Deborah Meaden and Theo Paphitis invested £100.000 in Value My Stuff Now
Thanks for all the kind comments on the previous blog…
Quite alot of you asked what has happened since recording the programme. Well, the programme was recorded early May, hence already 4 months ago. The site has more than doubled in size since I went into the den and we have done 20.000 valuations in our first year of trading. Our first birthday is today actually! Gosh, I do remember this day last year when I made an old version of the site go live and our first customer came through after an hour from Bournemouth submitting a Doulton vase!
Anyway, since early may, we went through the due diligence process, where the dragons checked all my credentials and the companies books. That whole process went very smooth and contracts were signed over a month ago. Ever since I have to say I have been truly impressed with the level of involvement from Theo & Deborah. We are literally in touch every day, and relate closely about any events that take place or decisions that need to be taken.
At this stage we are just focussing on PR and marketing and won’t make any major changes to the website, which in my opinion is looking good and slick as is. In a month’s time, after the dust has settled after the airing of the programme, we will sit down together and have a proper look as to how and where to move the site forward, exploring new areas.
Over the last 3 weeks I have also been filming the “What Happened After the Den” programme with the BBC which should go out end of October…
All the best and enjoy checking your attics!
Patrick van der Vorst
