Dragons Den for Archaeology...

[BAJR Host]

I have just split my sides.... this has appeared on the CBA site.

Does anyone have a great archaeological business proposal to put to the
new series of Dragons' Den?

The BBC has begun production on the new series of Dragons' Den and is
looking for diverse and different investment proposals. They have
indicated that an archaeology-related investment proposal would be 'a
real plus to the show'.

For more details, visit the CBA news pages:
http://www.britarch.ac.uk/news/090312-dragonsden

[:p]

Yup... I can see it now....

Humiliation as the weak business proposition crumbles before their gaze...

That has cheered me up no end... just when things look bleak... the gods send a nugget like that! :face-approve:









?When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend.?
William Blake

[BAJR Host]

The Unique Selling Point: a product that serves a need like nothing else.
er... I got soil samples rich in carbon - which will make good topsoil
Scalability: something that can be up scaled to make real money.
I can keep digging er.. more.. er... ah
Route to Market: the clear way the product can be sold and marketed.
um... Time Team wear T-shirts with...um... er....
Mutually Beneficial Arrangement: just what will the Dragons get out of it?
dirty hands.. and a feeling they are benefiting ...er... historic envir.. umm
Exit Strategy: a plan of how the entrepreneur/Dragon will exit and make money.
exit stage left.. laughing/crying.. delete where appropriate

?When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend.?
William Blake

[drpeterwardle]

Funnily enough David I was discussing a new enterprise this morning which would be suitable to pitch to them.....

A monoply suituation .....
With major asset value ....
With garantueed annual income....
An obvious exit strategy....
A very high return on capital....
Opportunities for diversification.....

On one project I worked on we sold off soil garantueed as not having had pesticides used on it.... It sold quite well and the publicity was excellant.

Have to say I laughed when I saw the CBA piece.

Peter

[danhull@britarch.ac.uk]

Go on - use your 'archaeological imaginations'

Dan.

[kevin wooldridge]

But here's an idea.....bearing in mind that the principles behind 'Dragon's Den' (unbridled greed, capitalism and self-satisfaction) have all been so discredited by the current recession and its causes...how about a TV programme celebrating contributions to society for the sake of the greater good, rather than hoping to make the price of next years new model Maserati.

In which case one could think of several hundred archaeological projects worth highlighting, and all worth a good sight more than the errant tosh which normally appears on Dragon's Den. (OK small rant over.....).

In fact David why doesn't Past Horizons magazine run just such a series....



With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...

[titmonkey]

I've got something that I knocked up on a rainy day a few weeks ago, I've got a photo but I'm not sure how to put it on here.

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

[garybrun]

I think archaeologists would be accused of caching in on the heritage just as metal detecting does.
Like the moral idea of a TV show... with companies donating to a good cause. Just like BAJR'll Fix It??


P.s. Theres a device to stop archeological students throwing dateable coins on to the spoil heap, its called a metal detector. :face-stir:

Website for responsible Metal Detecting
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk
Recording Our Heritage For Future Generations.

[tom wilson]

quote:Originally posted by kevin wooldridge

But here's an idea.....bearing in mind that the principles behind 'Dragon's Den' (unbridled greed, capitalism and self-satisfaction) have all been so discredited by the current recession and its causes...how about a TV programme celebrating contributions to society for the sake of the greater good...

Fluffy Kitten's Den?

[kevin wooldridge]

The Nice Show!



With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...