Kiddimoto on BBC Dragons' Den 2011

Kiddimoto Managing Director Simon Booth emerged from the BBC's Dragons' Den in September 2011 with the backing of two dragons. The balance bike entrepreneur secured the £75k investment he was looking for in a joint offer from from new dragon Hilary Devey and long-timer Duncan Bannatyne.
Enlisting the help of his 3 year old daughter Ruby, who demonstrated one of Kiddimoto's pedal free wooden bikes in the Den, a joint deal for 15% equity each was struck. "You could say I felt like 100 smiles per hour afterwards" said Simon.
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[@JHsadler]

"I'd love to be your friend. But I'm not gonna make any money" - My friends

[@chriswainwright8759]

World revolves around money, even family comes second eventually

[@slyfoxzzgaming6785]

Imagine hilary in a dim lit room on a rocking chair, chills.

[@albertoterryjoachim3195]

SLYFOXZZGAMING 😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@classicartfoundation639]

A Ha Ha 😁😁😁

[@zuprArpuz]

SLYFOXZZGAMING SAW

[@JL0ndon]

Hahahaha literally i read that and it reminded me of this clip of Hilary going all Basic Instinct. Just keep watching she’s got a surprise between her legs 🤮😭🤣🤣 m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWeuiqidq56YsM0

[@KabbaModern03]

LMFAO why did you give me that thought

[@oldgit4260]

Theo The Fetus

[@selfsent5895]

Rofl

[@masindi5969]

Hahaha!

[@OpinionatedMonk]

This is the funniest thing in the entire world.

[@kamakiri700]

that made my day

[@theotherside8767]

Ha

[@biged2546]

bought one for my son recently.. 100% satisfaction

[@JR-nj8le]

did you get an EU or UK version? EU version has a better quality rubber according to EU safety norms also the wooden frame is strengthen according to EU directive for Health and Safety for wooden toys EN33028 after the review by EU H&S commission based in Brussels, Belgium.

[@lewisjohnson9087]

@@JR-nj8le who gives a shit??

[@mayorip]

Did you think that you could just buy a small bike WITH peddles to do the same job afterwards ?? :)

[@nigget-tv-videos4135]

@@JR-nj8le bet your great at social events

[@daveyber3564]

@@JR-nj8le bet you're single ? .......... bet you do 5000 piece jigsaw puzzles for fun? ....... you're 100% a donut !

[@prateek1703]

So when they are negotiating the price, they'll say you just don't get the investment, as a dragon we like to get in the business and actually help. And when this nice guy said he needs mentoring, their response is we don't have time.

[@soulpkeruk]

that was peter

[@daveyber3564]

@@soulpkeruk forget episode he is spot on ! ......... I've seen them all back out asap or make offer that's refused and they laugh ........... then I've seen all beg it with some they really want and know is going somewhere and drop % even then refused and said......."are you sure this is what you want" man stuck to guns said yes and walked away and now worth £50mil 😂 the dragons take advantage of many and many deals after show dont come to fruition most are Deborah and peter who make deals but also pull out after shows ! ......... people talk like they know these people ! ........ there out for what they can get yet arrogant and are greedy not there being genuine or nice ........ with camera on and on national tv there still arrogant and take advantage of the desperate with no money !! ......... I give you the £20k for 50% of business when offered 5% not exactly meeting halfway is it 😂 it's all fake its tv ffs !

[@joelthomastr]

Because they're all talking points, socially acceptable ways of saying what you really want to say in a negotiation. You can't just say "No", you've got to say "No, because". You can't just say "Give me more", you've got to say "Give me more, because". Everything after "because" is smoke and mirrors.

[@was786loaded]

What a good investment still going strong to this date.

[@Dave062YT]

Was no investment from them in the end tho

[@robmckennie4203]

I don't know the first thing about the business, but I do strongly believe in the efficacy of those balance bikes, it's the absolutely perfect way to teach a kid to ride a bike

[@tafadzwamunezvenyu7623]

he really took the friends analogy and ran with it. Great outcome

[@Dave062YT]

No outcome he had another investor who blocked the deal but still doing well it seems.ps they wanted too much anyway

[@florenbaron7111]

I like how he is humble. That goes a long way.

[@user-jv7ig6ie5b]

SIMON: Hello, my name's Simon. NARRATOR: Simon is called Simon.

