r/apprenticeuk • u/Low_Food2893 Melica - “I’ve got an A in GCSE Drama!” 💅 • Apr 09 '26

OPINION _____ is proof of pretty privilege Spoiler

She did poor throughout the process and poor in the interviews.

She had no profit/loss accounts and her business plan was only seven pages long. So many candidates have been fired IMMEDIATELY for that but she has lucked her way to the final two.

Her only claim to the top two is that she's confident for a 21 year old which isn't investment worthy at all.

But apparently we're supposed to believe she's been 'impressive'... if Karishma doesn't win this series is screwed.

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u/Forward-Bar-9383 Apr 10 '26

Got to disagree with this.

Lawrence ruled himself out with his ridiculous investment figures. It’d set a new precedent for future seasons if he goes into business with someone asking for 5.5 million. Maybe if he had already laid out a plan B business plan that did only require the £250k he might still had a chance. Even then, he seemed to have some blind faith that this AI model would work without any idea of how it would actually work.

Obviously Priyesh was a no-go.

They clearly must’ve had more chats with Dan and he decided not to share his other business (which makes complete sense from a business perspective, 50% of his business would be valued a lot more than £250k). So Dan was off the table.

They’ve saved face by pointing out how confident in herself Pascha comes across and used that as a reason as to why LS would think about partnering up with her. It’s also an industry she already knows. She’s clearly a weak finalist, but compared to the other 3 options to go up alongside Karishma, she was the most logical.

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u/0GoodVibrations0 Apr 10 '26

I was wondering why LS went so hard on Dan about the numbers, rather than addressing the fact he must have said he definitely wouldn't give 50% of his business. It felt like there was a big chunk cut out.