the host is now sitting right next to me, ben weiss is with me now.fore we go on, i want to make sure i've got this right. billion dollar idea. you're looking all around the country for big, new ideas. you're going to select six finalists, you're going to bring them to new jersey -- lucky people -- and they're going to compete for up to $1 million worth of investment, right this? that's the show? >> that's the show. and what i love about the show, stuart, is that i literally go across the country, and i knock on their doors. they meet me for the first time, and, you know, they invite me in, which is intimate, you know? stuart: how did you come up with the people who have got the ideas? >> well, you know, we found them. they're out there in numbers, to be honest with you. there's over 5 million new businesses registered in 2022. that's up over 25% from 2019, so everybody wants to be an entrepreneur. i don't know if they mean to be one -- [laughter] stuart: now, what kind of businesses have they got ideas for? is it manufacturing? soft software? what is