Cover for Global Startup Accelerator Programs and Opportunities

S

Global Startup Accelerator Programs and Opportunities

Friday, 28 August 2020

9:00–10:00 PM IST

Hosts & speakers 4

Ani Oganesyan Speaker

Ani Oganesyan, Ph.D., International projects lead at GenerationS corporate accelerator.

Neha Bahl Speaker

CEO, Toronto Business Development Centre

Radhesh Kanumury Speaker

Managing Partner, Arka Venture Labs

Vinutha Rallapalli Speaker

Director of Ecosystem Office, T-Hub

More from the eChai network

While you're here, take a look at what the network is reading, rating, and building with.

Starting Up

See all →

Angel & seed fundraising Should I go through an accelerator like YC or an Indian program to raise, and is it worth the equity? An accelerator is worth its equity if you need the network, the credibility stamp, and...

Grants & non-dilutive funding Do I need a registered company, GST, and a separate bank account before I can receive grant money? For most real grants, yes, and you should sort this before you apply, not after you're...

Social media & personal brand I'm building outside the big startup hubs with no local network, can I still build an audience that matters? Yes, and online is arguably the great equalizer here: a strong feed of useful posts...

Culture, remote & operations How do I write my first company handbook without it becoming dead documentation nobody reads? Write it as decisions and defaults, not policies. One living doc that answers 'how do...

Founder mindset & resilience As a woman founder, how do I stay resilient when I'm carrying bias, doubt, and often a household on top of the startup? The load is genuinely heavier, and pretending it isn't only isolates you further, so...

No-code & low-code building How do I add proper user login and role-based access to a no-code app without leaving my data wide open? The dangerous mistake is hiding data in the UI while leaving it readable through the...

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...

Bootstrapping & profitability Can I really build a successful startup without raising money? Yes, some of India's best companies (Zerodha, Zoho) were built entirely on customer...

Finding a co-founder Should I give a co-founder equity or a salary if they join after I've already started? A true co-founder gets meaningful equity, a cliff, and vesting, and takes real risk...

Talking to customers & user research As a solo technical founder who hates sales calls, how do I do user research without it draining me every week? You don't have to become an extrovert, you have to make research a small, repeatable...

Polls

See all →

Essentials Where does your team chat all day?

+35

WhatsApp 22 votes · 42%

Microsoft Teams 12 votes · 23%

Google Chat 6 votes · 12%

Slack 5 votes · 10%

Zoho Cliq 3 votes · 6%

Discord 1 vote · 2%

See all 14 options → Sign in to vote

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%

See all 12 options → Sign in to vote

Operations Which courier partner ships your orders?

Shiprocket 1 vote · 33%

Blue Dart 1 vote · 33%

DTDC 1 vote · 33%

Delhivery 0 votes · 0%

Ecom Express 0 votes · 0%

Xpressbees 0 votes · 0%

See all 13 options → Sign in to vote

AI Which AI coding tool do you build with?

Claude Code 3 votes · 43%

Cursor 1 vote · 14%

OpenAI Codex 1 vote · 14%

Replit 1 vote · 14%

Lovable 1 vote · 14%

GitHub Copilot 0 votes · 0%

See all 15 options → Sign in to vote

Essentials Which email service runs your work inbox?

+19

Google Workspace 20 votes · 61%

Microsoft 365 (Outlook) 6 votes · 18%

Zoho Mail 6 votes · 18%

Superhuman 1 vote · 3%

Titan 0 votes · 0%

Neo 0 votes · 0%

See all 18 options → Sign in to vote

Money & Legal Who did you incorporate your company with?

LegalWiz.in 3 votes · 60%

A local CA 2 votes · 40%

Vakilsearch 0 votes · 0%

IndiaFilings 0 votes · 0%

ClearTax 0 votes · 0%

Razorpay Rize 0 votes · 0%

See all 14 options → Sign in to vote

AI Which AI assistant do you reach for first?

Claude 3 votes · 60%

ChatGPT 1 vote · 20%

Gemini 1 vote · 20%

Perplexity 0 votes · 0%

Grok 0 votes · 0%

Microsoft Copilot 0 votes · 0%

See all 13 options → Sign in to vote

Sales & Marketing What do you publish your newsletter with?

Mailchimp 3 votes · 33%

Substack 3 votes · 33%

Zoho Campaigns 2 votes · 22%

Brevo 1 vote · 11%

Beehiiv 0 votes · 0%

Kit (ConvertKit) 0 votes · 0%

See all 14 options → Sign in to vote

Product & Engineering Where do you manage projects and tasks?

