Varsha Gupta

I love mildly dysfunctional things like martini glasses, pugs, pencil skyscrapers, louboutins because they're proof that sometimes pleasure is the highest good, that you can create against logic and suffer on your own terms for an idea of beauty, that despite everything, expression, passion, and experience are just as serious and exquisite as... See more

Everybody offers you the job you just had.

If they don’t know you, they’ll scan your resume and pattern match. When I left the COO role at Quip, every call was the same: “Want to be COO of a Series B SaaS startup?”

Nothing wrong with doing a repeat performance if it excites you. But if you’re trying to break out of the box — or if, like me, you only... See more

The most idea-dense sources of information:

• Old or little-known books – I have 5 books that I reread over and over again because the ideas are so good. These are where the timeless principles live, untouched by trends.


• Curated blogs, accounts, or books – Blogs like Farnam Street curate the best ideas from modern intellectuals. Accounts like

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It’s difficult to explain how to find something that is high signal, because that is subjective. It’s dependent on your level of development (what’s useful for you), your audience’s level of development (what’s useful for them), and your translation from one to another.

The most basic piece of advice could be the most valuable thing in the world for... See more

notice how the best speakers always have 5-10 of their best arguments or ideas top of mind. They repeat these over and over and that’s how they build influence. If you don’t have a set of those 5-10 ideas, then you won’t be as impactful as you could be. Writing a truckload of content is how you discover those ideas.

For the longest time, I learned and learned and learned. I was stuck in tutorial hell. Some may call it shiny object syndrome to point out your lack of focus. I got my dopamine from feeling smart, but my life didn’t change all that much. Honestly, I felt like I was just falling behind. I tried so many different things in college. I had dreams of... See more

Precognition is kept hidden from the masses. https://t.co/WedAKKXmzl