[@norma3067]

Balance bikes are massive- well done 👍🏻

[@Kingkongzilla999]

hahahahahahaha "are you here for a friend" "sadly i cant be your friend" hahahahahaha savage

[@Samara.Weaving]

I thought Ruby was going straight down the stairs with the bike 😂

[@MrSandhu0007]

Samara Weaving 😂😂😂

[@RuffRyder2011]

Samara

[@breakit46]

Samara Weaving after the first 2 retakes they rumbled the staircase danger, that was Ruby number 3 real name unknown.

[@yournanontoast6180]

A terribly cute little girl is involved in the pitch and Duncan’s face is still like thunder 😂

[@juliet7703]

That's Duncan for you

[@visitperaiagreece]

I think he's doing quite well now.

[@onegrain2137]

The little girl looking around like why doesn't this bike move

[@milesdoodling1054]

"I'd love to be your friend, but I'm not gonna make any money." - Theo lol

[@robinkatsu]

now these bikes are everywhere.

[@PrestigeWorldWide179]

I have not seen one on the road yet.

[@noavocadoanymore]

I have only seen them advertised on Instagram - and I don't even have a kid.

[@intrepidtomato]

@@PrestigeWorldWide179 We see lots of them in Germany. Unless someone else is offering the same product. They help kids learn to ride a bike faster.

[@intrepidtomato]

@Kuchi Kopi Out of interest, what am I lying about? That I see those bikes or that the kids learn to ride a bike faster? For the record, I'm not imaginative enough to lie.

[@EdgyShooter]

Hilary Devey is probably one of the best dragons for him as a rather large product like this needs the cheapest logistics to increase the profit

[@harold9232]

Deborah knew exactly where the money went but her unnecessary high stress bewildered the poor guy. Seems a really nice bloke and I hope it does fantastically well

[@Raez_XL]

Snobby millionaires tear down a nice guy who was nervous and forgot some of his numbers.

[@hybro8]

Raymond XL Would you invest money into somebody that doesn't know his business?

[@hdaviator9181]

I don't understand why people don't bring notes.

[@neilyringworm]

HDaviator not allowed

[@jenkkko]

Wouldn't you be concerned that he can't account for £360,000???

[@JR-nj8le]

Quite rightly so, as a business owner myself I could tell you my profit/loss month by month year by year since 2007.

[@yournanontoast6180]

So Peter said he hasn’t got time to help him but every other pitch he says he likes to be involved and not an angel investor :/

[@killler240]

He probably has a team that does everything for him now... but I imagine he probably does the first few meetings to establish a plan.

[@DellaWatson-cz3mq]

Right. I thought the point of the dragon was to open doors and give insight. Something that the entrapanuers don't have. Thats obvs more than cash

[@mort1122]

Dragon fwriends

[@jairgarcia8630]

DEBORAH , PETER AND THEO YOU ARE OUT! THIS IS A FANTASTIC PRODUCT!

[@Dave062YT]

Deal didn't go through after the show but looks like he's doing well now .

[@BudduredToast]

I actually really like Hilary's style.

[@db8700]

Yeah she's much more professional than the others

[@craftylittlerthings]

What mega blusher, a wig that very rarely sits right. Also she always has huge shoulder pads, her style is from the 80’s an old woman trying to look younger, I’m 60 so not a young person either, but I’d never dress like she does no matter how much money I had!

[@simonbecker6070]

It's a whig what's not to like about a hair piece

[@antmallett6065]

Theo at 9:35 - can anyone out there in KZbin land give a demonstration of a more self-satisfying smirk?

[@syedgilani7108]

why don't people remember the numbers. I don't understand.

[@syedgilani7108]

nah i dont think so i think either they dont want to tell the numbers because they fear the dragons wont invest or they are on the show to just get free publicity or think the dragons will be so impressed with there product that they will invest immediately

[@FateBoost]

Steve Morrisby That's true, as it's classed as a script taking notes with you, idk why.

[@AIpuchino]

not allowed

[@Apezz19]

Honestly this is the reason why i prefer watching shark tank cz this happens alot on dragon den for some odd reason..plus the host’s puns r just lame to me..

[@SvobodovaEva]

Steve Morrisby In my country's version, they were allowed to bring notes and most of them did. You gotta remember quite a lot of numbers and what they mean. It's not easy when you're nervous and/or don't understand economics.

[@abuubaydullah1]

Its sad they can't have their numbers on paper to relate to when asked for them .

[@RenegadeShepTheSpacer]

Agreed, but that's the reality. If they can't remember their own numbers, they aren't worth the risk of getting into business with.

