Ahmedabad

Validating Your Startup Idea

Name: Validating Your Startup Idea
Start: 2024-07-05T18:00:00+05:30
End: 2024-07-05T20:00:00+05:30
Location: Ahmedabad University, Room No 100, 1st Floor, University Centre, Gate No 12, University Road, Near Commerce Six Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380009.

<div>eChai Ventures and Venture Studio are hosting an insightful session on "Validating Your Startup Idea" at Ahmedabad University. Founders and mentors will share their valuable insights and frameworks on how to effectively validate a startup idea.<br><br></div><div>This event is designed for early-stage founders and aspiring entrepreneurs, providing the tools and knowledge needed to ensure your startup idea has market potential. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from experienced professionals and connect with like-minded individuals.</div>

eChai Ventures and Venture Studio are hosting an insightful session on "Validating Your Startup Idea" at Ahmedabad University. Founders and mentors will share their valuable insights and frameworks on how to effectively validate a startup idea.
This event is designed for early-stage founders and aspiring entrepreneurs, providing the tools and knowledge needed to ensure your startup idea has market potential. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from experienced professionals and connect with like-minded individuals.

Friday, 5 July 2024

6:00–8:00 PM IST

Ahmedabad University, Room No 100, 1st Floor, University Centre, Gate No 12, University Road, Near Commerce Six Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380009.

Ahmedabad

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Hosts & speakers 2

Mayank Patel Speaker

Head - Advisory Services · IBGRID

Sahil Shah Speaker

Founder, Hungrito · VP Marketing, Petpooja

Going 8

Aashish Kharwade

Co-Founder · FastHire Manpower Solution

Jignesh Thakkar

Founder · LoudRevel

Kirtiraj Jain

Founder · onemile ventures

Volunteer · 99Barkville

𝐕𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐚

Psychologist & Founder · OneWithOneself

Starting Up

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Shipping, iterating & roadmap We ship fast but our codebase is turning into a mess. How much should a two-person startup care about tech debt? Some tech debt is the correct price of learning fast, and paying it all down early is a...

Cold outreach & email How do I cold email my first ten customers when I have no logos, no traction, and no case studies? Early on, your honesty is the asset: say you're building this, you think they have this...

Startup finance & accounting How do I build a simple financial model for a pitch deck without pretending I can predict revenue three years out? Investors know your five-year forecast is fiction; what they're really testing is...

Copywriting & messaging How do I write the copy for my landing page hero section when I have three different types of customers using my product? Pick one. A hero that talks to three people talks to no one, so lead with the segment...

Branding & visual identity How do I name my startup so it's not already taken, is available as a .com or .in, and doesn't get lost on Google? Pick a name you can actually own: check trademark availability, domain, and whether you...

Incorporation & legal setup What is a founders' agreement and what must it actually cover? It's the contract between you and your co-founders that decides what happens when...

Failure, pivots & shutdowns How do I emotionally recover after my startup fails? Grieve it properly, a failed startup is a real loss, and pretending you're fine just...

Selling to enterprises (B2B) When should I move from selling one deal at a time to building a repeatable, scalable sales motion? Systematize only after founder-led selling has proven the same pitch, buyer, and...

No-code & low-code building How do I connect two tools that don't have a native integration without paying for expensive automation plans? Almost any two SaaS tools can talk if at least one exposes a webhook or an API, and a...

Valuation, SAFEs & term sheets How is my startup's valuation actually decided at the early stage? At seed there's no spreadsheet truth; valuation is set by market comps, your traction,...

Polls

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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 What do you send your invoices with?

Zoho Books 2 votes · 50%

Others 1 vote · 25%

Email 1 vote · 25%

Refrens 0 votes · 0%

Zoho Invoice 0 votes · 0%

Vyapar 0 votes · 0%

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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%

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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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Operations Where does your team work from?

Our own office 4 votes · 44%

Work from home 4 votes · 44%

DevX 1 vote · 11%

WeWork 0 votes · 0%

Awfis 0 votes · 0%

91springboard 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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AI Which AI image or video tool do you create with?

Google Veo 5 votes · 38%

DALL-E 2 votes · 15%

Adobe Firefly 2 votes · 15%

Midjourney 1 vote · 8%

Ideogram 1 vote · 8%

Leonardo AI 1 vote · 8%

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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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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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Essentials Which email service runs your work inbox?

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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%

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

How to Write SaaS Copy That Actually Converts: Using Emotion to Drive Trials, Revenue & Retention Startups for the Rest of Us

PRISONER NO MORE: The True Story of Tae Jin Park The Tim Ferriss Show

AI Sells Labor, Not Software — Legendary Investor Elad Gil The Tim Ferriss Show

I lost my s*$t watching this video Mixergy

Circle CEO: 3 Things That Will Transform Stablecoins in 2027 Y Combinator

Inside Modal: NYC's “Monastery for Super Nerds” The Logan Bartlett Show

What Agents That Actually Work Look Like Right Now with Replit's CEO and Founder SaaStr

Fixing His YouTube Income Problem in 27 Minutes The Colin and Samir Show

How to Overcome Social Anxiety | Dr. Nick Epley Huberman Lab

Books

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Venture Deals Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson

Fooled by Randomness Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Slicing Pie Mike Moyer

Market Wizards Jack D. Schwager

Secrets of Sand Hill Road Scott Kupor

Rocket Surgery Made Easy Steve Krug

The Four Steps to the Epiphany Steve Blank

The Design of Everyday Things Don Norman

100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People Susan Weinschenk

The Total Money Makeover Dave Ramsey

Watchlist

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TV Series Made for Love A pointed look at surveillance products and founder god complexes.

TV Series The Wire A deep look at systems, incentives and organizations that any operator can learn from.

TV Series Mismatched Features a young woman determined to build her own app, which speaks to early founder...

Film Maska An Indian story on family business, legacy and choosing your path.

Film 3 Idiots A cultural touchstone on innovation, following your passion and inventing rather than...

TV Series Silicon Valley Four engineers try to build a company without losing the company.

Film Wall Street A classic on greed, mentorship and the cost of shortcuts.

Docuseries Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. A reminder that operators can be manipulated and businesses can unravel fast.

Docuseries Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates A study of how a founder mind approaches problems at scale.

TV Series City of Dreams A succession and power story that rhymes with founder families and control of an...

AI tools

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Meetings & notes Fireflies.ai 1 founder use it

Automation & agents Gumloop

Data & analytics Hex

Assistants Poe

Automation & agents n8n

Assistants Gemini 3 founders use it

Video & audio Synthesia

Coding Claude Code 3 founders use it

Research & search Perplexity

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