Akzshat Pande is a grounds-up product leader who turned unconventional beginnings into a global career spanning over 13 years in software product innovation, AI enablement, and digital transformation.

From co-founding a hospitality business to leading high-impact product teams across five continents, Akzshat has built, collaborated on, and scaled products in diverse industries.

As a product leader in a software development powerhouse, collaborator on multiple products, and former founder of Kreativerse, he has guided teams, startups and enterprises alike through the messy, human-centered process of turning raw ideas into real-world, impactful products.

But Akzshat didn’t come up through Silicon Valley or a top-tier MBA program. He carved his path, armed with empathy, curiosity, and the courage to learn out loud. In this book, he distills hard-won lessons from his journey to show that you don’t need to be a prodigy to build great products. You just need to care deeply, think clearly, and lead bravely.