# Sophie Frank (BS '17), Micah Steiger (MBA '18) and Jai Rathore, co-founders of Resprana, winner of Stern's 2017 New Venture Competition, are interviewed

1 School News August 23, 2017 ![Cheddar TV logo 192 x 144](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/cheddar192x144.jpg?itok=6U_66wJP)>

Excerpt from [Cheddar](https://cheddar.com/videos/167856) -- "I traveled to India for the first time a little over a year and a half ago. And I had the opportunity to speak to people across the country who were all suffering from the effects of pollution. And it was affecting their daily lives, but I saw them taking no steps to actually protect themselves because the traditional protection device was this--something that takes up half of your face. And so I understood why they were hesitant to adopt these solutions. And I saw that there are beautiful elements of Indian culture, and I wanted to marry some kind of device that would take into effect the most protective opportunity from the technology but also take up less space on your face."

[Watch the video](https://cheddar.com/videos/167856)