Right now, I don’t have money or resources (literally starting at $0), but I’ve got the hunger to learn and the determination to grind until I figure it out.
share even one or two tips for someone young like me—where to start, what to focus on, and how to build a foundation—I’d be incredibly grateful.
Stop trying to start a business. Get obsessed with one specific problem instead. Find something that genuinely pisses you off in your daily life: a process that's stupid, a service that sucks, a product that barely works. Then become insufferably obsessed with that problem. Research it obsessively. Annoy yourself with it constantly. Real businesses solve real problems that founders are personally angry about. Uber started because the founders were furious about taxis. Airbnb started because the founders couldn't afford rent. The business model comes later - the rage comes first.
Find 10 people online who are already trying to solve your obsession problem (badly) and help them for free. Fix their websites, organize their data, research their competitors, whatever. You'll learn more about the problem in 2 months of actually helping than 2 years of "market research." Plus, when you eventually build something, you'll already have people who trust you and understand what you're trying to do.
Most "entrepreneurs" fail because they're trying to build businesses, not solve problems. Be a problem-solver who accidentally becomes a business owner, not the other way around.
Resources don't matter. Obsession does.
Good luck!
