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Next into the Shark Tank is Mary Ellen Simonsen,
who believes her product has the potential to make millions.
[Mary Ellen] Hello, my name is Mary Ellen Simonsen,
I have created a product that will keep your sticky notes in place
and organized while working at your computer.
I'm here to ask for $100,000 in investment for 20% equity in my company.
I created this product because I was tired of losing sticky notes and having
to reposition them all day long.
This example here is an example of what we're all used to seeing.
There's been no change in it, there's been no solution to it until today.
You simply attach it to your laptop or your desktop, and you put
all your notes here, you can also attach it to this side.
[Robert] Mary Ellen, you created a sticky pad for sticky pads.
[Mary Ellen] I created an arm for sticky pads.
[Kevin] That's worth half a million dollars?
[Mary Ellen] Yes... [Kevin] Please tell me why.
[Mary Ellen] All you simply do is swing the sleeve in when you're
ready to go and as you can see, none of them fall off.
[Kevin] Oh, I see why it's worth half a million dollars.
[Mary Ellen] Thank you!
[Kevin] It folds into the computer!
[Sharks laugh]
Of course, that makes sense to me now.
You've sold how many?
[Mary Ellen] I have sold none.
[Kevin] Excellent, excellent.
I think we should keep this a secret.
It's so valuable that nobody should know about this.
Come on, who's gonna buy this from you?
[Mary Ellen] This year alone, 56 million laptops will be sold here in the United States.
[Kevin] And every one of them doesn't need your sticky arm.
[Mary Ellen] This year alone, over 400 million laptops will be sold worldwide.
[Kevin] How much is it worth?
What would I pay for that?
[Mary Ellen] $9.50, for you... [Kevin] Stop the madness!
Are you out of your mind?
[Mary Ellen] Yes. [Kevin] Are you crazy?
[Mary Ellen] Yes.
[Kevin] Who would give you $10 for that?
[Mary Ellen] A lot of people, a lot of people.
[Robert] How do you know that?
How do you know that?
[Mary Ellen] I've done surveys.
[Kevin] There's so many bad things about this, let me count the ways.
I'm out.
[Robert] Mary, convince me why this isn't the worst idea I've ever seen.
[Mary Ellen] This year alone, there will be 56 million laptops...
[Robert] Okay, you've got to stop that right away.
You know what, I can't tell you how many people come to me and say,
"if I can get 1% of 1% of the billion..." Zero from zero is still zero.
So forget that, let that go.
Give me another one, give me another reason why this is great.
[Mary Ellen] This is solving a problem that everybody has
who uses sticky notes...
[Daymond] I don't have that problem.
[Mary Ellen] Who uses sticky notes while working at their laptop.
[Kevin H.] Have you shown this to anybody that said, "I like this
and we'll sell it for you"?
[Mary Ellen] I have not because I have not secured a patent yet.
[Daymond] Don't waste your time and the money on the patent.
I think no sales, a useless idea, I'm totally out.
[Kevin H.] If you walk in here today with some kind of interest in
this product, I think you may be getting a little bit different reaction
from us right now so I'm out.
[Barbara] I don't think your product is worth what you're asking
but I do think you have a product there and I think for $10 a pop on QVC type station...
[Kevin] What planet did you come from?
[Barbara] Yeah, no, let me tell ya, I think you could sell it.
But I love this lady, you're solid on your feet, alright,
I just don't think you're gonna make a business of this.
So for me, I'm out but not because of you, I think you need a new product...
[Robert] You got to stop that, you know what, that's why she's here.
She's here with a horrible idea because somebody in her family or her friends
-I'm not her friend. -...Said that too, "You're really nice,"
and encourage you.
[Robert] have you spend any of your own money?
[Mary Ellen] I've spent about $1,000.
[Robert] That's the good news.
You should stop, find something else, move on. I'm out.
[Mary Ellen] Thank you for your time.
-Good luck, Mary Ellen. -Thank you.
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