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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...
Defining your ideal customer What is an ideal customer profile and how do I define mine? An ICP is a precise description of the customer who gets the most value from you and...
Solo founder survival guide When should a solo founder finally bring on a co-founder or first key hire, and how do I do it without regret? Add a partner when a specific, persistent gap is capping the business (you cannot sell,...
Selling to government How do government tenders and procurement actually work for a tiny startup? A tender (RFP/bid) is published on eprocure.gov.in or GeM with eligibility criteria,...
Spotting trends & opportunities As a non-technical founder, how do I evaluate a tech-heavy trend like AI without getting fooled by hype? You don't need to write code to judge a trend, but you do need to separate what the...
Selling to government Do I need certifications or empanelment to sell to a ministry? For GeM, no upfront empanelment, you register, complete vendor assessment for OEMs, and...
Co-founder agreements & equity What must go into a co-founder / founders' agreement in India? Cover equity split, vesting and leaver clauses, roles and time commitment, IP...
Founder-led sales How do I keep a clean sales pipeline and track deals when I am the only salesperson? You do not need a fancy CRM on day one, but you do need one honest place where every...
Building your MVP My MVP needs users to log in, pay, and get notifications. Should I build auth, payments, and email myself or glue together no-code and third-party tools? For a first MVP, buy or borrow everything that isn't the thing you're testing. Auth...

Polls

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Sales & Marketing Which CRM do you use?
Harry Rajput Bhavesh Patel
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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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Sales & Marketing What do you schedule and manage social media with?
Yash Shah Bhavesh Patel Manan Maheshwari
Sprout Social 1 vote · 25%
SocialPilot 1 vote · 25%
Others 1 vote · 25%
Brands.live 1 vote · 25%
Buffer 0 votes · 0%
Hootsuite 0 votes · 0%
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Operations How does your team book business travel?
Jatin Chaudhary Manan Maheshwari Rushabh Shah Kush Prajapati
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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Operations Which courier partner ships your orders?
Anuj Dalal Manan Maheshwari Nandan Shukla
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%
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Sales & Marketing What powers your customer support?
Akshay Solanki
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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Sales & Marketing What runs your marketing automation?
Jatin Chaudhary Yash Shah Rahul Kumar Viraj Rajani
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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Sales & Marketing How do you track product and web analytics?
Darshan Thakkar Akshay Solanki Manan Maheshwari Amish Trivedi Bhavesh Patel Nandan Shukla Ritwik Joshi Viraj Rajani
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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Money & Legal What do you use for accounting and bookkeeping?
Harsh Luhar Rushabh Shah
Zoho Books 1 vote · 50%
Tally 1 vote · 50%
Vyapar 0 votes · 0%
QuickBooks 0 votes · 0%
Refrens 0 votes · 0%
myBillBook 0 votes · 0%
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Operations Which cloud telephony runs your business calls?
Exotel 0 votes · 0%
Knowlarity 0 votes · 0%
MyOperator 0 votes · 0%
Servetel 0 votes · 0%
Ozonetel 0 votes · 0%
Kaleyra 0 votes · 0%
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Sales & Marketing What do you run WhatsApp for business on?
Aishwarya N Rahul Sharma Manan Maheshwari Manish Nayee Rahul Kumar Ritwik Joshi Rushabh Shah Kush Prajapati
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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Asks

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Operations & scaling I am looking for an Operations leader for the next phase at TAFCO. Reach out if you feel you are someone... Ayyan Karmakar
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

Podcasts

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Jerry Colonna Talks About Fred Wilson Jerry Colonna Talks About Fred Wilson Mixergy
Why Physical AI Is the Next Big Opportunity | Deep Dives with a16z Why Physical AI Is the Next Big Opportunity | Deep Dives with a16z a16z
The surprising true story behind “the greatest ad ever made” The surprising true story behind “the greatest ad ever made” Nudge
Jatin Chaudhary
Essentials: Psychedelics & Neurostimulation for Brain Rewiring | Dr. Nolan Williams Essentials: Psychedelics & Neurostimulation for Brain Rewiring | Dr. Nolan Williams Huberman Lab
Pregnant at 14, DC's Top Cop at 39 — The Unbelievable Story of Cathy Lanier Pregnant at 14, DC's Top Cop at 39 — The Unbelievable Story of Cathy Lanier The Tim Ferriss Show
Mozilla Head of Firefox on The Future of Agentic Browsers & Open Internet | Ajit Varma | E300 Mozilla Head of Firefox on The Future of Agentic Browsers & Open Internet | Ajit Varma | E300 The Product Podcast
AI Sells Labor, Not Software — Legendary Investor Elad Gil AI Sells Labor, Not Software — Legendary Investor Elad Gil The Tim Ferriss Show
Building Enduring Companies Outside Silicon Valley | Santiago Suárez of Addi Building Enduring Companies Outside Silicon Valley | Santiago Suárez of Addi a16z
General Atlantic Co-President: How I’d Invest $100 Billion Starting From Scratch General Atlantic Co-President: How I’d Invest $100 Billion Starting From Scratch WTF is with Nikhil Kamath
A MASSIVE Market Melt-Up Is Upon Us! Here's Why A MASSIVE Market Melt-Up Is Upon Us! Here's Why The Pomp Podcast

Books

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Masters of Scale Masters of Scale Reid Hoffman with June Cohen and Deron Triff
Built to Last Built to Last Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras
Jatin Chaudhary
On Becoming a Leader On Becoming a Leader Warren Bennis
The Culture Code The Culture Code Daniel Coyle
Building a StoryBrand Building a StoryBrand Donald Miller
This Time Is Different This Time Is Different Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff
Death by Meeting Death by Meeting Patrick Lencioni
Matchmakers Matchmakers David S. Evans and Richard Schmalensee
The Ascent of Money The Ascent of Money Niall Ferguson
The Little Book of Behavioral Investing The Little Book of Behavioral Investing James Montier

Watchlist

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Docuseries Explained A quick way to understand the systems and markets founders operate within.
Documentary The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley A factual companion to the Theranos story on belief, ethics and investors.
Docuseries Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. A reminder that operators can be manipulated and businesses can unravel fast.
TV Series Severance Work-life balance, taken literally.
Film The Current War A founder rivalry on standards wars, capital and commercializing technology.
TV Series Bombay Begums Strong on women in leadership, finance and the politics of climbing inside a company.
TV Series Physical A founder origin story about turning an idea into a personal brand business.
TV Series Itaewon Class A pure underdog founder story about grit, values and competing with an incumbent.
TV Series The Bold Type Light but useful on media, personal brand and ambition in a changing industry.
TV Series Halt and Catch Fire The people behind the personal-computing and internet booms.

AI tools

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