Dragons Den!
Posted on | February 14, 2007 | 9 Comments
Phew!!
I am sitting here, desperately restarting apache every 1 minute, trying to keep the website alive. So many people on my website, so many emails! Hello to you all.
99% supporting me not to take the money 
Those cheeky Dragons want a big slice of my business and to let me do all the work, eh?
Thanks for watching, I’ll get back to working through emails and car quotes. Please give me time.
- Ling
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February 14th, 2007 @ 23:35
Hey Ling
I think you were the first genuine marketer who went on to the BBC programme to promote your business
No way was you going to take their offer… but you mentioned your web-site at least 3 times
Nice
Best Wishes
The Screencast Crusader
February 15th, 2007 @ 01:53
Dear Ling
I had to drop you a line to offer my congratulations for standing up to the Dragons under the heat and pressure of the circumstances of the TV studio.
I’ve been in touch with other entrepreneurs who have been in a similar situation in the Dragons’ Den and although the temptation might be great at the time, it takes a lot of “bottle” to turn down the cash that’s been offered.
Yet I was sitting here screaming at the TV for you to say no, as from what I can deduce of the previous experience of others, the moment you get the free publicity of the TV programme, I imagine you will have absolutely no trouble raising the finance you require, without having to give away anything like the extortionate share of your business being demanded by the Dragons.
I have little doubt that now the programme has been aired you will similarly successful in raising the finance, with no shortage of offers from various other sources and I just wanted to offer you my heartfelt admiration for having the strength of personality and the belief in your business, to be able to stand strong and turn them down.
This took great courage in such a pressure situation, since at the time, it is unlikely that you will have appreciated that you will probably have people queuing up to offer you the money (and I imagine more), as for all you knew it was your only chance to obtain the sum you wanted and you could have walked out with the offer there and then.
However if I was in a sufficiently liquid position to be able to invest fifty thousand, I’d be popping a cheque in the post to you now and I’ve little doubt you will have a queue of venture capitalists, who were similarly impressed by such a display of “cahones” in the Dragons’ Den and the fact that you already have such a good business with a market that’s out there waiting to be exploited, who will be banging down your door.
You should be very proud of yourself, as me and my wife were and we don’t know you from Adam. Well done Ling
Best Regards
Bernard
February 15th, 2007 @ 12:58
Ling, saw you on the Den last night and thought you made the right choice. Just wondered how much traffic the appearance generated as we have a client appearing on the Den during this series!
February 15th, 2007 @ 16:32
You were brilliant! I couldn’t believe how cheaply they wanted to value lingscars! Great publicity for you = you won! Well done!
February 15th, 2007 @ 17:06
Quality show last night and noticed your website slowed to a crawl.
Well done on your business.
February 15th, 2007 @ 17:12
Loved your appearence on the Den! You left with dignity. Loved the comment on eating them for beakfast.
Think that the advertising will do you good.
You may find that you become a bit of a legend.
Good luck.
Col
February 15th, 2007 @ 17:58
Hi Ling, We enjoyed watching you and holding your own against the so called dragons. It was fun and you came out superb.
Congratulations, keep up the good work,
Best regards,
Joe
February 15th, 2007 @ 20:13
Got to take my hat off to you Ling, you stuck it to those greedy B****rds. Not in the market for a car at the moment but when I am you will be my first port of call.
Good Luck
John
February 17th, 2007 @ 20:16
You go girl! You don’t need those dragons. Your website is brilliant. We need more people like you with your energy and drive. Well done.