Former Barrister's Story Leaves Dragons In Near Tears | Dragons' Den

Former barrister, Dupsy Abiola is next into the Den., she's obviously used to arguing her case in court but the question now will is, will that be enough to tame one of our Dragons? Dupsy is looking for a £100,000 investment in return for a 10% stake in 'Intern Avenue' - An online internship directory website designed to connect employers with students and graduates.
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[@The_Real_Mier]

This is the first time I saw Hilary’s eyes light up like that. She REALLY saw the qualities and the potential this lady has! Nice to see that.

[@TonkaJay]

No matter where she is in her life, she will always find a way. She is an impressive woman. I'm in awe.

[@91vanced14]

Why bring her gender into it?

[@TonkaJay]

@@91vanced14 I used pronouns. Move along.

[@91vanced14]

@@TonkaJay why??

[@The_Real_Mier]

@@91vanced14 Simply because she IS a woman. Nothing more, nothing less. Don’t go searching for assumed ideas that aren’t there. Nowhere in what @J.Jammer writes can you see that there is some sort of ‘hidden message’ or so. @J.Jammer actually took the time to explain to you why the word ‘woman’ was chosen, and STILL you are nagging with an additional ‘why’. Don’t be ridiculous and accept the giving explanation. You do NOT ‘know it better’. People like you annoy me. Nothing else than Problem Starters.

[@gaflgon3115]

@@91vanced14 literally who cares?

[@latolak]

Duspy’s father was arguably the most loved Nigerian of his time. Good to see she’s doing great.

[@yungaterror]

And still is

[@CraigToddOfficial]

Solid Pitch, Fantastic Smile, Warm Personality, Very professional, driven, good head on her shoulders, what's not to like, investment guaranteed. RIP to your father, he would be very proud I'm sure.

[@bobbarrett2631]

Agree to the above, totally Craig. The relationship that She had with Her father was, clearly, wonderful; just a few years but far better than too many awful ones. Be lucky.

[@CraigToddOfficial]

@@bobbarrett2631 Yes, such a shame but from adversity, she's came a long way and probably the most likeable pitch on dragons den.

[@ouroborostechnologies696]

The pitch was silly so that's something not to like.

[@CraigToddOfficial]

@@ouroborostechnologies696 The only thing silly is you and your pointless comment.

[@thiswasposted120]

@@ouroborostechnologies696 what is it with you being so negative

[@briangerard2145]

If this was Shark Tank USA,the entrepreneur would have started the pitch with the sob story.Full power to this lady for not even talking about her backstory until Hillary prompted her

[@dopemusic6414]

True with the tense music

[@LBReaper101]

Maybe but lets not pretend that these people who run the shows dont know about the history of the people coming on and without a doubt prompt the dragons to ask about it. Could even go as far as the entrepreneur being in on it to (as in being told to express their story on the show). This is common on shows like britians got talent, x factor etc. Lets not pretend these tv shows would pass up on emotional entertainment oppurtunities like this.

[@chaytiano6896]

@@LBReaper101 shut up.

[@Mogamishu]

@@chaytiano6896 how about you shut up first when you have nothing decent go say and no counter arguments. Are you 12 years old? Get lost....

[@human1414]

@@LBReaper101 these pitches last hours so I'm sure at some point in every pitch they ask about their history. They pick out the "best" parts from each pitch

[@kelleyspartiatis5323]

That woman is one of life's winners. She will be a success no matter what she does. She's intelligent and articulate whilst being exceptionally dynamic and likeable

[@ChrisWakeford]

This lady.....is GOLD.

[@TheCarlScharnberg]

Very disarming personality. Never seen the dragons be quite so taken with anyone. She's wonderful.

[@tochukwuchukwure9527]

In memory of late MKO Abiola GCFR. Dear Dupsy, keep soaring! Awesome pitch, poise, determination, and focus.

[@funmialabi6199]

Yes, she is Abiola's daughter!

[@grumpeeTV]

The way she talk, communicate, answer their questions, and confidence, she really is going to be a successfull person in the future.. i am actually idolizing her right now.

[@kgeez91]

Had a quick look at her her family and her father was Moshood Abiola, may he rest in peace and I'm sure he's incredibly proud of her

[@tamikagreen1119]

Wow incredible and amazing young lady!

[@MegaAlbeagle]

And who is he?

