Lord Alan Sugar
05 October 2010, 10:47 PM
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Lord Alan Sugar
Looking forward to the new series of The Apprentice. Both this and The Dragons Den are amongst the best programmes the BBC pump out at the moment.
On thinking of Lord Alan Sugar, I understand how he has became so rich but really does his wealth not show how someone can be successful even if their products are very mediocre in quality. Maybe i'm missing something but he seems to have just produced cheap shite.
On thinking of Lord Alan Sugar, I understand how he has became so rich but really does his wealth not show how someone can be successful even if their products are very mediocre in quality. Maybe i'm missing something but he seems to have just produced cheap shite.
05 October 2010, 10:52 PM
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There is a great business speaker I get to watch everyone once in a while who has five rules in business - these are rules he has distilled over the years that he believes differentiates good businesses from bad businesses.
One of the biggest weaknesses of a business person is to fall in love with their product - meaning that the focus is on the product. Clearly Alan Sugar understood this from day one!
One of the biggest weaknesses of a business person is to fall in love with their product - meaning that the focus is on the product. Clearly Alan Sugar understood this from day one!
06 October 2010, 07:11 AM
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awww c'mon. Piers Morgan was a self effacing, **** licking, banal ****. some of his questions were so cring worthy. he is only interested in himself, fame and money and he didn't actually tell us something we didnt know already about Alan Sugar.
06 October 2010, 07:48 AM
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I think Sugar's wealth is based on his original 80's money after selling off Amstrad etc.. Once you get to a certain point in wealth, the wise investment of earnings in medium risk sectors is all that is needed. Ok its not quite that simple, but a large capital base is easier to keep hold of and make it earn.
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06 October 2010, 09:50 AM
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06 October 2010, 05:39 PM
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I think the key reason for this is that Lord Sugar was one of the pioneers of bringing technology to the masses..... whilst not the best (although the CPC stuff was pretty good), it made technology otherwise cost-prohibitive, available.
Fair play to him :-) I think what REALLY made the money was getting the Sky box contract with Murdoch - something along the lines of £20 per box to make
especially back in the OLD days of boggo Sky (the subsequent Sky Digital) - he was RAKING it in.....
Again, there was a big documentary on him a couple of years ago. And of course, his company's rise was mentioned in the BBC3 film (with Martin whatshisface & Alexander Armstrong) Micro Men - VERY interesting story about the rise of the home computer market - you can see how much money was about even then.
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Fair play to him :-) I think what REALLY made the money was getting the Sky box contract with Murdoch - something along the lines of £20 per box to make
especially back in the OLD days of boggo Sky (the subsequent Sky Digital) - he was RAKING it in.....Again, there was a big documentary on him a couple of years ago. And of course, his company's rise was mentioned in the BBC3 film (with Martin whatshisface & Alexander Armstrong) Micro Men - VERY interesting story about the rise of the home computer market - you can see how much money was about even then.
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06 October 2010, 05:50 PM
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06 October 2010, 08:38 PM
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An arrogant man that needs a shave,his wealth arrived more by luck than judgement,still his involvement with labour got him his peerage his advice did not help them,thank Allah!
06 October 2010, 08:56 PM
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his big idea basically centred around PSU's
why pay for three PSU's when buying HiFi separates – so he made a HiFi box that looked like separates but had 1 PSU so he cut his costs
same with his PC512 -- single PSU in the monitor (even though the early ones caught fire)
but a clever idea really
his business model – is market trader thru and thru – pile it high and sell it cheap
then he moved into property with AMSHoldings
why pay for three PSU's when buying HiFi separates – so he made a HiFi box that looked like separates but had 1 PSU so he cut his costs
same with his PC512 -- single PSU in the monitor (even though the early ones caught fire)
but a clever idea really
his business model – is market trader thru and thru – pile it high and sell it cheap
then he moved into property with AMSHoldings
06 October 2010, 09:26 PM
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I enjoyed the programme, can't stand Piers Morgan but Alan Sugar was funny - he'll need a sense of humour when he sees the sausages his "Apprentices" are making tonight 
06 October 2010, 09:53 PM
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I am watching the apprentice at the moment which I find hard to stomach at the best of times - wife watches it. If he doesn't "fire" the biggest most objectionable tw@t, then there is a lot wrong with the world.
06 October 2010, 09:59 PM
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Dan the Detestable has gone 
I still can't stand Alan Sugar though. He talks to them as if they are kids
06 October 2010, 10:25 PM
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06 October 2010, 10:30 PM
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I've now had a couple of interactions with the Sugar family, Sir Alan, his wife and his father in law. They are all very decent people, nothing like I was expecting them to be ie obnoxious.
07 October 2010, 08:55 AM
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It's sad he's someone we look up to in this country as a model for success. He should get off TV and just drive his vulgar cars about all day!
07 October 2010, 09:23 AM
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He's a *****, and Alan Sugar is an overrated, overexposed celeb 'businessman'. He's done what? Amstrad were a failure in the end.
It's sad he's someone we look up to in this country as a model for success. He should get off TV and just drive his vulgar cars about all day!
It's sad he's someone we look up to in this country as a model for success. He should get off TV and just drive his vulgar cars about all day!
I'm sure you've done a lot more with your life mate!
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Not much I suppose, started from nothing, built his own business out of nothing, given jobs to hundreds of people, worth the best part of a billion pounds, heads a very successful TV show, became a Sir and then a Lord, pretty average life I'd say.
I'm sure you've done a lot more with your life mate!
I'm sure you've done a lot more with your life mate!
Sugar is just a market trader who did extremely well.
The illusion of actual economic success.
How are Amstrad doing BTW?
07 October 2010, 11:15 AM
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I'm not saying he's the best person/businessman/TV celeb ever. Your "He's done what?" comment just made me smile.
07 October 2010, 06:27 PM
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He's a *****, and Alan Sugar is an overrated, overexposed celeb 'businessman'. He's done what? Amstrad were a failure in the end.
It's sad he's someone we look up to in this country as a model for success. He should get off TV and just drive his vulgar cars about all day!
It's sad he's someone we look up to in this country as a model for success. He should get off TV and just drive his vulgar cars about all day!
Ranked number 84 on the most recent Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated fortune of around £830m. A real failure that.
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