SENIOR SCHOOL
The Guildford Dragon’s Den
Modelled on the successful ABC television
show Dragon’s Den, Mr Wildman’s Year 7
boys took on the challenge of presenting
their business pitches to a team of Guildford
‘dragons’ made up of Mr Webber, Mrs
Goforth, Mr Prosser and Mr Creuzot.
The room was a hive of nervous energy as
the dragons settled in and the boys made
last minute changes to their presentation
and pitch. Six teams were now ready to
take on the dragons:
1. Resculptured (recycled art) – Stuart
Boyd and Dean Pilkadaris
2. Glare (technology) – Brandon
Riganello, Fletcher Enman and
Alistair Pace
3. Edge Games (games shop) – Alex
Newcombe, Danial Newland and Leo
Oldfield
4. Techno-Foods (3D printed food) – Alban
Ridings, Aron Schneider and Luc
Strathdee
5. Kuz Kustoms (car customization) –
Lachy Grime, Jacob Armstrong and
Zane Harding
6. Mickey Mike’s (milk bar) – Elijah
Hewett, James Grey and Alex
Hodgins
Lachy Grime, Jacob Armstrong and Zane Harding deliver their pitch to the ‘dragons’.
All of the teams did a great job presenting
their pitches, outlining their requests for
funding, proposed return on investment, setup and operating costs, business structure,
marketing and advertising, sales projections
and profit and loss projections. At the end of
each pitch the boys faced a round of grueling
questions from the dragons – all answered
confidently and articulately.
The teams had mixed success with the
dragons. Techno Foods accepted an offer
from Mr Webber of $20,000 for a 20%
return, and Mikey Mike’s accepted an
offer of $7,000 for a 10% return from Mrs
Goforth. Mr Prosser was heard to bemoan
his reluctance to invest in Edge Games,
thinking he may have passed up a golden
opportunity!
Charlie’s
Cricket
Success
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Charlie Cassell’s fantastic
season of cricket has
propelled his name into the
Guildford Grammar School
cricket record books. His tally
of 401 Darlot Cup runs is the
ninth highest of all time for
the School, placing his name
amongst some of the greatest
cricketers to ever represent
the School, including Tom
Moody (Wb 79-83).