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The 'Inventing' Factor

So I see Simon Cowell is looking for budding entrepeneurs and tinkerers to take part in his new show, 'American Inventor'. Entrants from across the US of A will compete to see who can come up with the best 'product concept'. It's a good idea, but I really don't think Cowell is necessarily the best person to oversee/produce this show, and the name 'American Inventor' is a bit of a misnomer, as they're looking more for entrepreneurs than inventors when it comes down to it.

I think the BBC show 'Dragons' Den' is the best show I have seen using this idea. If you haven't seen it, basically each week someone comes in with an business plan/concept, and has to persuade a panel of five business investors to give him the dough to finance it. All they need is one of the panel to say yes to the amount they need, but if no-one wants to give them the that exact amount of money (or more), they get nothing. I think Cowell is actually better suited for the Dragons' Den idea than the American Inventor one, but if they'd used that format they would've had to give the BBC a bob or two, rather than claiming it as a 'new concept'.

(Cowell's next project after 'American Inventor' is 'Duets', kinda like American/Pop/X/Idol/Factor but with two entrants at a time. Now there's an original idea. I'm like, so looking forwardn't)

Posted by Matt at 3PM |

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I love Dragons Den.....it always amazed me how bad some people were or how they could possibly think their idea/business was ever going to work....

Posted by: NKL | February 21, 2006 4:06 PM

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