Trisha Prabhu is a 21-year-old social entrepreneur and the founder of ReThink, a patented technology that detects and stops online hate. In the fall of 2013, Trisha, then only 13 years old, read the shocking story of Rebecca Sedwick’s suicide. Rebecca, after being cyberbullied for over a year and a half, took her own life at only 12 years old. As a victim of bullying herself, Trisha felt heartbroken and horrified. In that moment, she decided to no longer be a bystander and created ReThink, which detects online hate at the source before bullying occurs.
Trisha has received worldwide acclaim for her endeavors. In 2016, former President Barack Obama invited to Trisha to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit to share her story with other entrepreneurs. ReThink also made an appearance on Shark Tank, and not long after, Trisha received the prestigious Elevate Prize, as well as an Adrian Cheng Fellowship at Harvard. Trisha is the youngest honoree named to this year’s Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Social Impact list.
To date, Trisha has spread the message of ReThink to over 30 cities in 3 languages. Trisha is also an avid supporter of empowering women in the entrepreneurial community. Whether volunteering her time to teach young women how to code or finding ways to bridge the diversity gap in entrepreneurship, Trisha is inspiring a generation of fierce young women to tackle the world’s most important issues.
Check out Trisha’s TED Talk below!
I think Trisha is a true inspiration to all of us. To see a problem in society at such a young age and full grasp the detrimental effects that it had on many people her age, then to come up with a program to stop that hate and cyber bullying is truly incredible. I think what Trisha did is the true definition of being an entrepreneur- finding a problem in society and figuring out how to solve it. A great read and very fascinating.
Trisha’s story is so inspiring. It is amazing that she was able to see such a wide-spread social problem and stepped up to solve the problem at such a young age. It is so great that on top of creating a technology to help prevent bullying online, Trisha also spends her free time supporting other social causes and empowering other entrepreneurs to make an impact!
This is a truly inspirational and creative idea to combat cyberbullying. By detecting it on a source-by-source basis, ReThink both reduces cyberbullying and helps people communicate more kindly. Trisha is clearly a passionate entrepreneur, evident through her various accolades and recognitions. It shows how someone’s entrepreneurial skills can be enhanced when there is a mission behind your work. Although Trisha has many admiral traits, I appreciate how she works with the community and encourages other young entrepreneurs.
This is so incredible! I find it amazing that she found a way to prevent such an intimidating and widespread problem. bullying is such a huge issue in our society, so I’m glad she was brave enough to step up and provide a solution.
This is a very inspiring story! It’s very powerful how she turned such a tragic event into something to be used for good. ReThink seems to have enormous potential to reduce cyberbullying. Great post!