Most people overthink their first business. They spend months planning, researching, building — and never launch.

Here are 3 businesses you can literally start this weekend with zero dollars:

1. Service arbitrage

Find a skill on Fiverr for $50. Sell it on LinkedIn for $500. You don't need to be the expert — you need to be the connector. Start with logo design, landing pages, or short-form video editing.

2. Content curation newsletter

Pick a niche you're obsessed with. Curate the 5 best links/insights every week. Send it out. Grow on Twitter/X. Monetize at 1,000 subscribers. Cost: $0.

3. Community-led consulting

Know something others don't? Package your knowledge into a paid group. Charge $20/month. 50 members = $1,000/month. You don't need a course — just show up and answer questions.

The pattern: start ugly, start fast, start now.

I write about this stuff every week in Empire Weekly — tactical breakdowns for people who want to start but haven't yet. Free to join.