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Enterprise General Intelligence
Operators who have built and run systems at every scale—multi-billion-dollar enterprises like WWT and Eventbrite, platforms taken from zero to $300M in transaction volume, and safety-critical software where failure is not an option.
Multi-$B company scale · WWT & Eventbrite$500M platform volume · Scalable$0→$300M commerce · CrossianSafety-critical · Bosch autonomous drivingAutonomous WMS · deployed across AsiaGreylock-backed ML · Box, Reddit, Roblox
Shikhar Mishra
Co-Founder & CEO
Two decades across distributed systems, search, and ML—at multi-billion-dollar enterprises (WWT, Eventbrite) and platforms scaled to $500M in transaction volume. Led global engineering orgs from 20 to 100+.
Scalable·VP of Engineering
Scaled a distributed global engineering organization (US, Mexico, Taiwan) from 20 to 100+ members. Drove platform transaction volumes to $500M through strategic architecture and product discovery.
MainStreet·VP of Engineering
Built the fintech core automated to handle small business tax credits—advanced data ingestion, sanitization, and ML-driven automation while maintaining strict SOC compliance.
Simppler·Co-Founder
Built a Greylock-backed ML platform for algorithmic talent acquisition and predictive matching. Enterprise customers included Box, Reddit, and Roblox.
World Wide Technology·Architect / Lead Engineer
Led service-oriented architecture (SOA) and product search at one of the world's largest systems integrators—a multi-billion-dollar enterprise by company revenue.
LinkedIn →David Shugert
Co-Founder & CTO
Engineer who ships deterministic, safety-critical systems—next-generation autonomous vehicle software at Bosch Germany, global maritime logistics optimization, and elite FIRST Robotics leadership.
Bosch Germany·Autonomous Driving Team
Developed next-generation, safety-critical autonomous vehicle software, focusing on high-integrity edge cases and deterministic execution loops.
Ocean Freight Exchange·Software Lead
Head of engineering for a maritime logistics optimization platform managing highly fragmented global shipping variables—the "Uber for Ocean Freight."
Team LamBot 3478·Robotics Team Lead & Mentor
Directed programming, electronics, and mechanical integration for elite FIRST Robotics systems—global Innovation in Control and Engineering Inspiration honors at FRC World Championships.
National Youth Prize·Science & Technology · Mexico
One of Mexico's highest state recognitions for young technology pioneers—among the country's top honors for innovation.
LinkedIn →Chien Nguyen
Founding Systems Engineer
Founding engineer and product operator who architected core platform layers from $0 to $300M in transaction revenue, then deployed autonomous warehouse systems across Asia—bridging legacy ERP/WMS systems of record.
Crossian·Founding Software Engineer
Architected the core system layers for an enterprise e-commerce platform, scaling transaction revenue from $0 to $300M as a founding engineer.
SaboMall / Velacorp·Product Manager
Managed end-to-end deployment of an autonomous warehouse management system operating across several Asian countries—full logistics automation at scale.
Enterprise integration·Systems engineering & logistics PM
Dual-discipline operator bridging greenfield software with legacy ERP/WMS systems of record—complex data integrations across cross-border logistics networks.
Autonomous operations·Multi-country deployment
Shipped warehouse autonomy end-to-end: routing, fulfillment, and systems-of-record updates with minimal human intervention across heterogeneous tenant stacks.
Why this matters for EGI
Pre-trained work agents are only as credible as the team that defines the jobs, benchmarks the runs, and ships against production systems. This is the team that has already done that work—at billion-dollar company scale, at nine-figure platform scale, and in safety-critical environments.
