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Next into the Shark Tank is 
Mary Ellen Simonsen,

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who believes her product has
the potential to make millions.

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[Mary Ellen] Hello, my name is 
Mary Ellen Simonsen,

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I have created a product that will
keep your sticky notes in place

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and organized while working
at your computer.

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I'm here to ask for $100,000 in
investment for 20% equity in my company.

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I created this product because I was tired
of losing sticky notes and having

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to reposition them all day long.

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This example here is an example of
what we're all used to seeing.

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There's been no change in it, there's
been no solution to it until today.

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You simply attach it to your laptop
or your desktop, and you put

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all your notes here, you can
also attach it to this side.

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[Robert] Mary Ellen, you created a sticky
pad for sticky pads.

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[Mary Ellen] I created an arm 
for sticky pads.

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[Kevin] That's worth half
a million dollars?

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[Mary Ellen] Yes...
[Kevin] Please tell me why.

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[Mary Ellen] All you simply do is 
swing the sleeve in when you're

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ready to go and as you can see, 
none of them fall off.

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[Kevin] Oh, I see why it's worth 
half a million dollars.

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[Mary Ellen] Thank you!

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[Kevin] It folds into the computer!

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[Sharks laugh]

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Of course, that makes 
sense to me now.

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You've sold how many?

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[Mary Ellen] I have sold none.

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[Kevin] Excellent, excellent.

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I think we should keep this a secret.

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It's so valuable that nobody
should know about this.

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Come on, who's gonna buy this from you?

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[Mary Ellen] This year alone, 56 million
laptops will be sold here in the United States.

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[Kevin] And every one of them
doesn't need your sticky arm.

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[Mary Ellen] This year alone, over 400
million laptops will be sold worldwide.

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[Kevin] How much is it worth?

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What would I pay for that?

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[Mary Ellen] $9.50, for you...
[Kevin] Stop the madness!

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Are you out of your mind?

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[Mary Ellen] Yes.
[Kevin] Are you crazy?

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[Mary Ellen] Yes.

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[Kevin] Who would give you $10 for that?

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[Mary Ellen] A lot of people, 
a lot of people.

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[Robert] How do you know that?

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How do you know that?

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[Mary Ellen] I've done surveys.

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[Kevin] There's so many bad things
about this, let me count the ways.

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I'm out.

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[Robert] Mary, convince me why
this isn't the worst idea I've ever seen.

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[Mary Ellen] This year alone, there will
be 56 million laptops...

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[Robert] Okay, you've got 
to stop that right away.

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You know what, I can't tell you how 
many people come to me and say,

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"if I can get 1% of 1% of the billion..."
Zero from zero is still zero.

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So forget that, let that go.

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Give me another one, give
me another reason why this is great.

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[Mary Ellen] This is solving a 
problem that everybody has

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who uses sticky notes...

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[Daymond] I don't have that problem.

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[Mary Ellen] Who uses sticky notes 
while working at their laptop.

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[Kevin H.] Have you shown this to
anybody that said, "I like this

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and we'll sell it for you"?

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[Mary Ellen] I have not because 
I have not secured a patent yet.

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[Daymond] Don't waste your time
and the money on the patent.

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I think no sales, a useless
idea, I'm totally out.

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[Kevin H.] If you walk in here today
with some kind of interest in

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this product, I think you may be
getting a little bit different reaction

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from us right now so I'm out.

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[Barbara] I don't think your product
is worth what you're asking

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but I do think you have a product there 
and I think for $10 a pop on QVC type station...

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[Kevin] What planet did you come from?

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[Barbara] Yeah, no, let me tell ya,
I think you could sell it.

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But I love this lady, you're
solid on your feet, alright,

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I just don't think you're 
gonna make a business of this.

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So for me, I'm out but not because 
of you, I think you need a new product...

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[Robert] You got to stop that, you know
what, that's why she's here.

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She's here with a horrible idea because
somebody in her family or her friends

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-I'm not her friend.
-...Said that too, "You're really nice,"

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and encourage you.

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[Robert] have you spend any
of your own money?

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[Mary Ellen] I've spent
about $1,000.

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[Robert] That's the good news.

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You should stop, find something
else, move on. I'm out.

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[Mary Ellen] Thank you 
for your time.

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-Good luck, Mary Ellen.
-Thank you.

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♪♪