[@TheMartyandy]

@@RenegadeShepTheSpacer That's ridiculous. You're _expected_ to bring notes of your numbers in to normal business meetings / pitches. A business owner needs to keep track of a lot of numbers which can get very complicated, it's ridiculous to think it's normal to not uitilize notes.

[@RenegadeShepTheSpacer]

@@TheMartyandy That's his own fault for being an idiot. If he can't remember them, he should have brought the material for referral. Moreover, it isn't even complicated to remember everything when it's one's livelihood, unless they don't give a fuck about the business.

[@motasemshabib2504]

nice product hope to see bikes with pedals in the future

[@LC-ue6mp]

Hi Simon, watched this on July 8, 2019 and I hope all is well. How did everything work out? Thanks for the update.

[@intrepidtomato]

Not Simon (obvs), but according to their last account statement (was from 2017), they're still going strong. I also see tiny kids on balance bikes everywhere here on the continent. Unless there've been copycats, he must be doing well.

[@R6R17]

Oh my kid is going fast down hill on their bike, like all kids like to do...oh shit they have no brakes....fucking death trap

[@MetalAddict6810]

They are for small children, if you let a 3 year old go down a hill on one. You clearly are not the right person to have children in the first place.

[@ashtongrist]

Im stupid. THANKS NARRATOR!

[@vinceeager8553]

LOL its annoying but they do it to string out the show and make each episode an hour long

[@frankie65th]

What a nice guy!

[@DellaWatson-cz3mq]

Hang on, these are everywhere. Didn't know it was on DD

[@TheOmniscientAtheist]

When I was 3 I had stabilisers and when I was 4 my mum took them off and I was a natural. Yes I got scrapes and bruises a few times but shit happens. You need to teach your kids to be tough, I don't see the point in this even though he seems like a super nice guy to invest with. The best way to learn is through failure.

[@JanKowalski-pe9lo]

@Buffalo: Because stabilisers you start cycle naturally after year. Ive learned my both kids to cycle after 30mins literally.

[@JanKowalski-pe9lo]

@Dillon Sykes Fair play to you mate. Appreciate it.

[@JanKowalski-pe9lo]

@Dillon Sykes Hahaha almost... I bet many Brits could communnicate in Spanish, French or Portuguese i can.... Russian :). What a waste of human potential isn`t? :).

[@missspender7769]

He's cute he must have said the word friends 10 times lol. Just when I thought he'd stop he said it again lol.

[@1hungryguy96]

well done Simon!

[@captpicard6894]

Hilary Devey is the living incarnation of Morticia Adams.

[@willstanton7823]

Jenny appears in a time machine from the future. Jenny: I'm out.

[@michaelgrace1298]

Well done

[@ProfRoofs]

4:40 Deborah gives a good business lesson of how to calculate gross profit and net profit from direct and indirect costs, respectively.

[@williamduran9590]

I think that Deborah Meaden is the best dragon, shark or any investor on tv

[@OakApplegardens]

Shark Tank US is better and Mark Cuban best of the Sharks.

[@SirCyril11]

That voice of Hillary...

[@LazyBeanLTD]

Lemme introduce you to the world of stabilizers :0 cute push bike tho :3

[@jackieford5732]

I seen one rolling down hill. Main road right in front. Be wary.

[@Samara.Weaving]

The company made a bottom line profit for the year 2015 of: £345,804 (2014: £229,574) Reasonable growth but unfortunately the company has debts of £304,256 according to their balance sheet dated 31 December 2015.

[@FateBoost]

Samara Weaving Just noticed : Accounts overdue Next accounts made up to 31 December 2016 due by 30 September 2017

[@shankarsreedhar3733]

Are those debts long term or short term. Debt is not a bad thing. It all matters on return and efficiency. With stable growth such as theirs I feel they can successfully trade on equity with long term debt. Moreover, if their cash flows are good debt seems a much better option than probably raising more equity investment.

[@vitalalive69]

Sorry but ridiculously expensive bike for only afew years of usage !

[@oliversmith1842]

vitalalive69 is it ridiculously expensive? 100 at max (considering they do bikes between 40-100) for a few years of usage? an adult wouldn’t hesitate on spending 500 on a bike.

[@synconjon7534]

Do you buy clothes? buy clothes for children? Buy shoes? Huh, expensive stuff for only couple years worth of use ;)

[@mayorip]

a bike without peddles :)

[@robertuk2006]

You are just tight fisted!

