startup validation

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.

CLARITY THE SERIES

Insight 004: Customer Discovery and Validation

Ajaii Mahajan
April 25, 2025
#101StartupInsights
Ajaii Mahajan
customer discovery
founder feedback loop
lean startup
MVP testing
Parallel Ventures
startup validation

Don’t build in isolation. Learn how founders can validate startup ideas early by engaging real users and testing assumptions before investing time and money.