Just ask for what you want. I requested a six-month break from Facebook to visit my parents; I asked to switch projects. I told my husband it was time to get married after six years of dating! Ruchi Sanghvi askbreakdate Change image and share on social
The journey from employee to entrepreneur was a complex and taxing one for an immigrant like me. Ruchi Sanghvi complexemployeeentrepreneur Change image and share on social
If I don't ask for something, I'm not going to get it. Ruchi Sanghvi Change image and share on social
Women need to understand that it is possible to stay in the workforce. A lot of women decide to take a back seat in their professional careers even before they are pregnant or are ready to have children. Ruchi Sanghvi backcareerchild share on social
Dropbox looks really simple to the end user and is extremely magical and just works. But under the hood, the complexity of the technology is huge. The amount of work it requires to store, scale and move this data is pretty intense. Ruchi Sanghvi amountcomplexitydatum share on social
Engineers love to optimize problems. Now I optimize logistical problems. I ask: 'What's the goal? What are our constraints? What is the optimal, elegant way to get to that goal within those constraints?' I break it down in terms of a data funnel: 'Where in the funnel are we inefficient?' That analytical background really helps. Ruchi Sanghvi analyticbackgroundbreak share on social
Kids in college often look for mentors and role models to model their careers after, and women don't have the equivalent of a Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. I think it's a self-perpetuating loop. Ruchi Sanghvi billcareercollege Change image and share on social
Only great people can make great products. Ruchi Sanghvi greatmakepeople Change image and share on social
When I started Cove, I spoke to three immigration lawyers who gave me a long checklist of things to do before my company could hire immigrants. Ruchi Sanghvi checklistcompanycove Change image and share on social
I was one of the key people responsible for building Facebook's News Feed. When we launched it in 2006, users hated it. There were 'I Hate Facebook' groups; random people organized protests. We even hired a security team. Ruchi Sanghvi buildfacebookfeed share on social