I passed my Lawn Tennis Association coaching exam, and I persuaded my local club to let me use a court after school and on Saturdays. Peter Jones Read Quote
If someone comes onto ‘Dragons’ Den’ and annoys me, I’m going to tell them exactly what I think. Peter Jones Read Quote
I think a lot of people are getting bored of audition-based shows, along the lines of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ or ‘The X-Factor’. I know I am. But ‘Dragons’ Den’ will have a longer shelf-life than all of them because it’s fundamentally real in a way that other shows aren’t. Peter Jones Read Quote
The first thing I think, I was building computers, I started to build a computer when I was 17 or 18 at home, an IBM compatible computer, and then I started to sell computers, and when I sold a computer to a company called Ligo I think, and they were selling systems which became blockbuster. Peter Jones Read Quote
I’ve certainly learnt there’s nothing more important than cash – cash flow issues are one of the biggest causes of company failures. Peter Jones Read Quote
American Inventor’, a show I came up with launched in 2006. It’s all of America’s greatest and wackiest inventions rolled into one with a judging panel including the legendary George Foreman. Peter Jones Read Quote
I lost my computer business when I was 29 because I gave credit to firms I didn’t investigate. I lost my house and had to move back in with my parents and then I lived in an office for six months. Peter Jones Read Quote
