Rana el Kaliouby

I've found that having role models and mentors who I resonate with is so important - a lot of people have so many questions and may not know where to go to get answers or may not have someone who can relate enough to even answer in the first place.

I very purposely have an open communication culture, where I encourage employees to approach me with their ideas without dominating them.

Like many, I am often in back-to-back meetings most of the day.

Mood-aware technologies would make personalized recommendations and encourage people to do things differently, better, or faster.

Most of my days in the office end like this: I am in a meeting, it's running over, and I am starting to panic because if I don't leave the office right this second, I will be - yet again - late picking my kids up from school.

Emotion-enabled wearable glasses can help individuals who are visually impaired read the faces of others, and it can help individuals on the autism spectrum interpret emotion, something that they really struggle with.

We're not interested in applications where you're spying on people.

People should have to opt in for any kind of data sharing, and they should know what the data is being used for.

Without our emotions, we can't make smart decisions.

I do believe that if we have information about your emotional experiences, we can help you be in a more positive mood and influence your wellness.

Remember, don't let the pressures of doing business get in the way of what doing business is truly about: building relationships with people.

I discovered that as a founder and now CEO, my commitment to and passion for Affectiva is super contagious. It is contagious with my team and at internal company meetings, injecting a new energy and sense of camaraderie.