Ahmedabad

eChai Startup Demo Day with GVFL: Hardware Startups special

Name: eChai Startup Demo Day with GVFL: Hardware Startups special
Start: 2024-04-04T18:30:00+05:30
End: 2024-04-04T20:30:00+05:30
Location: GVFL, 1221/1222, 12th Floor, East Wing, Stratum @Venus Grounds, Nehrunagar, Ahmedabad – 380015, Gujarat.

<div>eChai Startup Demo Day is a platform for promising startups from the community to present their ventures, get early feedback and engage with investors, enablers & the community.</div>

eChai Startup Demo Day is a platform for promising startups from the community to present their ventures, get early feedback and engage with investors, enablers & the community.

Thursday, 4 April 2024

6:30–8:30 PM IST

GVFL, 1221/1222, 12th Floor, East Wing, Stratum @Venus Grounds, Nehrunagar, Ahmedabad – 380015, Gujarat.

Ahmedabad

Jatin, Aditya + 11 others went See who came

Hosts & speakers 6

Jatin Chaudhary Host

CEO · eChai Ventures

Aditya Dave Speaker

Founder, Cibos Techno Solutions

Kush Prajapati Speaker

Going 7

Co Founder · Digipple

Aashish Kharwade

Co-Founder · FastHire Manpower Solution

Ashutosh Raval

Founder & Cyber Security Professional ( Offensive Security) · Redhacks1 IT security pvt ltd

Founder · Yhonk Tech Pvt Ltd

Sumit Kasardekar

Founder · The Harsmit Ventures

Starting Up

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Investor updates & relations Should my investor update be different for angels, my seed VC, and a growth fund that passed but wants to stay close? Send everyone the same core update, but keep a separate, tighter version for funds that...

Incubators, accelerators & competitions Which incubators and accelerators give grant money, not just space and mentorship? In India, look past the WeWork-with-mentors variety toward government-backed incubators...

Paid acquisition basics When is it too early to spend on paid ads, and what should I do with that money instead? If you can't yet convert warm, free traffic (friends, communities, organic posts) into...

Incorporation & legal setup What is DPIIT / Startup India recognition and is it worth getting? DPIIT recognition under Startup India is a free government registration that unlocks...

Product design & UX basics My onboarding has too many steps and people drop off before they see value. How do I cut it down? Every screen before the user's first "aha" moment is a place to lose them, so the goal...

Failure, pivots & shutdowns How do I handle the shame and what family and relatives will say when my startup fails in India? The social weight of a failed startup is heavier here, where relatives measure success...

Community-led growth What does a thriving Indian startup community actually look like in practice? Indian communities like GrowthX and eChai grow by putting members around people...

IP, licenses & regulatory Do I really need a privacy policy and terms of service before I launch, or can I add them later? Add them before launch, not later, because a payment gateway, app store, or the DPDP...

Distribution & channel strategy Should I focus on one channel or spread across many? Focus. Early on, pick one channel that shows real traction and pour your energy into...

Founder mindset & resilience How do I keep going when I'm demoralized and want to give up? Demoralization is the actual cause of most startup deaths, not cash, so treat it like...

Polls

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Sales & Marketing What do you run WhatsApp for business on?

Just the WhatsApp Business app 5 votes · 63%

AiSensy 1 vote · 13%

BusinessOnBot 1 vote · 13%

Retner.ai 1 vote · 13%

Interakt 0 votes · 0%

Wati 0 votes · 0%

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Money & Legal How have you funded your business so far?

Bootstrapped 14 votes · 88%

Angel investors 1 vote · 6%

A VC firm 1 vote · 6%

AngelList or LetsVenture syndicate 0 votes · 0%

Venture Catalysts or 100X.VC 0 votes · 0%

An accelerator 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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People & Hiring How do you run payroll and HR?

