What motivated you and your co-founder to launch Ajelix under a strict zero-budget pact?

Agnese Jaunošāne
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Co-Founder & CEO at Ajelix

Niche: SaaS
Revenue: Approx. USD 65,000/month
Location: Riga, Latvia
Started: 2022

We deliberately agreed from day one not to invest outside capital or purchase paid advertising. Coming into software with no formal marketing background, we recognized that spending money on ads before mastering product-market alignment would simply mask product flaws. Learning every operational function organically forced us to understand our users deeply, prioritize authentic customer problem-solving, and build sustainable unit economics without artificial capital cushions.

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