Ishaan Gulrajani, a Thiel Fellow, had a bright future ahead of him as a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), one of the world’s most prestigious universities. He was already becoming known for his brilliant studies and skills, such as when he organized HackMIT, the largest hackathon at MIT and one of the world’s largest hackathons. The halkathon had 20 organizers and over 1,000 attendees with a $250,000 budget donated by over 70 sponsors.
But Ishaan decided to drop out of MIT in the middle of his freshman year because he was unable to take full advantage of it. He decided to focus his attention on his new project, Watchsend, and he is unsure whether he will return to MIT or not.
With a partner as well as the financial and technical support of a start-up accelerator, Y Combinator, Ishaan launched Watchsend in 2012. The software is designed to provide software developers with the effective and efficient tool that will enable them to see how app users interact with programs by recording their interactions. The app is expected to replace the traditional hit-and-miss method (i.e., laboratories with video cameras) that companies currently use.
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