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Every resource founders actually use, in one library.
The essays, videos, podcasts, books and tools behind every answer across eChai's hubs, from starting up to go-to-market, D2C, founder money and AI, each with a note on why it is here.
What founders use most, ranked by how many answers lean on it.
- The text of the Copyright Act. Section 17(b) says that a photograph taken for valuable consideration at the instance of any... copyright.gov.in Article · Act (PDF) · Starting Up The Copyright Act, 1957 (section 17: first owner of copyright) Copyright Office, Government of India
- An August 2026 guide to the Import Export Code: Rs 500 one-time, issued online on the DGFT portal against your PAN, valid for... calcguru.in Article · 8 min read · Starting Up IEC registration in India 2026 CalcGuru
- An August 2026 guide to forming an OPC through SPICe+: one member and a nominee (Form INC-3), the 120-day residency test, one... calcguru.in Article · 12 min read · Starting Up One Person Company (OPC) registration in India 2026 CalcGuru
- A July 2026 guide for solo service sellers working for clients in India or abroad: nothing is mandatory beyond PAN and paying... calcguru.in Article · 10 min read · Starting Up Freelancing business in India 2026: presumptive tax and LUT exports CalcGuru
- A July 2026 guide to attaching cabs to Uber, Ola or Rapido versus running your own app: each cab needs a contract carriage... calcguru.in Article · 10 min read · Starting Up How to start a taxi business in India: permits and cost CalcGuru
- Business Standard's July 2025 report on the Motor Vehicles Aggregator Guidelines 2025, quoting the rule that a driver onboarded... business-standard.com Article · 4 min read · Starting Up Govt permits surge fares of up to 2x base rate for cab aggregators Business Standard
- Uber's own list of what each of its three partner types needs in India: a driver-owner needs a driving licence, vehicle... uber.com Article · Official page · Starting Up Uber driver requirements (India) Uber
- A July 2026 guide to edible oil: an expeller or cold-press unit is Green category while solvent extraction or refining is Red... calcguru.in Article · 10 min read · Starting Up How to start an oil mill in India 2026: licences and packing CalcGuru
- A July 2026 guide to the asset-light way into logistics, a courier franchise: no courier licence exists, courier services carry... calcguru.in Article · 8 min read · Starting Up Courier franchise in India 2026: models and GST CalcGuru
- An October 2026 explainer of the donor's side of a non-profit's tax status: which gifts earn a 100% or 50% deduction, the 10%... calcguru.in Article · 10 min read · Starting Up Section 80G donations under the Income-tax Act 2025 CalcGuru
- An August 2026 guide to music licences: playing music at a business or event is a communication to the public needing PPL for... calcguru.in Article · 12 min read · Starting Up Music licence for business in India 2026: PPL, IPRS and Novex CalcGuru
- How Shorts ad revenue is pooled and shared. Revenue from the Shorts feed goes into a Creator Pool split by each creator's share... support.google.com Article · Help page · Starting Up YouTube Shorts monetization policies YouTube Help
- YouTube's rule for AI in your videos: realistic AI-generated or altered content must be labelled at upload, such as a real... support.google.com Article · Help page · Starting Up Disclosing use of GenAI content YouTube Help
- Every channel, wherever it is, must tell YouTube whether its videos are made for kids under YouTube's agreement with the US FTC... support.google.com Article · Help page · Starting Up Determining if your content is 'made for kids' YouTube Help
- The official steps to create a channel from a Google account, with YouTube's own Creator Basics video on creating and... support.google.com Article · Help page and video · Starting Up Create a YouTube channel YouTube Help
- The UAE government's own page on setting up in a free zone: choosing the legal entity, the trade name, and links to each free... u.ae Article · Official guide · Starting Up Starting a business in a free zone (UAE government portal) UAE Government
- The official sequence for a mainland (onshore) company: business activity, legal form, trade licence and trade name, initial... u.ae Article · Official guide · Starting Up Steps to start a business on the mainland (UAE government portal) UAE Government
- Explains Federal Decree-Law No. 26 of 2020, in force from early 2021, which lets a foreign investor own 100 per cent of most... u.ae Article · Official guide · Starting Up Full foreign ownership of commercial companies (UAE) UAE Government
- The UAE government's summary of corporate tax: 0 per cent on taxable income up to AED 375,000 and 9 per cent above it,... u.ae Article · Official guide · Starting Up Corporate tax in the UAE UAE Government
- The RBI's rules on how much a resident individual can send abroad: up to USD 250,000 a financial year under the Liberalised... rbi.org.in Article · Regulation · Starting Up Master Direction: Liberalised Remittance Scheme (RBI) Reserve Bank of India
- The DGFT's page for the Foreign Trade Policy 2023 and its Handbook of Procedures, which set what can be exported or imported... dgft.gov.in Article · Official policy · Starting Up Foreign Trade Policy (DGFT) Directorate General of Foreign Trade
- Explains the four ways an exporter gets paid, from cash in advance (no credit risk) to letters of credit, documentary... sell.amazon.in Article · Guide · Starting Up Payment terms in export: a guide to international payment methods Amazon Global Selling
- SEBI's own announcement of the rules every private fund in India is registered under: three categories of Alternative... sebi.gov.in Article · Press release · Starting Up SEBI notifies SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 Securities and Exchange Board of India
- A law firm's question-by-question guide to forming a fund under SEBI's AIF rules: the categories, Rs 20 crore minimum corpus... ksandk.com Article · Guide · Starting Up PE and VC fund formation in India: AIF legal FAQ guide King Stubb & Kasiva
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