SCARBOROUGH – While he was unable to convince the judges on the ABC television reality show “Shark Tank” to invest in his solution for chronic bed head, Scarborough native Max Valverde said his appearance on the March 21 episode was still worth it.

Valverde was initially chosen from a pool of more than 40,000 to pitch his product – Morninghead, a specialty cap that cures bed head – and said despite the judge’s harsh comments, “it was actually a very positive experience.”

Valverde got the idea for his product – which allows people who shower at night to fully wet and style their hair in the morning without having to take another shower – after years of dealing with “crazy bed head.”

The Morninghead cap is re-usable and washable and has a life span of between three and six months, depending on use, according to the Morninghead website www.morninghead.com.

The judging panel on “Shark Tank” consists of billionaire Mark Cuban, fashion and branding expert Daymond John, venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary, real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran and technology innovator Robert Herjavec and none of them found Morninghead to be a viable or needed product.

Even so, this week Valverde said, “We cannot keep up with orders. America has spoken and they love Morninghead. There are millions of Americans who have use for this product and the exposure on ‘Shark Tank’ has springboarded Morninghead into the public eye. We are seeing more website and order traffic than ever before.”

In addition, Valverde said he’s had interest from more than 10 different investors, who’ve all reached out to him to talk about the future of Morninghead. And, he said, “The outpouring of support online has been overwhelming. Thousands of people have reached out to express their support. Morninghead is here to stay.”

In terms of the comments of the judges, Valverde said, “I did sales for seven years, the sharks were definitely not the fiercest people I have pitched to before. Part of this business is being able to handle tough critics.”

He added, “I would do it again in a heartbeat. The exposure is marketing you cannot pay for, regardless of the outcome.”

In fact, according to Valverde, who recently left his job to work on Morninghead full time, the company was trending No. 1 worldwide on Twitter Friday night and the website received almost 100,000 visitors following the “Shark Tank” episode.

Max Valverde, a Scarborough native, making his pitch to the judges on the “Shark Tank” last week.