Cristina Cordova leads partnerships at Stripe, Augusto Marietti is the CEO of Kong, and Laura Behrens Wu is the CEO of Shippo. They dive into the transformative power of APIs, comparing them to everything from Lego blocks to the veins in a body. The conversation covers how APIs allow businesses to focus on core competencies while accessing greater data, democratizing technology. They also discuss the evolution of APIs from utilities to microservices, and how small businesses can leverage this landscape to compete with giants like Amazon.