too young and inexperienced. Martha could have eliminated Marcela for not only being a weak PM, but not actually taking the negotiations correctly. But in the end, David was sent home for being ineffective in the negotiations with Merv Griffin and for playing safe on all the tasks he performed, including a weak self-defense on why he's well-suited to be in the process than Marcela. Dismissal comment: "Right now, I think you need a little more experience. You're not ready for an executive position. Good-bye." Martha's letter: "Dear David, thank you for your effort and your good-natured smile. I'm afraid that for this position, you really need some more business experience. If and when you are ready to talk internet to my internet department, we'd love to accommodate you. I admire your entrepreneurial spirit, and I know you will be successful." Special notes: Matchstick's celebrities included Chad Pennington, Fran Drescher, Bruce Vilanch, Jordan Allard, and Merv Griffin. Primarius' celebrities included Paul & Amanda Sorvino, Susan Lucci, John Lithgow & Joanna Gleason, and Todd Oldham. Martha once again chooses the boardroom candidates. This was Bethenny and Jim's first win. All other candidates who were still in the game had at least one win. The charity auction was first used on the sixth episode of The Apprentice season 1. In her closing letter to David, Martha asked him to keep in touch with her. While she did not consider him executive material, she said that she was impressed by the ideas he had for her website, and indicated that she might be able to give him a different role at her company in the future. Week 7: Swimming Against the Tide Airdate: November 2, 2005 Hosting Company: Tide Project: Teams had to create a live/performing billboard showcasing the new Tide to Go pen. Primarius project manager: Sarah Matchstick project manager: Dawna Winning team: Matchstick Reasons for win: Guest judge Peter Arnell really loved Matchstick's concept of creating a boxing-themed character for the live billboard, feeling that the character was well-developed enough that Tide could have immediately employed it in their actual campaign. Matchstick's reward: Breakfast at Martha Stewart's home in Bedford with Peter Arnell. Losing team: Primarius Reasons for loss: Sarah did not pay attention to the task briefing and instead treated their event primarily as a promotional give-away, not giving any real thought to the live billboard performance until about an