Bengaluru

eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru

Name: eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru
Start: 2025-02-09T11:00:00+05:30
End: 2025-02-09T13:00:00+05:30
Location: Draper Startup House Koramangala, Startup Lane, No.384, 1st A Main Rd, 7th Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560095.

<div>Join us for eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru on February 9th, Sunday! <br><br>Connect with fab startups and network with like-minded entrepreneurs in a vibrant, informal setting.<br><br></div><div>Discover new opportunities, share your ideas, and build meaningful relationships within the startup community. </div>

Join us for eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru on February 9th, Sunday!

Connect with fab startups and network with like-minded entrepreneurs in a vibrant, informal setting.
Discover new opportunities, share your ideas, and build meaningful relationships within the startup community.

Sunday, 9 February 2025

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM IST

Draper Startup House Koramangala, Startup Lane, No.384, 1st A Main Rd, 7th Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560095.

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Amar Yahiya Host

Founder · Vedhara

Starting Up

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Valuation, SAFEs & term sheets How do SAFEs and term sheets differ in India versus the US? India can't use the plain US SAFE directly because of company-law constraints, so...

Competitive & market research How do I do competitive research for a brand-new category where there are no direct competitors yet? No direct competitors almost never means no competition, it means you're competing...

Finding your niche / beachhead My beachhead niche is too small to hit even a few lakh in revenue. Did I pick wrong, or do I just expand? A beachhead being small is the point, but it still has to be big enough to fund your...

Distribution & channel strategy My product spreads a bit by word of mouth. How do I make that intentional instead of luck? Word of mouth becomes a system when you figure out the exact moment a user gets value...

Startup finance & accounting How much of my own savings is it actually sane to put into my startup before I raise or make revenue? There's no universal number, but a good rule is: never bet money you'd need for rent,...

Unit economics & modeling How do I calculate CAC (customer acquisition cost) and LTV? CAC = total sales and marketing spend divided by new customers acquired in that period,...

Startup finance & accounting How do I read a P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statement? The P&L shows if you're profitable over a period, the balance sheet is a snapshot of...

Shipping, iterating & roadmap Should we ship an ugly, half-working version now or wait until it feels good enough to be proud of? Ship the ugly version, but be honest about which kind of ugly it is. As a starting...

Mentors, advisors & network How do I write a cold email to a founder or investor I admire that actually gets a reply? Keep it under 120 words, make the ask absurdly specific and small (one question, not...

Startup finance & accounting What are the most expensive accounting and finance mistakes early founders make that only show up a year later? The classics: commingling personal and business money, missing GST or TDS deadlines,...

Polls

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AI Which tool do you vibe code with most?

+10

Claude Code 16 votes · 64%

Cursor 3 votes · 12%

Lovable 3 votes · 12%

v0 1 vote · 4%

Windsurf 1 vote · 4%

Rocket 1 vote · 4%

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Money & Legal Which bank do you use and recommend for your startup?

+25

ICICI Bank 14 votes · 37%

HDFC Bank 9 votes · 24%

Kotak Mahindra Bank 9 votes · 24%

IDFC First Bank 2 votes · 5%

State Bank of India 1 vote · 3%

Yes Bank 1 vote · 3%

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Sales & Marketing Which CRM do you use?

HubSpot 1 vote · 33%

monday CRM 1 vote · 33%

Notion 1 vote · 33%

Salesforce 0 votes · 0%

Zoho CRM 0 votes · 0%

Pipedrive 0 votes · 0%

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Money & Legal How do you manage company spends and cards?

IDFC Business Card 1 vote · 100%

Volopay 0 votes · 0%

Happay 0 votes · 0%

EnKash 0 votes · 0%

Kodo 0 votes · 0%

Zaggle 0 votes · 0%

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Money & Legal Who handles your GST and tax filing?

My CA handles it 7 votes · 100%

ClearTax 0 votes · 0%

Zoho Books 0 votes · 0%

IndiaFilings 0 votes · 0%

Quicko 0 votes · 0%

TaxBuddy 0 votes · 0%

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Sales & Marketing What runs your marketing automation?

HubSpot 1 vote · 25%

MoEngage 1 vote · 25%

Others 1 vote · 25%

Retner.ai 1 vote · 25%

Customer.io 0 votes · 0%

Braze 0 votes · 0%

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Essentials Where does your team keep passwords and secrets?

Google Password Manager 6 votes · 55%

Apple Passwords 3 votes · 27%

LastPass 1 vote · 9%

Dashlane 1 vote · 9%

1Password 0 votes · 0%

Bitwarden 0 votes · 0%

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Operations Which internet provider keeps your team online?

