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Mehta: Making a major world impact highly correlates with being emotionally tortured
“A lot of the people that actually made an impact on the world Were incredibly tortured, and there's a high correlation, probably, maybe causation”
Mehta: The biggest lie wealthy people tell themselves is self-made success
“I would say you made it all happen. That you yourself are the one that made it all happen versus lots of other things that contributed to that.”
Mehta: The public versus real persona is an overly simplified dichotomy
“Now, one of the things I've kind of come to conclusion on is it's all real Nick because there's no such thing as like the real Nick versus the fake Nick. It's not, I think that's actually an Overly simplified dichotomy, but how do I make sure I can show all my…”
Mehta: Vista Equity buyout was a new investor, not an exit
“We didn't exit Gainsight. We had a new investor.”
Mehta: Gainsight has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue
“We're like a hundred and something million of AR now.”
Mehta: Most CEOs fear failure more than they desire success
“I think a lot of CEOs feel that much more fear of failure than aspiration for success.”
Mehta: Leadership requires projecting infectious confidence to avoid failure
“At work, I do feel like there is an element of leadership that's about confidence, right? Confidence is infectious, you know? And so I think if the leader doesn't seem confident, then it may be a fait accompli, right? That things just aren't going to happen.”
Mehta: Checking Twitter before bed triggers inadequacy by advertising others' success
“Worst thing you can do is pull out Twitter, like, before you go to bed, like, there's very few things that are worse in your life, and, like, Twitter is just, like, an advertisement of all the people that have done things that you haven't done.”
Mehta: Expressing vulnerability in leadership is infectious and reduces loneliness
“Vulnerability is infectious. If we all do it, everyone will do it, and then we'll be more real, and we'll feel less lonely.”