--- title: "Prasad Subrahmanya | Builder and operator at Luminik" description: "I build Luminik hands-on and write about B2B product work, founder-led sales, agent workflows, and building teams from the first version." canonical: https://prasad.tech/ source: html generated_at: 2026-05-26T13:56:27.812Z --- Builder and operator # I build B2B products from customer work. I'm Prasad Subrahmanya. I build [Luminik](https://www.luminik.io), an event pipeline platform for B2B teams. I sell before I build, work alongside customers, and turn repeated workflows into product. [ Read the blog](/blog/) [Visit Luminik ](https://www.luminik.io) ![Prasad Subrahmanya](/assets/images/header/prasad.jpeg) Current focus ## Luminik and Alfred OS I am building Luminik and maintaining Alfred OS, an open-source runner for agent work in isolated git worktrees. 01 Luminik helps B2B teams source, enrich, sequence, capture, and attribute event-sourced pipeline. 02 [Alfred OS](https://github.com/luminik-io/alfred-os) runs Claude Code and Codex tasks in separate git worktrees. Track record ## A few outcomes from shipped work I have built revenue-generating software inside Bain, co-founded a venture-backed company, and led the hands-on product work and team-building that followed. Aura at Bain**$3.6M ARR** Built a PE due diligence platform inside Bain and took it from concept to revenue in 18 months. Mainteny**$2.7M seed** Co-founded Mainteny, built the initial product, worked directly with early customers, and helped build the product and engineering team. Solo builder**12\+ years** Engineering, product, and founder-led GTM across 4 companies. Now building Luminik. About ## How I usually build Good B2B software usually starts with work someone already owns. I want to know who is responsible for it, why it matters now, what they tried already, where the handoff breaks, and what would make the next decision easier. That usually means manual delivery first, a narrow first version, and sales calls that change the roadmap. Right now I am building Luminik. Before that I built SnowOptix, Aura at Bain, and Mainteny. The setting changed each time. The work stayed similar: find demand in existing work, build the first useful version, sell through the workflow, and explain the tradeoffs plainly. Operating areas ## What I build and write about Useful notes for technical founders who build, sell, and operate the first version themselves. ### Solo product engineering Turn first-hand workflow knowledge into usable software, then build the team and standards around it. ### Founder-led GTM Look for the live project, the urgency, the options tried, and the gap that makes a team move. ### AI-agent workflows Use agents for scoped work: specs, repo rules, isolated branches, tests, and pull requests. ### Event pipeline systems The data model behind event ROI: sourcing, enrichment, sequencing, capture, and attribution as one record. 01 **Demand** Start with a project someone already owns and has to make visible. 02 **Manual delivery** Do the work manually before deciding what the product should automate. 03 **Narrow software** Automate the repeated steps. Keep ambiguous decisions with a person. 04 **Agent workflow** Let agents draft, code, check, and summarize inside explicit boundaries. 05 **Trust** Explain the tradeoffs clearly enough for customers, teammates, and investors. Experience ## Where I have built and shipped Different settings, same job: understand the business, build the product, sell the early version, and keep decisions tied to customer evidence. Luminik ### Founder Oct 2024 - Present Building an event pipeline platform for B2B teams that need one record from source to attribution: source, enrich, sequence, capture, and attribute. Event pipeline B2B GTM AI agents Founder-led sales SnowOptix ### Founder Jan 2024 - Oct 2024 A Snowflake cost optimization side project that entered Snowflake's Native App Accelerator with support from the startups team. The conversations validated the cost pain and pointed me toward events, where buyers had a live workflow and a clearer reason to move. Snowflake Data engineering Customer discovery Bain & Company ### Venture CTO Nov 2022 - Dec 2023 Built and scaled Aura, a PE due diligence SaaS platform, from concept to $3.6M ARR in 18 months. SaaS Due diligence Venture building Mainteny ### Co-founder and CTO Aug 2020 - Oct 2022 Built the initial product, worked directly with early customers, helped raise a $2.7M seed, and helped build the product and engineering team. Field service Elevator maintenance First product Fundraising Writing ## Notes from the work Essays on building, selling, AI-agent workflows, and the moment manual customer work becomes software. [ Solo builder OS Alfred: how I run repeated work as a solo founder How I use Alfred to turn repeated company work into plans, summaries, draft replies, and pull requests I can review before anything ships. May 2026 16 min read ](/blog/alfred-solo-founder-operating-system.html)[ Solo builder OS Separating agent work from founder work Why I moved recurring agent work out of my daily workspace, what the boundary controls, and which approvals still stay with me. Apr 2026 11 min read ](/blog/dedicated-mac-mini-solo-startup.html)[ Solo builder OS gstack, CLAUDE.md, and founder coordination gstack formalizes role-based agent work. The harder part is still product rules, cross-session context, and isolated branches. Mar 2026 13 min read ](/blog/gstack-solo-builder.html) [View all articles ](/blog/) Contact ## Bring a concrete product or GTM problem Reach out if you want to compare notes on Luminik, event pipeline, founder-led sales, or turning repeated customer work into product. [ Email](mailto:prasadus92@gmail.com) [ Intro chat](/intro-chat/) [ LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/prasadus)