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Venture Lab: Build Your AI-Powered MVP in 5 Days
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ISBN13: 9798254710004
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 8 2026
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 8 2026
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Most startups do not fail because of poor execution. They fail because they begin with the wrong problem.
VENTURE LAB is a structured, execution-driven system to build an AI-powered startup in 5 days - from identifying a real problem to launching a working MVP.
Developed through real-world entrepreneurship programs, this book replaces guesswork with discipline, and ideas with validated insight. It is designed for builders - not just thinkers.
VENTURE LAB is a structured, execution-driven system to build an AI-powered startup in 5 days - from identifying a real problem to launching a working MVP.
Developed through real-world entrepreneurship programs, this book replaces guesswork with discipline, and ideas with validated insight. It is designed for builders - not just thinkers.
THE 5-DAY VENTURE LAB FRAMEWORK
Day 1 - Discover Identify a real, specific, and painful problem. Use the Pain Chain Framework, build a detailed persona, and validate your assumptions through real conversations.
Day 2 - Design Translate the problem into a clear product concept. Develop your Value Proposition, apply Jobs-to-be-Done, and structure your Business Model Canvas.
Day 3 - Validate Test your assumptions rigorously. Conduct deeper customer discovery, identify willingness to pay, and refine your hypothesis with evidence.
Day 4 - Build Create your AI-powered MVP using practical tools. Focus on solving one core problem effectively, not building unnecessary features.
Day 5 - Launch Take your product to real users. Acquire early adopters, gather feedback, and begin the cycle of iteration and improvement.
THE CORE IDEA
A startup is not a product. It is a testable hypothesis:
That a specific user experiences a specific problem, and that a solution can address it better than existing alternatives.
This book shows you how to validate that hypothesis - systematically, quickly, and with clarity.
WHY THIS APPROACH WORKS
Across student programs, incubators, and early-stage ventures, a consistent pattern emerges:
- Founders who start with ideas build products no one uses - Founders who start with validated problems build products people use and pay for
The difference is not intelligence or creativity. It is discipline in problem discovery and validation.
FRAMEWORKS AND FOUNDATIONS
This book integrates proven methods from:
- Customer Development (Steve Blank) - The Lean Startup (Eric Ries) - The Mom Test (Rob Fitzpatrick) - Jobs-to-be-Done (Clayton Christensen)
Adapted for practical execution in the Indian context, with a focus on speed, clarity, and real-world applicability.
WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
- College Students exploring entrepreneurship - First-time founders building their first startup - Educators and incubation leaders - Professionals exploring AI-driven products
No prior experience in startups or AI is required.
WHAT YOU WILL BUILD IN 5 DAYS
- A validated, specific problem statement - A clearly defined and evidence-backed user persona - A structured business model with revenue logic - A working AI-powered MVP - Initial traction and real user feedback
THE VENTURE LAB PRINCIPLE
The quality of your startup is determined long before you write your first line of code.
It is determined by: - The problem you choose - The clarity with which you understand it - The discipline with which you validate it
VENTURE LAB ensures you start at the right place.For more details and practical sessions, contact at help@aipraxis.co.in or visit aipraxis.co.in
Best wishes from Amit Singh, Author and Founder at AI Praxis AI Praxis offers free diagnostic
Day 1 - Discover Identify a real, specific, and painful problem. Use the Pain Chain Framework, build a detailed persona, and validate your assumptions through real conversations.
Day 2 - Design Translate the problem into a clear product concept. Develop your Value Proposition, apply Jobs-to-be-Done, and structure your Business Model Canvas.
Day 3 - Validate Test your assumptions rigorously. Conduct deeper customer discovery, identify willingness to pay, and refine your hypothesis with evidence.
Day 4 - Build Create your AI-powered MVP using practical tools. Focus on solving one core problem effectively, not building unnecessary features.
Day 5 - Launch Take your product to real users. Acquire early adopters, gather feedback, and begin the cycle of iteration and improvement.
THE CORE IDEA
A startup is not a product. It is a testable hypothesis:
That a specific user experiences a specific problem, and that a solution can address it better than existing alternatives.
This book shows you how to validate that hypothesis - systematically, quickly, and with clarity.
WHY THIS APPROACH WORKS
Across student programs, incubators, and early-stage ventures, a consistent pattern emerges:
- Founders who start with ideas build products no one uses - Founders who start with validated problems build products people use and pay for
The difference is not intelligence or creativity. It is discipline in problem discovery and validation.
FRAMEWORKS AND FOUNDATIONS
This book integrates proven methods from:
- Customer Development (Steve Blank) - The Lean Startup (Eric Ries) - The Mom Test (Rob Fitzpatrick) - Jobs-to-be-Done (Clayton Christensen)
Adapted for practical execution in the Indian context, with a focus on speed, clarity, and real-world applicability.
WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
- College Students exploring entrepreneurship - First-time founders building their first startup - Educators and incubation leaders - Professionals exploring AI-driven products
No prior experience in startups or AI is required.
WHAT YOU WILL BUILD IN 5 DAYS
- A validated, specific problem statement - A clearly defined and evidence-backed user persona - A structured business model with revenue logic - A working AI-powered MVP - Initial traction and real user feedback
THE VENTURE LAB PRINCIPLE
The quality of your startup is determined long before you write your first line of code.
It is determined by: - The problem you choose - The clarity with which you understand it - The discipline with which you validate it
VENTURE LAB ensures you start at the right place.For more details and practical sessions, contact at help@aipraxis.co.in or visit aipraxis.co.in
Best wishes from Amit Singh, Author and Founder at AI Praxis AI Praxis offers free diagnostic
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