Why Classic Financial Metrics Kill Product Bets

Recognized as a "Product Jedi," Shardul is a seasoned product executive, 4x founder, thought leader, writer, and speaker. Over a 30-year career in complex markets, he's bridged the gap between messy innovation and institutional scale. Whether launching industry-first products or managing complex portfolios at Fortune 100 enterprises, Shardul specializes in building the product strategy and the decision discipline needed to turn technology into a high-margin business. He's led teams through VC/PE growth, M&A, IPOs, digital transformations, ensuring every initiative is framed as an investible bet grounded in economic reality.

As founder of Street Smart Product Manager, he mentors the next generation of product leaders on what it actually takes to succeed in product management.

Mike is Founder and Managing Principal at Egress Solutions, a product management and product marketing consultancy. He brings more than 20 years of experience with lean techniques in product strategy, product adoption, product launch and customer acquisition.

During his tenure at Egress, Mike has completed over 400 client engagements, worked with more than 1,500 product professionals and helped launch technology solutions that have generated more than $500 million in top-line impact.

Mike has provided product management, product marketing and go-to-market expertise to companies such as, Apttus, Adobe, FireEye, ForgeRock, Gigamon, HP Enterprise, Netapp, VMware, Bain Capital, K1 Investment Management and Vista Equity Partners.