Many people can not make it through the day without that shot of caffeine. While there are many quick fixes like five hour energy products, a Harvard dropout and his partner are adding yet another alternative to the market.

    A few years ago Peter Thiel, an entrepreneur and investor in companies like Facebook and a former CEO and Co-founder of Paypal, began giving teenagers $100,000 grants so that they could blow off college for two years to create the next big thing. This led to Ben Yu dropping out of school to create Sprayable Energy.

     “As long they come back to their studies I don’t mind the program, but if they don’t come back it could be detrimental to the rest of their lives.” said Joanne Gallion, RN (registered nurse)

      According to sfgate.com  Ben Yu dropped out to pursue his vision in 2011. The 21 year-old and his 33 year-old business partner Deven Soni, recently began to campaign to raise $15,000 for their product because it is the minimal amount the FDA manufacturer needs in order to make it and Yu believes they will hit that goal quickly. They have invested up to $50,000 so far.

     “Their goal was wrong in investing that much money on something artifical.” said Gallion.

     Being that the best place to spray it is on the neck the spray contains caffeine, water and amino acid derivative, so it would not taste very good. The FDA does not consider it to be drug or dietary supplement.

     All the credit can not go towards Yu and Soni because Yu’s father, who owns his own lab in China, holds a doctorate in bio-organic chemistry, helped them create the spray. Sprayable Energy is meant to be absorbed through the skin so that people can receive a study rush of caffeine and not get the jitters.

     “Caffeine is not natural, and I think that it is a waste of money.” said health teacher Jacquie Williams.

While Yu realizes that the spray is not something that will change the ways of the world, however he does see it as his way of entering the market. Yu has tested the spray on both himself and hundreds of people with no negative reactions. Sprayable Energy is supposed to hit the shelves in October and sell for $15.