Four investment lessons from the Dragons' Den

Dragons' Den is about entertainment as much as entrepreneurship. But investors in penny shares can learn a lot from the programme, reckons Tom Bulford – including these four stock-picking tips.

Hooray! A new series of Dragons' Den is under way. I love this programme. I love the courage of the aspiring entrepreneurs and the cool appraisal of the Dragons.

Of course, this is entertainment and is not an accurate representation of the business world. But it comes closer than many business reality shows. And both entrepreneurs and investors can learn some valuable lessons.

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Tom worked as a fund manager in the City of London and in Hong Kong for over 20 years. As a director with Schroder Investment Management International he was responsible for £2 billion of foreign clients' money, and launched what became Argentina's largest mutual fund. Now working from his home in Oxfordshire, Tom Bulford helps private investors with his premium tipping newsletter, Red Hot Biotech Alert.