How to start a business with almost No Money: Bootstrap Blueprint

What if you could start your dream business with little to no money?
Bootstrap Blueprint: How to start a business with (almost) No money is not just a book—it’s your personal guide to turning your business idea into reality, no matter your starting point. Whether you're a student, professional, or aspiring entrepreneur, this actionable resource is designed to help you take the first step confidently.
Drawing on 15 years of real-world experience, award-winning entrepreneur Andrine Mendez shares lessons from building multiple businesses—from a loyalty card startup to a nationally distributed FMCG brand, a digital agency acquired by a French company, and a green mobility startup. With successes, failures, and everything in between, this book delivers practical advice and actionable steps for anyone ready to start their entrepreneurial journey.
What You’ll Learn:

• Finding Your Why: Start by understanding your motivation and identifying the mindset that will drive your success.
• Idea Validation: Learn how to research, engage potential customers, and define your value proposition.
• Building a Minimum Viable Product (MVP): Create a simple version of your product or service to test the market.
• Funding Your Business: Explore creative approaches to find money and resources, from pitch competitions to government grants and bootstrapping.
• Building the Right Team: Discover how to find co-founders, hire key talent, and partner with reliable vendors.
• Finding Customers: Learn how to engage with your audience early and turn them into paying customers.

What Makes This Book Different?
This isn’t another motivational guide or generic business book. It’s a workbook-style resource packed with actionable steps and real-life examples to help you move from dreaming to doing.
Additional Resources Included:

• Sample founders’ agreements, vendor contracts, and co-founder compatibility questionnaires.
• Templates for creating an MVP, crafting a pitch deck, and defining customer personas.
• Exclusive access to a private online group with Q&A sessions and workshops hosted by the author to guide you through your first steps.

Chapter Highlights:

• Mindset and Motivation: “Your why will keep you going when everything feels like it’s falling apart.”
• Idea Validation: Learn from the mistakes of launching too early without understanding your market, like the story of India’s first web TV.
• Funding: “There’s always free money around you—grants, pitch competitions, and startup support programs. You just have to know where to look.”
• Team Building: Discover how to find co-founders and avoid costly mistakes, like what happened when tensions arose among the founding team of a previous startup.

Who Is This Book For?

• Students exploring entrepreneurship as a career path.
• Professionals ready to break free and start their own business.
• Small business owners and early-stage entrepreneurs looking to scale.
• Anyone with a dream of creating something impactful but unsure where to start.