Ask the Expert - What Makes a Great Product Manager? Lessons from Silicon Valley

What Makes A Great Product Leader? Lessons from Silicon Valley

What separates good product managers from truly great ones? In the heart of Silicon Valley where innovation moves at lightning speed the bar for product excellence is constantly being raised. As product roles become more strategic and cross-functional in 2025 learning from those who’ve built and scaled world-class products is more valuable than ever. In this session Pinkesh Shah draws from his deep experience in Silicon Valley to share what top-tier product managers do differently and how you can apply those lessons to accelerate your own career.

What you will learn:

• The core habits and mindset of exceptional PMs
• How great PMs balance user empathy business outcomes and technical feasibility
• Lessons from Silicon Valley’s product culture and how to adapt them in any context
• Key metrics and decision-making frameworks top PMs rely on
• How AI is changing expectations from product managers and how to stay ahead

About the Speaker

Pinkesh Shah is a seasoned product executive with 25+ years of experience in building successful products in start-ups as well as large global organizations. He is currently the founder of Delightloop and was most recently the Chief Product Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at Qualys. Prior to this, he was the global VP of Product Management at McAfee in Silicon Valley. He’s a guest faculty at several internationally reputed B-schools like IIM Bangalore, Amsterdam University and more.

Event Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3dL0k6zuS_uVD_D9N86cog