Here There Be Dragons by Michelle O'Leary

And whether it’s because of his business-sense or some part of his imagined past-self trying to tip him off, O’Leary decides to make the first offer: $1 Million for 4 per cent of the business. He asks Darien, the younger of the two and the one still coming to terms with his new frame, “How long are you visiting the earth, Darien?” For his part, Darien takes the teasing well, and after prodding him several more times, O’Leary decides that Darien is in fact not an alien from the planet Zutron, but a Klondike gold miner he’s met in a past life.Īfter they’ve had their fun with the two, the Dragons start to take them seriously despite the adolescent awkwardness that permeates almost every facet of their presentation, there’s some merit to the idea that Jordan and Darien are trying to peddle. True to his form on previous seasons of the show, O’Leary decides to have some fun at the expense of the boys. Obviously nervous and intimidated by the dragons, Jordan and Darien stumble through almost every part of their presentation. I’ve seen many polished and articulate startup pitches before.

In exchange for the money, the cousins promise the Dragons a 20 per cent stake in their company. The catch is that they need a $5 million investment to buy the land and to purchase the equipment needed to extract the gold. The two say that they’ve found an easy way to extract vein of gold on the Klondike River, south of Dawson City. Their names are Jordan and Darien, and they’re here to pitch the Dragons on their gold mining business.

The CBC has invited members of the press to check out the filming of the broadcasting corporation’s popular TV series, Dragons’ Den, and hell if I’m missing a chance to talk to Kevin O’Leary.Īs I sit down to watch a live feed of the show’s filming, a pair of young men make their way onto the show’s stage. It’s a sunny Thursday morning in Toronto, not the kind of day one wants to spend inside, but here I am making my way up to the tenth floor of the CBC building.

Here There Be Dragons by Michelle O'Leary