really guarantee understanding the NEEDS of this market (better than someone from the outside). otherwise the whole advertising business wouldn't exist :) after all, all they do is promote businesses they're not themselves a part of. or look at fashion design, for instance. have female customers ever been bothered or detered by the fact that Yves Saint Laurent or Armani were male? and didn't boys love J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter saga? were they repelled by the fact they were written by a woman? even if you were right though, why not battle-test it instead of making assumptions. just let the market / your customers decide, voting with their feet? a bookshop can sell "50 Shades of Grey" (written by a woman) and "The Fault in Our Stars" (written by a man) side by side. both attracted record numbers of female readers so why limit yourself? and if something isn't selling well, just take it off your offer, regardless of the gender. the movie "The Fault in Our Stars" was also directed by a man, and it didn't stop it from being a bit hit among women (according to Forbes, "the most incredible statistic coming out of the weekend is that the audience was 82% women"). so why the need to assume that the author's gender should match the reader's gender. i also don't understand what does being an engineer have to do with the point you are making : ) i respect the profession, kudos for you, i just fail to see how it's relevant for our discussion. i'm a software developer - what of it. i don't know about you, but i don't personally use all the software i work on. i just do my job (reasonably) well, and the user doesn't really care who wrote it, they're just happy it doesn't freeze and crash.
Feminists overdo everything. Deborah always calls such sexist pitches out. Good on Deborah ❤️ Peter on the otherhand is always trying to look PC and act like a male feminist. It's really off-putting
Congratulations to this girl, she went on to be successful on her own and now turn over 3 million a year with a net profit of 900k!
@kaj661
Жыл бұрын
Reported for misinformation, anyone else seeing this can do the same 🙌
@susanwaugh9711
Жыл бұрын
@unidentified666Not surprised
@whiskeytango5680
Жыл бұрын
Always the same BS from this troll.
@BenjaminGoose
Жыл бұрын
@@kaj661 Little man syndrome strikes again eh? 🤣
@moogleking
Жыл бұрын
Stop lying you clown
Deborah and Sarah acting jealous, they were threatened by her being so young and having a FANTASTIC business. She has observed her market, done her research and turned over £800k with £200k in the bank. Disappointing and childish behaviour from the female dragons.
@vas_01
Жыл бұрын
I don't think these multi millionares are "jealous" of anyone
@vibovitold
Жыл бұрын
you really think they got to where they are by feeling "threatened" by fantastic business opportunities?
My wife runs 3 “women only travel and adventure” businesses. Incredibly successful. Multi millions $$$