My name is Arth - which in Sanskrit means “meaning” - fitting for Philosophy grad.

I spent my adolescence at a boarding school in India and took a year off before college during which I worked as a journalist, competed in olympiads, and backpacked through Europe.

I studied philosophy and economics at UBC, and spent time outside the classroom working for a financial media company, taking courses for other people, and leading product at an AI startup. I’m curious about many things - from art and science to existentialism and credit default swaps.

I currently work at Gemic - a growth strategy firm where I get to ask and answer interesting questions about people, products, and markets. If economics suggests that people maximize “utility”, my experience at Gemic has taught me that they define it very differently.

I’m based out of Toronto, but you can find me online.

this website

This website is an experiment - I built it from scratch using jekyll with custom styling to learn basic programming and front-end web-development.

I intend to use this space as a notebook, documenting my learnings about ideas I find interesting. The contents are fallible - so I welcome your feedback.

It should be obvious but for legal reasons I will explicitly state:

The opinions, views, and work presented on this website are solely those of Arth Gupta and do not reflect the opinions or views of any current or previous employers, organizations, or affiliates. The content provided on this website is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as professional advice.