How to start a business with almost No Money: Bootstrap Blueprint: 1 - Softcover

Mendez, Andrine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1836547501 ISBN 13: 9781836547501

Publisher: Work in Progress Publications, 2025

Synopsis

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.

Get Ready to Take Action:
This book is your roadmap, complete with real stories, step-by-step guides, and tools to get started. Available for Kindle in February 2025, with a paperback edition to follow. Early buyers will receive exclusive bonuses, including discounted pre-order pricing and access to the author’s private mentoring group.

Don’t wait—start your entrepreneurial journey today!

About this title

About the Author

Andrine Mendez is an entrepreneur, marketer, and speaker with 15+ years of experience building startups across industries. From a successful exit in digital advertising to launching a green mobility startup, Andrine shares practical insights from his journey. His book offers a blueprint for starting a business with limited resources, inspired by his own story of resilience and growth.

Edition details

• Publisher: Work in Progress Publications
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1836547501
• ISBN 13: 9781836547501
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 145