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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.

  1. SEBI's own data on commitments raised and investments made by AIFs, by category. It shows the scale of the market a new fund... sebi.gov.in Article · Data · Starting Up Alternative Investment Funds: statistics (SEBI) Securities and Exchange Board of India
  2. The regulator for GIFT City's international financial services centre, which registers fund management entities and funds aimed... ifsca.gov.in Article · Official site · Starting Up International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) IFSCA
  3. Airbnb's own page on what it charges. Under the split fee most hosts pay 3% and guests pay 14.1% to 16.5%; Airbnb is moving... airbnb.co.in Article · Help page · Starting Up Airbnb service fees Airbnb
  4. The Ministry of Tourism's national standards for classifying a B&B or homestay: from 1 to 6 lettable bedrooms (12 beds), with... nidhi.tourism.gov.in Article · PDF guidelines · Starting Up Incredible India Bed and Breakfast and Homestay classification guidelines Ministry of Tourism
  5. The Ministry of Women and Child Development's standard for a creche, issued in 2018 under the Maternity Benefit Act (this copy... aiu.ac.in Article · PDF guidelines · Starting Up National minimum guidelines for setting up and running creches Ministry of Women and Child Development
  6. A law firm's summary of why employers need creches: the 2017 amendment to the Maternity Benefit Act made a creche mandatory for... khaitanco.com Article · Article · Starting Up Ministry of Women and Child Development issues guidelines for setting up creche facilities Khaitan & Co
  7. NCERT's national curriculum for children aged 3 to 8, written under NEP 2020. It is what a preschool's play-based programme... ncert.nic.in Article · PDF framework · Starting Up National Curriculum Framework for the Foundational Stage 2022 NCERT
  8. A legal explainer of the creche guidelines and what employers must provide, useful when you are writing a corporate daycare... livelaw.in Article · Article · Starting Up National guidelines for creches set up under the Maternity Benefit Act LiveLaw
  9. BIS's hub for gold and silver hallmarking: the Hallmarking Regulations, the Mandatory Hallmarking Order and its amendments, the... bis.gov.in Article · Official page · Starting Up Hallmarking overview (Bureau of Indian Standards) Bureau of Indian Standards
  10. The export promotion council for gems and jewellery, which exporters join and which runs the trade shows where buyers are met. gjepc.org Article · Official site · Starting Up Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) GJEPC
  11. MahaRERA's guidance for anyone who brings buyers and sellers together for a fee: under the RERA Act that person is a real... maharera.maharashtra.gov.in Article · Official page · Starting Up Guidance for agents (MahaRERA) Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority
  12. MahaRERA's page on the training and exam an agent takes in Maharashtra, with the list of training institutes and exam... maharera.maharashtra.gov.in Article · Official page · Starting Up Agent training (MahaRERA) Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority
  13. A clear summary of the Ministry of Power's 2024 guidelines: setting up and running a charging station is a de-licensed activity... mercomindia.com Article · Article · Starting Up Ministry of Power releases EV charging infrastructure guidelines Mercom India
  14. A second summary of the 2024 charging guidelines from the power sector's trade journal, useful for the connection timelines and... powerline.net.in Article · Article · Starting Up Ministry of Power releases guidelines for EV charging infrastructure 2024 Power Line
  15. The government's May 2026 update on charging subsidies: PM E-DRIVE has Rs 10,900 crore in all, with Rs 2,000 crore earmarked... heavyindustries.gov.in Article · Press release PDF · Starting Up National conference on EV charging infrastructure under PM E-DRIVE (May 2026) Ministry of Heavy Industries
  16. The Ministry of Tourism's voluntary star classification scheme, with the full list of licences an operating hotel must show:... nidhi.tourism.gov.in Article · PDF guidelines · Starting Up Hotel and resort star classification guidelines Ministry of Tourism
  17. The RBI's 2012 guidelines that let non-bank companies, authorised by the RBI, set up and run ATMs. Only these white label... rbi.org.in Article · Regulation · Starting Up White Label ATMs in India: guidelines (RBI) Reserve Bank of India
  18. An authorised white label ATM operator's own site, with its franchise partner and rent-your-space programmes, and a standing... india1payments.in Article · Company site · Starting Up India1 Payments (white label ATM operator) India1 Payments
  19. Report of the interchange increase from 1 May 2025: Rs 19 per cash withdrawal (previously Rs 17) and Rs 7 per non-financial... business-standard.com Article · News · Starting Up RBI hikes ATM withdrawal fees; higher charges from May 1 Business Standard
  20. A December 2025 analysis of why ATMs are a squeezed business even after the hike to Rs 19: smaller notes and recyclers have... business-standard.com Article · Analysis · Starting Up The ATM interchange conundrum: how to make the channel viable again Business Standard
  21. NDDB's guidance on feeding dairy animals, including ration balancing, bypass protein and quality-marked cattle feed, which... nddb.coop Article · Official page · Starting Up Animal nutrition (NDDB) National Dairy Development Board
  22. A scheme run through NDDB for larger dairy entrepreneurs: 50% capital subsidy limited to Rs 2 crore for sheds, equipment and... nddb.coop Article · Scheme page · Starting Up Establishment of breed multiplication farms (NDDB) National Dairy Development Board
  23. December 2025 report that the revised Schedule M good manufacturing practice deadline for MSME drug makers (turnover of Rs 250... business-standard.com Article · News · Starting Up Health ministry unlikely to extend Schedule M GMP deadline for MSME pharma Business Standard
  24. The January 2025 report of the one-year extension for drug makers under Rs 250 crore turnover, and the conditions attached: a... medicaldialogues.in Article · News · Starting Up Health Ministry grants additional one year relief to MSME pharma companies to upgrade facilities under Schedule M Medical Dialogues

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