I wouldn't advise it for others, but I started with no capital. I didn't really need much money to get started. All I really needed was a computer which I already had. If I were smarter I would have had more money saved since I wasn't exactly taking in any revenue in those early months.
I guess I did have a little help here and there in paying the bills from family, but there was never a specific set amount of capital. It was more like "Can someone help me pay this months rent, please?" For whatever reason my family must like me and believe in me since they did help.
On occasion in the beginning I also would so some part time work that wasn't related to my business. I helped a couple of people work on fixing up their homes and other kind of labor to help make ends meet.
Mostly though I self financed everything and started with very little.
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