BUILD – Parallel Ventures

Insight 010: Looking for the Correct Fit in the Market

Ajaii Mahajan
June 9, 2025
#101StartupInsights
Ajaii Mahajan
customer feedback
market validation
Parallel Ventures
product-market fit
refining your product
startup growth

Product-market fit isn’t a one-time milestone. Learn how founders can refine their offerings, engage users, and evolve continuously to meet real market needs.

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Insight 009: Building a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

Ajaii Mahajan
June 2, 2025
Ajaii Mahajan
early product launch
lean startup testing
minimum viable product
no-code tools
Parallel Ventures
startup MVP
startup prototyping

Don’t overbuild before testing. Learn how early-stage founders use MVPs to validate ideas, gather feedback, and align their products with real customer needs.

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Insight 008: Early Sales and Pre-Orders as a Way to Validate

Ajaii Mahajan
May 25, 2025
Ajaii Mahajan
crowdfunding validation
early sales strategy
lean startup testing
Parallel Ventures
pre-orders for startups
product-market fit
startup validation

Before you scale, validate. Learn how founders use early sales and pre-orders to test demand, gain feedback, and fund product development with confidence.

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Insight 007: Building Initial Traction – Early Marketing Tactics

Ajaii Mahajan
May 18, 2025
#101StartupInsights
Ajaii Mahajan
content marketing for startups
early stage marketing
founder storytelling
Parallel Ventures
referral marketing
startup traction

Traction doesn’t require a big budget. Learn how early-stage founders like Priya and Rohan used smart, simple marketing tactics to gain their first users.