Jira 2 votes · 33%

Others 2 votes · 33%

Asana 1 vote · 17%

ClickUp 1 vote · 17%

Notion 0 votes · 0%

Linear 0 votes · 0%

See all 15 options → Sign in to vote

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%

See all 10 options → Sign in to vote

Asks

See all →

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

See all →

Trump Asks OpenAI to Stagger Release of New Model, Google Pressures Publishers on AI Licensing

Trump Asks OpenAI to Stagger Release of New Model, Google Pressures Publishers on AI Licensing The Information

This Was The Most Destructive Ad In History

This Was The Most Destructive Ad In History Nudge

How Exa is Building the Perfect Search Engine | Deep Dives with a16z

How Exa is Building the Perfect Search Engine | Deep Dives with a16z a16z

Negotiation Masterclass: 32 Minutes of Proven Negotiation Tactics (B2B Sales)

Negotiation Masterclass: 32 Minutes of Proven Negotiation Tactics (B2B Sales) 30 Minutes to President's Club

How to use Codex as your AI data analyst

How to use Codex as your AI data analyst Marketing Against the Grain

₹2Cr to ₹10Cr: Best Places to Invest in Mumbai

₹2Cr to ₹10Cr: Best Places to Invest in Mumbai Think School

How @VarunMayya is Building a Content and Gaming Empire ft. AEOS

How @VarunMayya is Building a Content and Gaming Empire ft. AEOS Backstage with Millionaires

You Don’t Need To Innovate To Be Successful | FarmVille Creator

You Don’t Need To Innovate To Be Successful | FarmVille Creator The Knowledge Project

D2C 3.0 - How to build a successful brand in India in 2026: Indian Startups News 317 Backstage with Millionaires

The Best 5 Exercises for Every Phase of Life

The Best 5 Exercises for Every Phase of Life The Pat Flynn Show

Books

See all →

Universal Principles of Design

Universal Principles of Design William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler

How Google Works

How Google Works Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg

Founders at Work

Founders at Work Jessica Livingston

Dhandha: How Gujaratis Do Business

Dhandha: How Gujaratis Do Business Shobha Bondre

M

Seductive Interaction Design

Seductive Interaction Design Stephen P. Anderson

Freakonomics Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

The E-Myth Revisited

The E-Myth Revisited Michael E. Gerber

The Psychology of Selling

The Psychology of Selling Brian Tracy

Out of the Crisis

Out of the Crisis W. Edwards Deming

Getting (More of) What You Want

Getting (More of) What You Want Margaret A. Neale and Thomas Z. Lys

Watchlist

See all →

Documentary Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine A critical companion to the Jobs story for founders studying leadership.

Documentary Something Ventured Origin story of venture capital and the founder investor relationship.

TV Series Ozark A dark study of operations, risk management and running a business under extreme pressure.

TV Series StartUp A darker take on what founders will tolerate to keep a company alive and funded.

Film Margin Call A tight study of risk, decision making under pressure and leadership.

Reality Shark Tank India The most influential mainstream show for Indian founders on pitching, valuation and...

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

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

TV Series Start-Up A rare drama built entirely around accelerators, demo days, investors and the cost of...

Docudrama The Men Who Built America A founder history of railroads, oil, steel and finance and how empires formed.

AI tools

See all →

Coding Windsurf

Design & images Canva Magic Studio

Writing & content Grammarly

Meetings & notes Fireflies.ai 1 founder use it

Writing & content Rytr

Design & images Midjourney

Writing & content Copy.ai

Video & audio Pika

Design & images Adobe Firefly

Design & images Stable Diffusion

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.

ES Healthcare Centre

Past events

eChai's Startup Open House in Hyderabad

Jul 2026 · Hyderabad

eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru

Jul 2026 · Bengaluru

FailCode Bengaluru: Failure lessons from startups and operators

Jul 2026 · Bengaluru

Bengaluru Startup Meetup

Jul 2026 · Bengaluru

Scaling Your Startup : Surat edition

Jul 2026 · Surat

Marketing Strategies for Startup Meetup Pune

Jul 2026 · Pune

Women Founders x AI : Ahmedabad edition

Jul 2026 · Ahmedabad

DeepTech Startup Meetup Pune

Jul 2026 · Pune

Surat Startup Meetup

Jul 2026 · Surat

Mumbai Startup Meetup

Jul 2026 · Mumbai

Delhi-NCR Startup Meetup

Jul 2026 · Delhi-NCR

AI x Marketing : Ahmedabad edition

Jul 2026 · Ahmedabad

Ideation and early struggles of a startup founder : Hyderabad edition

Jul 2026 · Hyderabad

AI Cafe | Ahmedabad edition

Jul 2026 · Ahmedabad

Product Growth Playbook : Ahmedabad edition

Jul 2026 · Ahmedabad

eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru

Jun 2026 · Bengaluru

eChai's Startup Open House in Hyderabad

Jun 2026 · Hyderabad

Bengaluru Startup Meetup

Jun 2026 · Bengaluru

eChai Startup Demo Day in Hyderabad with CoKarma

Jun 2026 · Hyderabad

FailCode Ahmedabad: Failure lessons from startups and operators

Jun 2026 · Ahmedabad

eChai Startup Demo Day in Bengaluru

Jun 2026 · Bengaluru

eChai Startup Demo Day in Surat

Jun 2026 · Surat

eChai Startup Demo Day in Pune

Jun 2026 · Pune

FailCode Surat: Failure lessons from startups and operators

Jun 2026 · Surat

Women Founders x AI : Ahmedabad edition

Jun 2026 · Ahmedabad

eChai Startup Demo Day in Delhi-NCR

Jun 2026 · Delhi-NCR

eChai Startup Demo Day in Mumbai

Jun 2026 · Mumbai

FailCode Pune: Failure lessons from startups and operators

Jun 2026 · Pune

AI Cafe : Ahmedabad edition

Jun 2026 · Ahmedabad

Jun 2026 · Ahmedabad

See all past events →

Getting there