The Next Tycoon

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The Next Tycoon is an American reality TV series that aired in 2009. It was created by W. Cliff Oxford and originated in Atlanta, Georgia. The show is a business plan competition where entrepreneurs present their ideas to national business leaders to prove why their plan should succeed. Four finalists compete in front of a panel of judges and a group called the School of Hard Knocks, which also evaluates the contestants. The judges and the School of Hard Knocks rotate from episode to episode. The show is hosted by W. Cliff Oxford and Minoo Hosseini.

Judges
- Salmeh Fodor
- Benn Konsynski
- Laura Colin
- Lydia Mondavi

School of Hard Knocks
- Gary Kenworthy
- BB Webb
- Larry Colin

Winner
- The first winner was Lisa S. Jones for EyeMail Inc.

Other details
- Number of episodes: 2
- Running time: about 28 minutes 30 seconds
- Original network: CBS Television