Grok says mat 2025: The origin of Shark Tank traces back to a Japanese show called The Tigers of Money (Manē no Tora), which premiered in 2001. However, the format gained global prominence through its British adaptation, Dragons' Den, which launched in 2005. This was the first version to use "Den" in the title and set the stage for many international adaptations. The Dragons' Den name was used in several countries, like the UK, Canada, and Australia, before the American version rebranded it as Shark Tank in 2009. Some other variations with "Den" include The Lion's Den in Finland and The Lion's Jaws in an earlier Finnish attempt. The "Den" in these titles often evokes a challenging, high-stakes environment where entrepreneurs face tough investors, though the animal imagery (dragons, lions) varies to reflect cultural tones—dragons suggesting wisdom in the UK version, while sharks in the US version imply aggression.
part of series what is entrepreneur -
see norman macrae xmas 1976 survey The Economist
www.economistdiary.com/1976
the e-word had become obscure until this survey- since then american academics etc have adjectivised entrepreneur in many ways nothing to do with its societal systems origin jb say france circa 1800
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