Not to mention the potential to have incredible investors jump on board & exposure to thousands of other potential investors.
Seems like a good deal.
I'd say that if you get on the show, present well and have a decent business model -- you're going to gain a ton of interest after the show airs.
That's of the ones they show. You think they're going to show the ones where it didn't help at all?
The fact is if you appear on national tv and don't do well your idea sucks. So you have tremendous upside and very little downside.
Hardly. They have no control over how their pitch is delivered to the audience.
They decide what they value more: equity in your company or making you look silly for the sake of the show.
And they can always just take both.