As a teenager in Beijing, Jia Jiang was inspired by a visit from Bill Gates to come to the US, become an entrepreneur and build his own company. All was going well until he hit a financing roadblock, and when he did, he hit it hard! The best way to recover? 100 days of rejection therapy. In this talk, he shares his astonishing journey and the surprising lessons rejection can teach.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx.