Miles Spencer

Miles Spencer (born April 30, 1963) is an American angel investor, media entrepreneur and explorer. He is best known for his role as co-host[1] and co-creator of MoneyHunt,[2] a reality-based show where entrepreneurs pitch their ideas[3] to a panel of experts.[4] MoneyHunt was distributed to PBS stations in the US beginning 1997[5] and overseas beginning 1999. Spencer and co-creator and co-host Cliff Ennico, a former police reporter for The Herald Statesman (now the The Journal News), who had reported on the arrest and life of infamous Son of Sam serial killer David Berkowitz.[6][7] are known for their direct, fast-paced questioning[8] and constructive criticism of entrepreneurs.[9]

Miles Spencer on MoneyHunt, circa 2000

The two co-creator developed the program while stuck in a traffic jam together, after having met in a Connecticut venture group dinner highlighting five top entrepreneurs.[6] The show is considered the original program of the genre,[10] and has been copied in several markets worldwide, most notably Dragons' Den and Shark Tank.

Spencer, who was born in Norristown, PA, readily admits in his book MoneyHunt to having been inspired by Enterprise, a French show hosted by Bernard Tapie, while he attended school there in the early eighties as an exchange student from Choate Rosemary Hall.

References
  1. New York Times: In a Gong Show for Start-Ups, The Best Business Plan Wins March 21, 1999, By James Schembari
  2. Entrepreneur Magazine
  3. "SAVP". Archived from the original on 2006-12-30. Retrieved 2007-04-04. The Deal
  4. Sky-Delta Air Lines June 1999 by John Grossman
  5. Kiplingers June 2000 by Ronaleen Rohaand
  6. "Westport Minuteman - Fairfielder goes from crime reporter to small business guru". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-04. Westport Minuteman
  7. San Francisco Chronicle August 9, 2000, by Peter Sintonare
  8. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmfor/is_199806/ai_n15364153 Forbes Magazine
  9. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3514/is_1_47/ai_58459686 Success Magazine
  10. PR Week September 28, 2000, "Pitch-off piques Interest by Aimee Grove"
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