Julia Lopez: Data is fundamental to government. Let me know your ideas to use it better The Cabinet Office minister writes for CSW to launch a new Dragons' Den-style competition to transform government data for citizens and society Dragons' Den. Photo: Paul Cunningham Alamy Stock
Fans of the Dragons' Den television show may recall the record-breaking turn from Henry de Zoete – now a Cabinet Office non-executive director, but in 2018 just another contestant seeking to impress the fearsome judging panel of business investors. Henry ended up pulling off the best result in the show’s history. He and his partner Will Hodson netted £120,000 from the Dragons in return for a 3% stake and just a year later sold the business – Look After My Bills – for an impressive £12.5m.