[@Stratocaster01]

Moshood Abiola was a smart man with book and street smarts. Sad his country missed a golden opportunity.

[@enterpriseexperts5417]

@@MegaAlbeagleMoshood Abiola ran for presidency in Nigeria won the election, the military refused to give up and he got locked up. Died in jail. A democracy day is a public holiday in Nigeria in his honor

[@yungaterror]

@@enterpriseexperts5417 he was killed no doubt

[@chantelleadlington]

What a lovely woman! I hope she goes far and makes her business a success!

[@matasha8038]

This woman has everything. She's brilliant and poised. She has the most beautiful face and winning smile I've seen on the screen for ages.

[@hamelindabell1222]

Peter hasn't looked this sharp and crisp in years.

[@xanderthomson6960]

I've never seen this pitch before - probably the best pitch I have ever seen in the Den, it sent shivers down my spine! What an incredible lady!!!

[@yungaterror]

If you know who this ladies father is, you will know that she's born for greatness. I can't even start to imagine what that pressure must feel like but at the same time it seems that its her driving force.

[@gravy1219]

I think i was rooting for her along with her dad, what an inspirational lady

[@HistoryonYouTube]

From a presentation point of view, she was wonderful (excepting the slip up perhaps caused by nerves over the burn rate). Clear speaker, oozing charm and intelligence, I really hopes that this business works out - or rather - is working out.

[@SuperJohnkimani]

Very bright and brave. She kept it together even when they started saying “am out”

[@b-dogs1038]

A great episode. She has amazing poise. I really like her

[@colettebrennan1840]

Delighted for her & well deserved

[@ignetiusrapelwana2208]

WOW!!! Best pitch ive seen!!!!

[@nicholashillofficial]

Excellent pitch. Warmth, personality, humility, and a great business model. Learn from this girl.

[@TheCarlScharnberg]

Woman*

[@ameliashostak4764]

@@TheCarlScharnberg thank you for fixing that!!

[@OFFICIALARTBOI]

That was awesome ❤

[@helpfulron]

Where are they now? According to Crunchbase, the company is now closed. It was acquired by Bright (an online recruitment network) on Dec 4, 2017 for an undisclosed amount which is when social media posts also stopped.

[@tayofasunon1657]

This suggests she successfully exited the business via an acquisition. I'm sure she's still doing great.

[@discblaster9210]

@@tayofasunon1657 she died, ran over by a lorry

[@08aoc]

She spoke very well. Well done to her

[@James-Walker-]

Simply amazing

[@christopheradderley6902]

Remarkable individual

[@S-rn6xn]

What an inspirational person

[@mmckenzie8085]

A fantastic pitch, a lovely lady and an amazing back story. She also has a beautiful genuine smile. When she was speaking I was mesmerised listening to every word.

[@BachTantra]

I wish her every success. 👍

[@pjl_bee514]

Domain is up for sale - 13,000

[@human1414]

@@pjl_bee514 She could still be successful wherever she is now

[@NatalieCWilliams]

She is the best I've seen on this show. SHE is very inspiring. Loved her story; very touching. So happy for her! 😃👏🏼

[@stephjovi]

Acquisition • Dec 4, 2017 Bright acquired Intern Avenue for an undisclosed amount

[@missceebrownin]

Really????? Wow!

[@stephjovi]

@@missceebrownin that's what a quick google search said

[@andrewsmith4388]

What a lovely lady Is Dupsy :-) I personally wish her all the best with Peter.

[@aebimomi]

I was hoping she would ask both willing investors to split up 30% at 15% each for their £50,000 investment. Having 2 Dragons arguably beats only one, I think.

[@folk-comrade]

Depends on who the two dragons are tbh. In this case I'd agree it's better to have PJ with a higher stake in the business; that way he's more invested in its success.

[@HaggardPillockHD]

Agreed with above but will add that it also depends on type of business. I think Peter alone has more than enough resources/connections to help develop a website.

[@mmckenzie8085]

Peter is more than 2 dragons though :) I am glad she picked him, no disrespect to the other dragon. To be honest this happens a lot on the Den. Peter makes an offer and someone else comes in after to try to match it. I have seen it with lesser pitches when suddenly they get interested after Peter's offer, because really he is pretty good at what he does, hence why his worth is more than all the other dragons put together.

[@moogleking]

Good episode

[@cupidarvind]

What an amazing entrepreneur!!

