This document provides advice and strategies for bootstrapping a startup with little initial capital. It discusses leveraging personal finances, selling services on the side, keeping overhead low, tapping relationships for discounted services, using interns and contractors to reduce costs, focusing on sales, and seeking government grants and crowdfunding as sources of early funding. While start-up capital is not the strongest predictor of success, companies with more seed money are able to grow larger by employing more people and generating more revenue. The document recommends bootstrapping forces entrepreneurs to prioritize and make the most of their resources to build a business.