Join us for an engaging and insightful conversation with Lavanya Nallamshetty, Founder of Lucid Spec, as she shares her journey from technologist to entrepreneur and the lessons learned building a product from the ground up.

In this session, Lavanya will discuss what it takes to identify a real problem, translate an idea into a viable product, and navigate the challenges of launching and growing a technology company. She will offer an honest perspective on entrepreneurship—covering the decisions, tradeoffs, and persistence required to move from concept to execution.

Lavanya will also provide a live demonstration of Lucid Spec, showcasing how the platform addresses real-world challenges through thoughtful design and practical innovation. The demo will be grounded in use cases and lessons learned, offering participants insight into how product thinking and customer feedback shape successful solutions.

This session will explore:

• The journey from technologist to founder
• Lessons learned building and scaling a product
• Identifying and validating real customer problems
• Balancing vision, execution, and resilience
• What entrepreneurship really looks like behind the scenes

Registration Fees
FREE for WIT Members
$25 for Non-members

Event Speaker

Lavanya Nallamshetty
Senior IT Project Manager and Founder of LucidSpec

Lavanya Nallamshetty- Lavanya is a Senior IT Project Manager. In her full-time role, she leads complex infrastructure, cloud, and compliance initiatives across large enterprise and federal environments, where clarity and execution are non-negotiable. She is also the Founder of LucidSpec, a tool built to help project managers translate vague tasks and technical discussions into clear technical context and accurate, engineering-ready tickets.

LucidSpec grew out of challenges she encountered firsthand: unclear requirements, repeated rework, and valuable context getting lost between teams. Building the product alongside a demanding 8–5 role required careful prioritization, consistency, and thoughtful tradeoffs.

Lavanya enjoys sharing the practical realities of building a product including the tools she relies on, the obstacles she navigates, and the direction ahead for LucidSpec while successfully delivering complex projects in her full-time role.