Joe Meyer, CEO and founder of ExecThread, shares his inspiration for ExecThread.

Kathryn Minshew, founder and CEO of The Muse, shares how Silicon Valley Bank introduced her to partners at a pivotal time.

Irving Fain, CEO and co-founder of Bowery Farming, describes how he intends to revolutionize farming -- 10 miles from Manhattan.

Jason Nazar, CEO and co-founder of Comparably, describes how to survive in the startup spotlight.

Alexis Lê-Quôc, co-founder and CTO of Datadog, describes how he has found success by sticking with his convictions.

Damian Langere, CEO and co-founder of Domuso, describes how he created a fintech startup focused on helping renters.

Jamie Siminoff, CEO and Chief Inventor of Ring, describes how he founded his startups after asking himself hard questions.

John Tabis, founder and CEO of The Bouqs Company, shares how he leveraged personal drive and connections to build his startup.

Bart Stein, CEO and co-founder of Wim Yogurt, describes how he turned an offhand idea for a frozen yogurt maker into a startup success.

Ian Siegel, co-founder and CEO of ZipRecruiter, offers tips to entrepreneurs on how to bootstrap a startup to success.

Shan-Lyn Ma, Founder and CEO of Zola, describes how she focuses on building a product that customers love.

Shivani Siroya, CEO and founder of Tala, describes why she left investment banking to build a startup to help entrepreneurs in emerging countries.

Zheng Yu Huang, CEO of Viewfind, advises founders to openly share their decision-making logic with investors as a way to build their confidence.

April Lovelady, co-founder and CTO of Voyager Biomedical, shares how she found purpose in her entrepreneurial work.

Larry Cutler, co-founder and CTO of Baobab Studios, describes his first startup launch when he was 26, and how today at his newest startup he is advancing the animation industry with virtual reality.

Jessica Green, co-founder and CTO of Phylagen, explains why she left the university lab for startup life.

Frida Polli, founder and CEO of Pymetrics, describes how she left neuroscience to find a high-tech solution to the job search and recruiting business.

Ran Krauss, co-founder and CEO of Airobotics, based in Israel, describes how he measures his employees by what they bring to the table, not their titles.

Wang Kai, founder and CEO of OrigiMed, talks about the importance of collaboration in a startup.

In China, SenseTime is developing AI technology for some of the country's fastest-growing firms. Co-founder Zhang Wang sees global possibilities for SenseTime.

Yu Butao knows something about selling cars in China, after spending years in the auto industry. Here, he shares his determination to improve it.