You need to keep having data points of progress, so even if an investor - and we've all had investors say no to us - there are times where you go back, and you keep them in the loop, and you keep telling them the progress and the perseverance you have.

You can always change your branding or hire lawyers, but it's critical that you figure out if you have product market fit, and if you don't, figure out how to course-correct without getting stuck.

I remember, at MIT, we had to write an essay about something mathematical that you do in your extra time. I basically wrote about how dance, to me, was geometry: it was all shapes.

I thought, 'I have ideas. I'm creative.' I just didn't see why I should be pigeon-holing myself in the business world or staying in corporate America when I already knew that I was capable of taking risks.

I never feel bad. You can't feel bad - you have to just make the best decision you can at the time you're in and be like, 'That's the decision I believe in.'

The worst thing you can do is sit there and do nothing, right?

The best thing I could do is build a successful company and continue to innovate and be in the right role I want to be in. If I'm not doing that, I'm inauthentic. That's not a good role model to anyone. That, to me, is the most important thing.

It's about knowing yourself and what you're good at. Females, males - anyone can be anything they want to be.

The impact we have on people's lives, to me, is more important than any title anyone can carry.

I want little girls to believe that they can be CEOs.

To me, I will be a stronger person if I'm moving forward, doing the work I want, and continue to drive: force the purpose that I want to create versus doing what other people think I should be doing, which is never a way to live.

I believe you win the race by looking forward, not behind.

Movement inspires a lot in me.

You make sure to set True Norths for your company. You can't be involved in every decision and every meeting; you have to make sure the mission is very built into the culture, the product, and how you communicate.

I am anal about my Gmail calendar. It's my life. I put everything in there - my to-do list, or even if I want to do things.

I work out once a day. When I'm in a massive dance show mode, I'll probably be active for about 20 hours each week.

I set goals for myself every three months. I write them down.

The only way to do everything in your life is to find awesome people to lean on so you can focus your time.

There are so many times when I think I don't have time to dance, but I force it into my life because I know it's so important.

Every moment you wake up and you want to go for a run, or you want to take a class, you should be able to just go.

We want people to be active so you'll be happier and be more yourself.

The variety and flexibility of ClassPass is limitless, ensuring that you'll never get bored, and neither will your muscles.

When I dance, I go to a different side of who I am. I feel like I can solve a problem without knowing I'm solving one.

I love meeting our users and partners and talking to them about how ClassPass has made an impact.

I like to work out every single day. And it's about movement.

I want to stay active. I want to find that mind-body connection every single day, and I want other people to have that because we spend our lives on our phones, at our desks. We're not thinking about our bodies and the mental connections we should be having, and those moments help us push through to live our best life.

Sometimes females feel like they should act like men, but they should really just be themselves.

I'm 4'11", but that doesn't matter if I'm showing conviction and confidence in what I'm doing.

When I started fundraising like me and leading like me, that's when I really started to shine and find my own rhythm.

It's really lonely trying to build something by yourself. It's good to have thought partners to bounce ideas off of.

Growing up as a South Asian-American, I didn't have any female role models.

I will always do what's best for the company.

We're encouraged by the engagement on ClassPass and the tremendous growth we've had that shows we are fulfilling our mission of helping people live a more active life.

I work out once a day - it's built into my ethos.

I think I learned to overcome some things in life through dance.

Being a dancer or athlete of any type teaches you the fundamentals of discipline... and the ability to know you can grow.

Every person is different and unique. I am a female. I'm Indian. I'm 4'11". People should never be defined by what they look like and sort of these demographical parts about them, but the most important thing is the work you do, so females are just as capable as doing that as males, and the same thing with any other person out there.

In a startup, there have to be challenges. Otherwise, someone else would have done it already. And that's almost the most exciting part.

We stipulate about where we need to be in life: By this age you should be married, by this age you should have kids. But it's not that you can only do this or only do that. It's really about creating a holistic life: about planning ahead and being efficient with your time and really listening to yourself.

You should wake up in the morning and say, 'What do I want to do today? What's going to make me happy?'

Any time you find yourself doing something out of obligation, that's a time you should start questioning whether you're spending your time wisely.

I'm an artist in my heart.

As long as I'm building and doing what I want to do, that's the only thing that matters.

Founders are exceptional, and they all want to go back to creating. And I feel privileged to be able to do that.

You can't replicate Seamless or OpenTable for another industry.

When I first started out, there were times I would dress or act in a way because I thought it was expected of me or that people would take me more seriously. But once I started leading in a way that was authentically me, that is when I really started to see success.

You need people to encourage you along the way, both during your success and failures, because there will be both.

I get bursts of creativity with bursts of physical activity.

I reason that as long as I'm smiling 90 percent of the time, I can handle the setbacks that occur 10 percent of the time.

The more you practice something, the easier it'll become.