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Realistic planning for any founder · Any business

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Most founders find out they were underprepared after they've already spent the money. Zero2Built tells you what your business will actually take — before you find out the hard way. Answer a few questions. Get your complete founder playbook in minutes.

💻 Tech & Digital
🏪 Brick & Mortar
🤝 Service Business
❤️ Nonprofit
🏠 Real Estate
🎨 Creative
63 Founders Planning Smarter
Any Business. Any Stage.
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What founders are saying
"I thought I needed $15K to launch. Zero2Built showed me I was already $40K short before I'd spent a dollar. That conversation saved me from a serious mistake."
— Founder, Tech Startup · United States
"The first 10 customers roadmap alone was worth it. Specific communities, specific opening lines — not generic advice. I had my first client within two weeks."
— Founder, Service Business · United Kingdom
"Every other tool gave me a generic business plan template. Zero2Built actually understood my specific situation and told me things I didn't want to hear but needed to know."
— Founder, Nonprofit · Canada
What you get for $79
11 Personalized Deliverables
Built from your specific answers. Not templates. Not generic advice.
🔍
Nova AI Analysis
Your most important insight, biggest risk, and exact next steps — specific to your business idea.
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Real Cost Ranges
Lean and funded cost scenarios built from your actual inputs — not industry averages.
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90-Day Marketing Plan
Specific channels, tactics, and budget allocation for your exact business type and customer.
🛠️
Tech Stack & Tools
The exact tools recommended for your business type, skill level, and budget — with costs.
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30-Day Launch Playbook
Week-by-week actions specific to your stage, team, and budget. No generic advice.
🎯
First 10 Customers
Exactly where your first customers are right now and the opening line to reach them.
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Investor Narrative
A funding story framework built around your specific business, market, and ask.
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Funding Options & Banking
Realistic funding paths for your stage and budget — including the ones most founders miss.
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Accelerator Matches
Programs that actually fit your business type, stage, and region — not just the famous ones.
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Startup Toolkit
A curated set of tools to run your business from day one — matched to your budget and type.
⚠️
Red Flags & Reality Check
The honest problems with your plan that most tools won't tell you — before you spend the money to find out yourself.
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Zero2Built · Founder Playbook

Your complete
founder playbook
starts here.

Answer a few honest questions about your business. Zero2Built builds you a personalized plan — real cost ranges, a 90-day marketing strategy, your first 10 customers, funding options, and more. Takes about 4 minutes. Works for any type of business, anywhere in the world.

Built by a founder, for founders. Every other tool exists to get you on a sales call or sell you a template. Zero2Built exists to give you the truth about what your business will actually take — so you can plan, pitch, and build with confidence.
Where are you right now?
💡
Just an idea
Haven't built or spent anything yet
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Validating
Talking to potential customers, testing the concept
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Ready to build
Validated my idea, ready to invest and launch
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Rebuilding
Have a version one, planning a proper rebuild
Describe your business in one sentence
This makes every part of your report specific to YOUR idea — not a generic template.
Stage 2 · Business Type

What kind of
business are
you building?

Your business type shapes everything — your costs, your team, your marketing approach, and your funding options. Every category gets a completely different estimate and plan.

Choose your business category
💻
Tech / Digital
Software, app, marketplace, fintech, e-commerce
🏪
Brick & Mortar
Salon, restaurant, retail, fitness, trades
🤝
Service Business
Consulting, agency, coaching, insurance
🎨
Creative / Content
Media, brand, events, photography, design
❤️
Nonprofit / Social
501c3, community organization, foundation
🏠
Real Estate
Brokerage, property management, investment
🎬
Creator & Content
YouTube, TikTok, podcast, newsletter, multi-platform
Who is your primary customer?
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B2B — Businesses
Companies, institutions, enterprises, organizations
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B2C — Consumers
Individual people, end users, the general public
Where are you building from?
📋 Nonprofit note: Nonprofits have unique startup costs — IRS 501(c)3 filing fees ($275–$600), state registration, board formation, and grant infrastructure setup. Your estimate will reflect these specific costs instead of typical business expenses.
⚠ Financial product note: Building financial products carries significant compliance costs — state money transmitter licenses, anti-money laundering and know-your-customer requirements, and potential banking partnerships. Budget an additional $15,000–$50,000+ for legal and compliance work before writing a line of code.
Stage 3 · Team & Skills

What can you
do yourself
right now?

