From Eng Roots to CPO: Akshay Bhargava on Scaling Security and Trust
Description
Trust is one of the hardest things to measure in product, and one of the hardest things to earn.
In this episode, Akshay Bhargava shares how he grew from early engineering roles into senior product leadership, with lessons from scaling security, developer tools, and observability products across Oracle, FireEye, Malwarebytes, 1Password, and New Relic.
We cover:
How stepping up as an engineering manager led him into product
Building and launching Oracle’s first cloud security product
The product that helped Malwarebytes double revenue and save customers from ransomware
Moving 50+ products to consumption pricing at New Relic
How he operationalizes trust across different types of products
What he means by “coach and verify” and “purpose-built innovation”
Why PMs who ignore AI today will be left behind tomorrow
A thoughtful conversation with a leader who has shipped through complexity and scaled with conviction.
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