Amanda Schlechter knew this problem all too well, especially after getting a breast augmentation.
Compromising her favorite sleeping position was not an option, so the Ledge Pillow was born.
It was 2011 when Schlechter presented her product in the Tank, desperate for a deal.
That ask valued her company at $120,000.
She presented Ledge Pillow to the Sharks after running into financial issues just three years after launching.
Her website officially kicked off in 2008, after Schlechter came up with the idea in 2001.
However, her total sales were disappointing.
Ledge Pillow managed to ship 83 pillows over three years, which averages to just two pillows every month.
The attorney felt like she had a good idea, even investing in a patent.
However, the minuscule sales were a turn-off to the Sharks.
Lori Greiner, the queen of QVC, advised her to change the name.
Kevin O’Leary believed the market of sensitive breast stomach sleepers proved too niche.
Mark Cuban just didn’t think Schlechter had the hustle to turn her product into a full-fledged business.
By 2012 the company’s basic website closed and its Facebook page shut down.
Despite the failed company, the attorney-turned-entrepreneur had an interesting idea.
