The AI launch command center for first-time founders

Zero→Open

Nobody tells you how to open a business. ZeroToOpen does. Tell it what you're building and it lays out the permits, the costs, and what to do next — and keeps you moving until the doors open.

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Watch it work.

Two minutes of questions and you get a real plan for your exact business. Here's what that looks like.

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Watch a business go up, brick by brick.

Stage 1 — Plan
Every launch starts as a blueprint.
Tell it your idea and a date. It drafts the plan from there.
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The command center

Wake up knowing exactly what to do next.

Open the app and it shows you where you stand and what to do today. No spreadsheet, no sticky notes.

ZeroToOpen dashboard showing launch progress, countdown, and budget
ZeroToOpen dashboard on a phone
AI built in

A launch expert that never sleeps.

Ask it anything about your launch. It knows what you're building and where you're stuck, and when you ask, it adds the work straight to your plan.

ZeroToOpen Assistant always on
What permits do I need for a food truck in Houston?
For Harris County you'll need: ① Mobile Food Unit permit (City of Houston), ② Food Manager certification, ③ Commissary agreement — plus your sales tax permit. Your target date gives you about 6 weeks, so start with ① this week.
Add those to my checklist
Done — 4 tasks added to your Legal & Licenses stage with due dates working back from opening day. ✓

It also builds your starting plan the moment you finish the wizard:

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Custom checklist

Steps for your kind of business, not a generic template.

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Personalized budget

Honest numbers for what it costs to open and keep running.

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Timeline

Works backward from the day you want to open.

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Compliance guide

The permits and legal stuff, listed before they bite you.

In the app

Every brick is a real task it tracks for you.

The five stages you just scrolled through are the same five stages inside the app. Plan, fund, build, legal, open.

Checklist view with five launch stages
ChecklistYour launch broken into stages, with progress per stage.
Checklist on a phone
ChecklistYour launch broken into stages, with progress per stage.
Budget view comparing funding to costs
BudgetWhat you have versus what you need — always current.
Budget on a phone
BudgetWhat you have versus what you need — always current.
Grand opening

See your name in lights.

YOUR BUSINESS OPEN

Type it and the lights come on. When you're ready to do it for real, the app is free.

Start your launch — free

AI builds your plan in minutes · works on your phone

Questions

Before you start.

Is ZeroToOpen actually free?

Yes. Free account, no credit card required, to build your checklist, budget, and timeline.

What does ZeroToOpen actually give me?

A personalized checklist, budget, and timeline built for your specific business and city — not a generic template. It also builds a lender-ready package when you get to financing, and an AI assistant that knows your plan and can answer questions as you go.

Does it know what permits and licenses I need?

It lays out the permits, licenses, and legal steps for your exact business and location, in the order they actually have to happen — so you're not caught off guard by a six-week permit lead time three weeks before you meant to open.

Is this only for tech startups?

No — ZeroToOpen is built for any first-time business owner: restaurants, retail, service businesses, and more, not just software companies.

How long does setup take?

About two minutes of questions gets you a real, personalized plan.