[@Mike-jl2kp]

This is incredibly difficult to demonstrate a website to would-be in investors, with only a couple of screenshots. She should have brought a laptop and a big screen so they could have used it and tested it.

[@stephjovi]

It was ages ago I suppose they had less possibilities in the den.

[@mitchp85]

2008ish tech wasn't so forgiving

[@ifwecouldvote]

I did similar pitches at Uni, using existing software to just make a basic prototype and never had any issues. There was great, free community building software like Dolphin around in 2008 and earlier.

[@hadleigh55]

its probably what others would call a nigerian 419

[@rdu239]

These elderly dragons run in an old school mentality, I dont think they are tech savvy, more likely the let their secretaries or young staffs do the tech work

[@jonathanliddane4144]

I hope this girl is sucessful more than anyone else thats ever entered the den. So classy. So decent.

[@chris-vn6sw]

Intelligent, beautiful and driven ! Whats not to love 👏👏

[@florijanabazi7014]

The money was not given, company now defunct! Great Lady!

[@mangosteinist]

Love Peter he is international thinking

[@sbaxter4207]

i was hoping she would try to get two dragons at the end there. Maybe one is enough.

[@Barboron]

Split investment wouldn't have been worth it in this case. You would want Peter full on.

[@greggoso600]

I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SOUL CALLED BARRISTER JOHN WAROSA

[@Jesus_in_the_Coliseum]

She was amazing, what a fantastic woman!

[@missceebrownin]

5:19 Hilary has a beautiful smile, I've never seen that before!!!

[@technoshaman001]

My favorite pitch

[@hans0747]

Amazing person, great attitude

[@eh4372]

She’s easily one of the most amazing person that’s been on the show.

[@foxernator]

@Liam COUGH Go back under your bridge.

[@brederbeeld]

No she’s not. Another non-tech person trying to start a tech startup and fail.

[@missceebrownin]

@Liam COUGH weird reply... Wtf

[@skinnymac2411]

And it’s taken them years to show this pitch

[@dopemusic6414]

@Liam COUGH where did it go wrong in your life Liam? I'm serious what happened for you to get here mentally?

[@AscentUniversityCollege]

All things are possible to the one who believes. Congratulations!

[@FozzyBBear]

I would have liked to have heard more about the algorithm. I've dealt with similar algorithms and the time complexity has always been factorial. Multiply the number of interns by the number of placements, and square it. If they were only allowing the employers to state preferences, and not the interns, that would have halved the complexity but delivered a poor outcome for the interns. Running a cycle to allocate 300 interns at 300 placements would take several minutes. Multiply those numbers by 10 and the processing time is multiplied by 100 and it now takes several hours.

[@Jehannum2000]

Well, that comment made a nice change from Jenny jokes.

[@Orangutan_Stella]

@@Jehannum2000 why would there be need for any Jenny jokes? She is already OUT of this one 😁😂😂

[@ifwecouldvote]

You may be overthinking it. This is really basic stuff.

[@kigazon]

Learned a new word today. At first I thought this was about coffee 😄

[@melissamcclain34]

Glad I'm not alone 😂😂

[@Loruca]

Let me guess. You're not British. LOL.

[@e.l.243]

The way Hillary looked at her.... 😉

[@amirnazir100of43]

Lol got here before I got my notification. My radar working. 😅

[@lordPix3lUK]

She's awesome

[@obgprasa]

I've seen this before. Is it a repeat episode?

[@daudahussaini7629]

My sister you did us proud. I hope it became successful. RIP MKO Abiola. Naija gal in the building. Una know say Naija no de carry Las... Sure gurl 👊

[@shamrockshore6308]

@13:00 She should become a clairvoyant, she has the look for it.

[@doctorsocrates4413]

What a lovely lady.

[@peterheyes8552]

Am I the only one who thought she was going to ask for both dragons?

[@two-eyesmckay1400]

Can we please have "first shown in...+date" for these videos. Context would help

[@lunes-1]

💰Dragons have a ❤heart...after all

[@Shocking4real]

True daughter of her father. Business is in her blood Fore sight and determination....2nd nature just like her father.

[@johnflynn5044]

That smile Gorgeous girl Great pitch When youve heard Theo slate the idea rewind the vide to 1 minute and 13 14 15 seconds and look at his contempt for this lovely girl

[@DaftRebel]

So, the page is offline now... xP

[@ShoppingwithRina]

Good job

[@gamewithadam7235]

The dragons wanted to see who was more popular rather than the money.