[@chetansingh8234]

That guy gonna cry. Stop it.

[@GeorgiaGeorgette]

A hundred quid for a bike you can't ride? I used to do this on my first pedal bike!

[@christschool]

Pedal bikes require the next step toward balancing and coordination. Clearly you don't get it. Therefore, I'm out.

[@kineticblues2766]

Imagine my bllas..... chills....

[@ajax2911]

Anyone else noticed the startling aesthetic similarities between Hilary Devey & Cruella de Vil? Though I'm quite certain Hilary is against the slaughter of animals for the making of fur garments.

[@colinjava8447]

If you wanna make friends you don't go on dragons den, you join a club or something.

[@scarfhs1]

Theo Profiterole.

[@chiquicat1]

The rest of the 500k went into motorbike mods and happy ending massages. That’s my guess.

[@crazycraigy01]

£470.000 just fell out his pocket, shifty when u cant account for that amount, i know what my bills are every month....😂😂

[@racinguniverse34]

The idea of wooden balance bike - Kiddimoto - is very unique due to the dragon's perspective. I had the same thought that it is good idea that the 2 - 6 years old boy and girl can train their body balance trough this Pedal-less bike. The selling strategy is good also because Mr. Simmon collaborate with John Lewis Department Store that had became the british famous dept. store. I deplore that 3 dragons reject to invest the 75k gbp but he's done a good job for convincing the rest.

[@PrestigeWorldWide179]

Wahyu Ananto haha

[@ace50105010]

he likes to talk

[@Thedownliner2015]

Seriously how does a bike without pedals teach a kid to balance a bike with pedals?

[@SluzBag1993]

Having pedals makes no difference to if a bike balances or not.

[@db8700]

Go down a small hill and pick your feet up dumbass

[@seanfarrar889]

Because it teaches them the feel, sweet spot and limits of the weight shift/giroscopic differential. This muscle memory is key and is something that, in my experience, stabilizers just don't foster half so well. I work with 3 year old kids and these bikes are superb for teaching bike confidence, handling and balance. And the kids love them.

[@Brokenwarlock123]

Jenny hates that he cant come up with his figures and shes out

[@PROCESAL3]

It is shocking how people don't make some simple calculations before going on the show, unless the producers choose them for exactly that reason, given that it makes better TV to see people struggle.

[@chriscraven9335]

Caitlyn Jenner was on Dragons De-oh her name's Hilary.

[@royfr8136]

when they want money they say.....err were not a bank.....when they ask for help they say......errr....i dont want to hold your hand

[@mayorip]

but you can ride that thing WITH peddles, WTF is the point in buying something without peddles ??

[@darranjames1627]

The last two dragons of the five I expected to like it haha. So random. Little motorbikes for kids? Had Theo and Peter all over it.

[@jasonwindebank5455]

Now on your bike🚲

[@jaredgarbo3679]

He didn't introduce the girl.

[@jamiesmith9952]

Oooo friend investment friends

[@Andrew-el8xi]

There weird because sometimes people have not given numbers and they don't give a shit ! This blokes got a good product end ov !

[@PuffingTheHerbs]

Did you ever wonder if Evan Davies is looking at ya or for ya

[@Jessebella1]

Dunno how much they are but i see these things everywhere now, Oh my bad, they are normal bikes

[@Aaronpetty]

Cost to build products

[@robertwormald1865]

Just waitin for a mayte...

[@thefredrickmorleystory6938]

Do you think he went out and bought a nice van and a couple of bikes and put it through the business to get below a tax band ?

[@dheer1231]

How can someone running his business not know his numbers? Strange

[@4thcommandment.thesabbathc722]

He was nervous.

[@andraspongracz5996]

it is so frustrating to see entrepreneurs not being able to answer basic questions about the financials. First of all, if you are working on something all day for the past couple of years, you should really know it inside out, all aspects. Second, if you watched even one of these shows, you know they are going to pose those questions. So silly to come unprepared.

[@R.R.R.465]

Duncan - I like the product but isn't it just a bicycle made out of wood?

[@leenobody3249]

Ahhhhhh bum blaster !

[@phyucyiu6489]

can get shits like that on craigslist for$12

[@georgiepeorgie3315]

I think your wearing a wig and i'm out!

[@JS-qg1ie]

Is the dude in the white dress a quarterback?

