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title: UIC student goes on ‘Shark Tank’ to pitch his idea for a better weight clip
description: "A 19-year-old student at the University of Illinois at Chicago who recenlty pitched his company to \"Shark Tank\" could not be happier with the outcome, but he can’t say much more until the episode airs Jan. 28.  Martin Dimitrov got the idea for \"SnapClips\" in an entrepreneurship class during his junior year at Wheeling High School."
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# [UIC student goes on ‘Shark Tank’ to pitch his idea for a better weight clip](https://www.unchartedlearning.org/newsroom/uic-student-goes-on-shark-tank-to-pitch-his-idea-for-a-better-weight-clip)

 Written by [Margot Cidulka](https://www.unchartedlearning.org/newsroom/author/margot-cidulka) | 01.22.18

A 19-year-old student at the University of Illinois at Chicago who recenlty pitched his company to "Shark Tank" could not be happier with the outcome, but he can’t say much more until the episode airs Jan. 28. Martin Dimitrov got the idea for "SnapClips" in an entrepreneurship class during his junior year at Wheeling High School.

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