[@SpyroTek]

Big up the Naija fam.

[@markswift3084]

Anyone else like "yeah"?

[@philipstrongman4633]

What a incredible person she is!

[@Pgcito]

You cannot have a picture on a Cv though, because you cannot be selected based on appearance or age

[@ooginator12]

You can have a picture on a CV. Linkedin has profile pictures. Its just that employers cannot reject/accept your CV based on your appearance, with a few exceptions like acting work.

[@Yunhomatata]

Anyone know what happened to the business?

[@dineshyadav1585]

Hope dragon Den also come to india 🙏🙏

[@drscott7359]

Sounds like indeed in the US which is huge

[@aebimomi]

Isn't this one of Nigeria's MKO Abiola's daughters?

[@timeless4369]

Yes

[@eziokwubundu5319]

Her father would have given her the money with so much ease. Bless his soul, and I pray she is successful in her business.

[@melissamcclain34]

Yes it is

[@mahamedhassan7242]

Any update on the business

[@missceebrownin]

Got acquired by Bright Network! Employers over 250 and 150k members. This is definitely one of the dens successes

[@jodia1856]

@@missceebrownin Thank you!! 🤗

[@Mogamishu]

@@missceebrownin she was impregnated by a white man and is very happy.

[@ceedoubleyou]

this was just TV, very little business facts and figures involved,there was no present and projected income and the negotiations pointed this out too, what was the target to bring down the 40% to 30%?

[@paradox6945]

That is how you pitch.

[@khaderabdi5574]

I hv been watching this show 11 year and she’s my favourite person but one thing she will regret will be to said split both 15/15 👍🏿

[@amyclarke41]

its fun

[@randomtask9029]

Well here's a good advert for fighting for freedom.

[@palizpovansl3541]

She is good

[@handeyecoordinationskills]

It's all fine giving her compliments etc which she deserves of course, but at the end of the day did that business succeed I wonder ?

[@beebeelicious]

Sausage sandwich and Dragons. Yum.

[@RockyDave]

Corned beef and onion pie (home-made).

[@adenikejimoh7460]

Good to see MKO's daughter here. Best wishes to her.

[@NN-jd5ul]

She's absolutely beautiful!!!

[@markdavies5066]

Lovely lass

[@margkropf5541]

My God!Whatever she undertakes, this woman is pure gold!

[@Adam-qu5uk]

Why she did not take both

[@MstarSmith]

4 ads for 15min is a bit much

[@retro-wreck]

Take both on a 20 20 60 split

[@A1DJPaul]

She Should Have Split the Deal with Both Dragons 15% each £50 k each. 2 is always Better than One. More Business contacts & Twice as many Businesses. They Have Connections With. Some of those Dragons Must have a DOZEN or more Businesses they have bought into Just on the TV show, Plus whatever they Already own. All these Businesses will need Top Quality & Qualified Trainee Staff.

[@somyboy117]

I think personally she was better having Peter on board who’s a tech giant worth more than all dragons together. In that way for 40% you bet your life Peter will put a lot into the business

[@davidpageTassie]

The business now employs 250k people. I think she did OK.

[@royboy7256]

Anyone know what she’s doing now? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@psoteriou3884]

Right now, she is brushing her teeth and getting ready to go to bed

[@Mogamishu]

She has become an adult movie performer and specialises in interracial scenes with big white men.

[@psoteriou3884]

@@Mogamishu lol

[@nojmulhoque7789]

Sometime the dragons den take a very big risk because of the personality of that person

[@cybersechs1368]

Hillary is such a nice lady

[@claucemicro1080]

I hope they also rate the companies. Otherwise, the employees would be at a disadvantage. By the way, if the candidates are to record themselves, so should the prospective bosses.

[@jessicamoise8454]

What wow Peter make offer ? Dupsy abiola great .

[@Shumel2023]

Tuna pasta. What about you?

[@sniper555100]

What???😂😂 I’ve literally just sat down with tuna pasta and opened this video and read this comment 😂😂😂

[@DrinkinMehStella]

peri chicken pasta

[@frasernewman7637]

Tuna sandwich hahaha

[@stefwell4774]

Egg mayo and cress sandwiches 😁

[@KJ-rk1nh]

Fries

[@Fush1234]

Is the dude that introduces this wearing a rug 🤣