The simplest way we bootstrapped <a href="http://draftss.com" rel="nofollow">http://draftss.com</a> to reach $8k MRR within 10 months is by constantly improvising.<p>We started with a small side-project of providing unlimited graphic design services and fetched customer feedback on what upgrades would they like to see.<p>We kept on doing this every month and every time we come up with something new that customer wants. We also created another product under Draftss where founders can get Free constructive feedback for their landing page UI/UX. (<a href="http://draftss.com/getfeedback" rel="nofollow">http://draftss.com/getfeedback</a>)<p>I think that the right thing to do is to listen to what your customer wants and keep improvising.
Using my late father's inheritance money.<p>Jobs pay terribly where I live. At one point, I actually enquired for a job at KFC because it paid better for degree holders and had more job security.<p>I had intended to sell coffee, but after losing $6000 on that, I had to find a low capex path. Startups were ideal. Growth was fast, low starting capital, less reliance on people like landlords and permits who can screw you however they want. It's also nimble enough that you can just shut down a company and open a new one if things didn't go well with a partner.
sorry, this may seem pedantic, but what do you mean with “how”? I wouldn’t mind telling a short story or giving tips, just not sure what you are looking for in the responses. Financial, technical, organizational, legal, marketing, financial?