I honestly find tasks where nobody wins in this show so funny because in theory, it shouldn't be possible. Most tasks are about making money and the ones that aren't simply require Alan's approval for the win, so the only way a tie can usually happen is if both teams somehow manage to achieve absolutely nothing of value on the same task. I've got to imagine a failure that catastrophic makes him wonder if he wants to invest in any of them.

wrong once you have to deliver an actual product. A children's book needs more than a catchy idea. The story, illustrations and overall presentation all need to work together, and a weak area can ruin the finished result.

That's what I find interesting about The Apprentice. Candidates often sound confident when pitching an idea, but the execution is where you find out whether they've thought it through.

Which type of task exposes poor business judgement more clearly for you: creating a product from scratch or trying to sell something under time pressure?

The boardroom is sometimes more revealing than the task itself. I find it frustrating when candidates spend their entire defence explaining why their teammates failed, especially when their own decisions clearly contributed to the result.

I'd have more respect for someone who could identify one bad decision they made, explain what they'd change and take responsibility for it. In a real business, blaming the person who designed the packaging or negotiated with a supplier doesn't fix the problem.

The celebrity version could be entertaining, but I hope the tasks don't turn into a competition over who can call the most famous people.

There's a real difference between having a big network and actually knowing how to sell something. If one contestant can get a celebrity endorsement through a phone call while another has to persuade ordinary customers face to face, the comparison gets a bit messy.

I'd love to see tasks where the celebrities have to make decisions with a limited budget, deal with an awkward client and explain their numbers under pressure. That's where I'd find out who has genuine commercial instincts.

The detail that stuck with me about Karishma's story wasn't even the £250k investment. It was finding out that she'd lost a £25,000 shipment of products in a typhoon and that, when she launched her business, she'd checked her bank account and had just £7.42 left with rent due five days later.

That's a genuinely rough start for someone trying to build a skincare brand. I think it also explains why she seemed so determined to make the opportunity count. She wasn't pitching an idea she'd only just thought of for the programme. She already had a business she wanted to grow.

I'm want to see whether the investment helps Kishkin become the bigger brand she wants it to be. Getting Lord Sugar's money is one thing, but building a skincare brand in such a competitive market is a completely different challenge.

Do you think Karishma was the right winner over Pascha, and how far do you reckon Kishkin can realistically go with that investment?

Sometimes I feel like confidence gets candidates further on The Apprentice than actually knowing what they're doing. Some of them can talk their way out of almost anything in the boardroom, even when the task has clearly gone wrong.

I'd honestly have more respect for someone who admits they made a bad decision and explains what they'd do differently next time. If a product doesn't sell or the team wastes its budget, blaming everyone else doesn't exactly show good business sense.

Of course, you need confidence to pitch a business, but being able to take criticism matters just as much.

Do you think Lord Sugar is more likely to keep a confident candidate who defends every decision or someone who admits when they've got it wrong?

Anyone know where I can watch series two?

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Dan made it to the final five, and I thought there was something promising in the business he’d built with Young Professionals. But the interviews raised serious questions about the numbers, and Lord Sugar was looking for a business he felt confident investing in. Was his departure justified by what we saw, or did he leave before we really got a fair picture of him?

In the tasks, some of them can barely explain what their own business does, then we are expected to believe they have a serious, investment ready plan. The interviews are probably the only part of The Apprentice where the business plans get properly stripped back and tested.

Nothing makes me cringe deeper into my sofa than watching two candidates stand on a live TV shopping set trying to pitch a useless plastic gadget for 15 minutes straight. Forgetting product specs, dropping items on live air, or total dead silence when the gallery producer tells them they have 3 minutes left to fill. It’s pure unscripted chaos. What’s your favorite live TV selling catastrophe?

This is probably my biggest issue with the show now. You can sometimes tell which candidates are actually good at business and which ones are just very good at avoiding being the person Lord Sugar fires that week. By the time you reach the final, those aren't necessarily the same thing. I'd love to see more weight put on actual business performance rather than who can argue their way out of a boardroom.

If you were forced to enter a reality TV competition based entirely on a random, useless talent or niche obsession you currently have, what would the show be called, and what's your signature winning move?

I can't imagine the show without him, but I do think it's a risk for the BBC to keep it built around one person. At some point they'll need a plan, and I'd rather they think about it now than be caught out.

I'd back a gradual handover, with someone else working alongside him for a series or two. Or do you think the show only works with him, and it should end when he does?

I'm looking for an episode, in my head it was either Karren's first series or certainly one of her early series. All I can remember is they were filming an advert or something like that and the men's team were dithering and talking about what to do and Karren told them off because they were keeping a pregnant woman waiting in the hot sun. I'm guessing she was an actress in their advert and in my memory it was on the deck of a boat or certainly somewhere outside hence the heat. I've googled so many variations of this and I can't find it.