Jio (JioFiber / Jio Business) 9 votes · 50%

Airtel (Xstream Fiber / Airtel Business) 7 votes · 39%

BSNL 2 votes · 11%

ACT Fibernet 0 votes · 0%

Tata Play Fiber 0 votes · 0%

Spectra 0 votes · 0%

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People & Hiring Where do you hire your team from?

LinkedIn 1 vote · 20%

Wellfound 1 vote · 20%

Referrals 1 vote · 20%

A recruitment partner 1 vote · 20%

Internships converted to full-time 1 vote · 20%

Naukri 0 votes · 0%

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Sales & Marketing How do you track product and web analytics?

Google Analytics 6 votes · 46%

Microsoft Clarity 6 votes · 46%

PostHog 1 vote · 8%

Mixpanel 0 votes · 0%

Amplitude 0 votes · 0%

Plausible 0 votes · 0%

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Asks

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Partnerships & BD I'm looking for a strategic partner in my space. Darshan Thakkar

Product & UX Product leader\managers\owners, looking to collaborate on a market research effort for my startup. Need... Chaitanya Joshi

Looking for an open-source video generator for education/ career development program. Riya Shah

Planning Solo Founders Socials at eChai across cities. A lot of founders are building alone. Different... Jatin Chaudhary

Marketing & brand I’m currently exploring opportunities in Ahmedabad. I have 11+ years of experience in Food FMCG and... Chinmay Parekh

Partnerships & BD Looking for a professional video studio in Delhi for a long-term partnership — not a standard booking. We... Mr Mujtaba

Partnerships & BD I'm looking for resellers or agency partners. I'm open to co-marketing or a partnership with another... Pragnesh Shah

Looking forward to connecting with startup folks in Ahmedabad who play cricket. We are hosting eChai... Jatin Chaudhary

Fundraising & investors I'd value help building a tight list of the right investors to approach. Sudheer Panyam

Mentorship & advice I'm looking for a small peer group of founders to think with. Also need mentoring support from... Vivart Patel

Podcasts

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The Best Relationship Advice That Everyone Needs to Hear (From the World’s #1 Love Researchers) The Mel Robbins Podcast

The Most Incredible Transformation I’ve Ever Seen — Jerzy Gregorek on Cerebral Palsy and Coaching The Tim Ferriss Show

Strong Enough Standards, Fitness Maintenance, and the RKC w/ Dan John The Pat Flynn Show

I Built a $250M Fashion Brand From My Car | 12th Tribe Foundr

The Military's Nuclear Submarine Crew Are The Smartest People on Earth Noah Kagan Presents

Try it For 1 Week: Small Ways to Make Your Life Fun & Exciting Again The Mel Robbins Podcast

How AI Will Rewire Consumer Internet | Deep Dives with a16z a16z

How Do I Fix My Motivation System? Deep Questions

How to Bootstrap and Sell a SaaS: 10 Lessons from WebinarNinja Founder Omar Zenhom Startups for the Rest of Us

Pregnant at 14, DC's Top Cop at 39 — The Unbelievable Story of Cathy Lanier The Tim Ferriss Show

Books

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Only the Paranoid Survive Andrew S. Grove

Antifragile Nassim Nicholas Taleb

On Becoming a Leader Warren Bennis

Den of Thieves James B. Stewart

This Is Marketing Seth Godin

Security Analysis Benjamin Graham and David Dodd

The Fearless Organization Amy C. Edmondson

Lean Analytics Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz

Product-Led Growth Wes Bush

Everybody Writes Ann Handley

Watchlist

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TV Series Physical A founder origin story about turning an idea into a personal brand business.

TV Series The Bold Type Light but useful on media, personal brand and ambition in a changing industry.

TV Series Jubilee A rich story about building an entertainment business, fighting for talent and...

Docudrama Valley of the Boom Strong primer on the first internet gold rush, hype cycles and the bust that followed.

TV Series Empire A founder legacy and succession story set in the music business.

TV Series House of Lies A cynical but instructive look at consulting, selling advice and corporate dysfunction.

TV Series Guilty Minds Useful on building a practice, ethics and the business behind the law.

Film Dumb Money A timely look at markets, community and the power of distribution online.

TV Series Succession A family business is still a family.

Documentary General Magic A moving study of timing, vision and how failed companies seed future giants.

AI tools

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Writing & content Copy.ai

Video & audio Sora

Meetings & notes Granola

Data & analytics Julius

Coding Windsurf

Assistants Grok 1 founder use it

Coding Cursor

Video & audio Pika

Design & images Krea

Video & audio Synthesia

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