[@aleksmartini4]

You are delusional if you are looking for friends

[@colinluby5950]

I only wanted to borrow a tenner for a copy of Asian babes and a four pack of cider, ffs. I’ll pay you back next Wednesday, when I get my giro

[@josephsonoftheuniverseahur6976]

Buy a real bike take off peddles then put back on... Save 100 quid. Everytime I see one I think so stupid.. More money then sence.

[@adammorgans171]

lol

[@Coniperi]

Thank god Jenny’s not in this one

[@trainwithmrlee]

Jenny is not there! Therefore, iam out

[@psychiatryassociates497]

I don't see Jenny, so I am out

[@brandifulgham5484]

WOW....Hilary has really declined over the years ...her skin is so tight and she looks much younger on this episode..😲😲I'm like WOW!! She must've drank and smoked herself to wrinkles... WELLLLLL...that's not fair to say...she really could have health issues as well. Deborah looks younger too!! Maybe the show is stressful I suppose!!😳😳😳😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩

[@mayorip]

Yeah everyone is crying out for a walking bike LOL

[@simonbecker6070]

My first thought was did he abduct the poor girl...the way he was holding her ...it looked a bit forced the girls look on her face was like wtf am I doing here ?

[@kerrycarroll5365]

I don't like these the normal bike is far better

[@soulpkeruk]

Just remove the pedals of a 20 quid kids bike job done

[@classicartfoundation639]

I hate kiddy inventions, I want to see portable chrome rockets we can all strap to ourselves and fly to work. Or something..

[@DJ-xg4gm]

All I can say is that I've never seen one of my uncles he's a horrible person and i want to mock him he came on here with my little cousin when she was two and im trying to find the episode I think it had something to do with a bike if you know anything please can you tell me or leave a link thanks

[@kikiu2619]

Why do all these nutters go on Dragon's Den w/o knowing their numbers?! Immature... I am f*cking OUT!

[@carolewilson1311]

henrik he doing well my grandchild has balance bike he made fair bit of money

[@TheMartyandy]

They probably do know their numbers, they just aren't allowed to bring notes with them in. Recalling so many numbers for so many different things under that amount of pressure isn't something I'd expect an average human to do.

[@intrepidtomato]

@@TheMartyandy Someone up there said that he may have been hiding some of his profits, he does look a bit shifty. I choose to believe that he may have done that.

[@craftylittlerthings]

I was confused, I thought that was a boy with long hair, at first thinking it was a girl before I saw the tie! Why is she dressed like a boy?!

[@thomasmason8481]

Ann's Crafty Littler Things - so girls aren’t aloud to wear jeans and jumpers, you’re ridiculous

[@craftylittlerthings]

Of course they are, but it’s very confusing in a situation like this. My grandson had curly hair right down his back, and my son did before him. I was just confused till they said it was a little girl, I didn’t say anything about jeans and jumpers......what I wear all the time and my granddaughter but we don’t tend to wear ties, that’s what I said confused me, you don’t often see a wee girl wearing a tie. It was just an observation on my part, and to be honest I think it’s not me that’s pathetic, I read what people write, you jumped to conclusion that I meant everything she is wearing. One. I said about the tie, and two. she wasn’t wearing a jumper but a shirt and tie!!!

[@MegaMarie]

@@craftylittlerthings same can be said of your grandson's hair... Why boy have long hair.

[@jasondonavich2758]

These kidimoto balance bikes don't do well being stored in a shed, even in a shed without leaks... in a couple of months they are rotten.

[@PrestigeWorldWide179]

I wouldent want to be friends with that bloke in the white and black dress.

[@EnricoWack]

PrestigeWorldWide179 stuff from horror movies

[@PrestigeWorldWide179]

Well if we are assuming then lets assume maybe she was smashing drugs for like 40 years and then a family member died and she inherited 40mil. Now all she does is invest and purches buisnesses.

[@carolewilson1311]

Hillary needs fashion and hairdresser urgently nicotine replacements and makeup help.She no need to power dress that was 80s women ...

[@YTGhostCensorshipCanSuckMe]

would have been funny if the kid rode the bike down the stairs and gave herself brain damage.

[@willemsgrahpics]

Kryptos4u that’s not very nice

[@MetalAddict6810]

Kryptos4u funny how some people don't need to have a bad fall on the head to have brain damage (cough) Sarcasm.

[@sachasimpson9374]

Wow 😂😂

[@goodrowan2231]

Savage.

[@davidfarmer2049]

Kryptos4u I don't have kids and I don't want them but I also think that's a very unpleasant (and unwholesome) thing to say.