Sell stuff around the house nobody uses. Learn to buy and resell.
This is where Sophie started, and it's the best free business in the deck. Your house is full of things nobody uses. Somebody out there wants them. You don't need money to begin because you already own the inventory, which means the only thing you're risking is a few hours. You are also going to learn the most important lesson in business here, and you'll learn it fast: what something is worth has nothing to do with what you think it's worth.
Don't plan. Don't organize the garage. Sell one thing.
Walk around your house with a parent and find one item nobody has touched in a year. Get permission, which is not optional. Clean it, photograph it in good light against a plain wall, and list it or offer it to someone who'd want it.
One sale teaches you more than a month of thinking about it. You'll learn what to photograph, what to say, and how much haggling to expect.
You already own the inventory. That's the whole point.
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Sophie's rule started here, and it's the one line worth memorizing out of this whole deck: you make your money when you buy, not when you sell.
Right now your buy price is zero, so every dollar is profit and it feels easy. That's the trap. The moment you start spending money on inventory, this business gets hard, and the only thing that saves you is knowing what things actually sell for before you hand over cash. Learn that here, while your mistakes are free.
The full Young Founder kit walks you through everything Andre and Sophie learned: how to price what you sell, learn what things are really worth, and grow into buying with confidence. The book, the workbook, the videos, and more.
See what is inside the kitA kid walking dogs in their own neighborhood usually starts between $10 and $18 for a thirty minute walk. Professional walkers average about $21 for the same walk.
Read the answerLess than almost anyone expects, and for a lot of these ideas the honest answer is nothing until somebody has already said yes to a price.
Read the answerTen people who already know them, one prepared sentence, and an easy way for each of them to say no.
Read the answerFind out whether this is not working or just not fun right now. Those look identical from outside and they need opposite responses.
Read the answerThey are not buying feeding. They are buying a holiday where nobody is quietly worried about the cat.
See the ideaSmall money that arrives every single week without anyone having to be asked again. The cleanest lesson in recurring revenue there is.
See the ideaNobody puts it on the list, and everybody notices once it is done. The before and after photo does the selling.
See the ideaForty minutes, a bucket, and a customer who can see the problem from their front door.
See the ideaA program from Founder's Best Friend. Built for kids 8 to 18 who want something of their own.