From Product Vision to Execution Meetup Group

How does one go from writing code to shaping product vision at scale?

In this candid and career-focused Ask Me Anything session, Ayush Gupta, Head of Products at Jio Platforms Limited, shares the story behind his transformation from starting as an engineer to rising into a strategic product leadership role at some of India’s most impactful companies.With a rich background spanning product roles at Flipkart,Tesco, Walmart, Landmark Group, and Jio, Ayush will share key moments that shaped his transition into product management and the growth that followed.
This session isn’t about textbook frameworks, it's about lived experience. Ayush will walk us through the key turning points in his journey: the leap from engineering into product, the steep learning curve of early PM roles, the lessons earned through failures and pivots, and what it truly takes to grow into a product leader in fast-moving, high-impact environments.
Designed for aspiring and mid-career product professionals, this session will offer rare, behind-the-scenes insights into the real path to product leadership, the mindset shifts, the strategic bets, and the personal growth that happens in between.
​3 Key Takeaways:

• Behind the scenes of a real growth story
• Key mindset shifts from engineer to product manager
• ​Real-world strategies for transitioning into product management

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.