About
Govind Chandrasekhar is a co-founder of Branch AI (Y Combinator S23). He previously co-founded Semantics3, acquired by Hearst Magazines, and worked as a machine learning lead at Twitter focused on recommendations systems.
Govind Chandrasekhar @govind201
@WhatsApp 2/WhatsApp doesn't have any rapid escalation mechanisms for such time-sensitive situations. We tried mass blocking her account & resolved it. But WA is such critical digital infra in places like India - it's scary that UX flow decisions can have a huge impact on people's lives
Oct 14, 2024 · ♥ 5
Govind Chandrasekhar @govind201
1/My aunt’s @WhatsApp was hacked through social engineering. Before we could log back in, the hackers initiated many failed login attempts, leading to WhatsApp blocking logins for 10 hours. This left us, the legitimate SIM owners, locked out while the hackers ran their scams!
Oct 14, 2024 · ♥ 6
Govind Chandrasekhar @govind201
Is it just me, or has GPT-4 Turbo gotten 3x faster over the weekend?
May 12, 2024 · ♥ 1
Founder at Branch AIYC S23
Intro paths
Govind went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Branch AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Govind can intro founders to Branch AI's investors below.