This is where most founders get the math wrong. What you can build versus what you need to hire for changes your total cost range dramatically. Be honest here.

Your technical or operational skill level
🙋
Non-technical
Need to hire or outsource everything
⚙️
No-code capable
Can use Bubble, Webflow, Shopify, and similar tools
💻
I can build it
Developer, technical founder, or experienced builder
Your team structure
🧍
Solo founder
Just me, hiring contractors as needed
🤝
Co-founders
Two to three founders with complementary skills
👥
Small team
Three to six people, mix of full-time and contractors
🏗️
Outsourcing the build
Hiring an agency, development firm, or studio
Available budget
Your starting budget$25,000
How long before you need revenue or your next funding round?
Target runway12 months
Stage 4 · Startup Scope

What does your
launch actually
require?

Select only what is essential to test your core concept. Everything else is a future addition. The fewer items you select, the faster and cheaper your path to launch.

Core product features
User accounts and authentication
Sign up, login, password reset, user profiles
$2K–$6K
Dashboard and core product interface
Main product screens, navigation, primary user flows
$3K–$9K
Payments and billing
Stripe integration, subscriptions, checkout flow
$4K–$12K
Search and filtering
Find content, users, or products within the product
$3K–$9K
Messaging and notifications
In-app messaging, push notifications, email triggers
$5K–$15K
AI and machine learning features
Recommendations, content generation, intelligent automation
$8K–$25K
Admin panel
Internal management dashboard to run your product
$4K–$12K
Third-party integrations
CRM connections, data providers, external services
$6K–$18K
Native mobile app for iOS and Android
True native build — not a web wrapper or no-code tool
$10K–$30K
Target platform
🌐
Web only
Fastest and most affordable path to launch
📱
Mobile first
iOS and/or Android as primary platform
💻
Web and mobile
Full cross-platform presence from day one
Stage 5 · Marketing & Go-to-Market

How will you get
your first
customers?

Most founders budget for the build and forget the go-to-market entirely. Marketing is where most businesses actually run out of money. Be realistic about what you will actually execute.

Primary customer acquisition channels
Organic social and founder-led content
Threads, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn — consistent posting builds audience and pipeline
$0–$1.5K/mo
Paid advertising
Meta ads, Google ads, LinkedIn sponsored content for faster reach
$2K–$8K/mo
Email marketing and newsletter
Beehiiv, ConvertKit, Klaviyo — list building and customer nurturing
$500–$3K/mo
Outbound and cold outreach
Cold email, LinkedIn direct messages, sales development function
$2K–$10K/mo
Search engine optimization and content
Blog, Google My Business, local search, keyword strategy
$1K–$5K/mo
Partnerships and business development
Channel partners, referral networks, co-marketing agreements
$2K–$10K/mo
Events, trade shows, and conferences
Industry events, pitch competitions, community gatherings
$5K–$20K/event

Marketing infrastructure
Marketing website and landing page
Your public-facing site, lead capture forms, search foundation
$500–$3K
Branding and visual identity
Logo, brand guidelines, pitch deck design, photography
$3K–$12K
Customer relationship management tools
HubSpot, Pipedrive — setup and first year subscription
$500–$2.5K

Legal and entity setup
Entity formation — LLC or Corporation
Delaware C-Corporation recommended if you plan to raise venture capital
$500–$2K
Intellectual property protection
Federal trademark filing, basic intellectual property counsel
$1.5K–$6K
Contracts and legal agreements
NDAs, founder agreements, customer contracts, terms of service
$2K–$8K
Monthly budget for software tools and subscriptions
Tools budget per month$500
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