Keka 2 votes · 67%

RazorpayX Payroll 1 vote · 33%

GreytHR 0 votes · 0%

Zoho Payroll 0 votes · 0%

Kredily 0 votes · 0%

Darwinbox 0 votes · 0%

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Product & Engineering What is your website built on?

A custom build 2 votes · 33%

HTML 2 votes · 33%

WordPress 1 vote · 17%

Shopify 1 vote · 17%

Wix 0 votes · 0%

Squarespace 0 votes · 0%

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Operations How does your team book business travel?

MakeMyTrip 2 votes · 40%

EaseMyTrip 1 vote · 20%

Ixigo 1 vote · 20%

Direct on airline and hotel sites 1 vote · 20%

Cleartrip 0 votes · 0%

Yatra 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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People & Hiring Which accelerator or incubator were you part of?

IIMA Ventures 3 votes · 43%

A state or govt incubator 3 votes · 43%

i-Hub 1 vote · 14%

Y Combinator 0 votes · 0%

Techstars 0 votes · 0%

Antler 0 votes · 0%

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Essentials Which tool do your video meetings run on?

Google Meet 11 votes · 55%

Microsoft Teams 6 votes · 30%

Zoom 3 votes · 15%

Webex 0 votes · 0%

Whereby 0 votes · 0%

Around 0 votes · 0%

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Sales & Marketing What powers your customer support?

That Was AI 1 vote · 100%

Zendesk 0 votes · 0%

Freshdesk 0 votes · 0%

Intercom 0 votes · 0%

HubSpot Service 0 votes · 0%

Zoho Desk 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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Mumbai Real Estate Reality Check: Inside India’s Costliest Market | IBP CLIPS Think School

Fixing AmandaRachLee’s YouTube Channel in 17 minutes The Colin and Samir Show

Want to grow customers? Use referrals - Growth Marketing Mixergy

Is the AI Doom Fever Breaking? (It’s About Time!) Deep Questions

Kite app par position grouping feature: Apni positions ko aasani se track karein The Daily Brief

Episode 261: AI Implementation in Regulated and High-Trust Industries Product Thinking

When to Sell Your SaaS Business: How to Get a 5x Better Offer Startups for the Rest of Us

How to Build Your Own AI VP of Marketing Step-by-Step SaaStr

My Current Longevity Stack The Tim Ferriss Show

China, AI Immigration, Rare Earths & Chips, Tariffs, Markets | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner BG2 Pod

Books

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The Hero with a Thousand Faces Joseph Campbell

Good to Great Jim Collins

Modern Monopolies Alex Moazed and Nicholas L. Johnson

Mastering the VC Game Jeffrey Bussgang

Tested Advertising Methods John Caples

The Startup of You Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha

The Innovator's Hypothesis Michael Schrage

Permission Marketing Seth Godin

An Elegant Puzzle Will Larson

You Can Be a Stock Market Genius Joel Greenblatt

Watchlist

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TV Series Suits Useful on closing deals, managing clients and building a firm and a brand.

TV Series Rocket Boys Inspiring on vision, institution building and backing big bets against the odds.

Film Tucker: The Man and His Dream A classic founder story on innovation, incumbents and idealism.

TV Series Upload Satirizes subscription products, tiered pricing and tech company power.

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

Film The Intern A warm and practical picture of a founder chief executive managing growth and pressure.

TV Series Severance Work-life balance, taken literally.

TV Series Masaba Masaba A look at running a fashion label, building a personal brand and rebuilding a business...

Film Corporate An early Bollywood look at corporate strategy, rivalry and the ethics of winning.

Film Air A superb study of negotiation, conviction and a category defining bet.

AI tools

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Design & images Ideogram

Design & images Adobe Firefly

Coding Replit

Video & audio Synthesia

Assistants Meta AI

Automation & agents Manus

Video & audio Udio

Coding Aider

Video & audio Veo

Design & images Recraft

eChai Partner Brands

eChai Ventures partners with select brands as their growth partner. Together we explore new ideas, open doors, and build momentum across the startup ecosystem.

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