Meet the upstarts—the risk takers, visionaries, disruptors, and builders—of today’s business world. What makes them tick? Where can they thrive?

Kansas City is the launching point for this traveling exhibit from the Silicon Valley-based CHM (Computer History Museum). It spotlights entrepreneurial people, companies, and communities ranging locally from Toby Rush (EyeVerify, now known as Zoloz) and Sandy Kemper (C2FO) to architectural pacesetter Populous. And it explores the successes of Silicon Valley, from Apple to fashion innovator StichFix.

Walk the path of an entrepreneur and get individual words of advice from more than 50 business stars.

UpStart is made possible with support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.