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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.
- This piece is built entirely around the phrase super-specific who, consumer-side evidence for the same logic our short answer... Lenny's Newsletter Article · ~12 min read · Starting Up How to kickstart and scale a consumer business: Step 2, Identify your super-specific who Lenny Rachitsky In 2 answers
- This framework explains why the next ring of users you are chasing often behaves nothing like your current best users, and why... Bangaly Kaba, on Andrew Chen's blog Essay · Starting Up The Adjacent User Theory Bangaly Kaba In 2 answers
- Chen's core claim, that the next big network product always looks like it is for a small, tight niche at first, is directly... Andrew Chen (andrewchen.com) Essay · 20 min read · Starting Up The Cold Start Problem, Chapter One preview Andrew Chen In 2 answers
- If your answer is going to be 'follow the money,' this gives you the vocabulary sales teams use to actually find that person.... MEDDICC Article · Starting Up The Economic Buyer MEDDICC In 2 answers
- This forces you to decide how you will define and select your supply side, not just that you should. It compares three... Andreessen Horowitz Article · Starting Up Marketplace Supply Strategy: Comprehensive, Exclusive, or Curated Casey Winters, Anne Lewandowski In 2 answers
- This names your exact situation as one of six named pivot triggers: customers crave the value proposition but can't or won't... Strategyzer Article · 10 min read · Starting Up The Pivot: 6 Situations When It's Time to Change Your Business Model and Value Proposition Strategyzer In 2 answers
- A founder-facing walk through the switch from the Income-tax Act, 1961 to the 2025 Act on 1 April 2026: the single tax year,... Treelife Article · 15 min read · Starting Up The Income Tax Act, 2025 Is Live: Here's What You Actually Need to Know Treelife In 2 answers
- The September 2026 news report of SEBI moving the deadline for older angel funds to switch to accredited-only investors from 8... Outlook Money Article · 4 min read · Starting Up SEBI Extends Angel Fund Compliance Deadline for Accredited Investor Eligibility Outlook Money In 2 answers
- The news report of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs notification G.S.R. 880(E) of 1 December 2025 that raised the small... Business Today Article · 3 min read · Starting Up MCA raises small company limits: Capital to Rs 10 cr, turnover to Rs 100 cr for easier compliance Business Today Desk In 2 answers
- Figma's first business hire, Claire Butler, on how the company built its designer community through stealth, beta and launch... review.firstround.com Article · Starting Up The 5 Phases of Figma's Community-Led Growth First Round Review In 2 answers
- Real cold emails rewritten side by side, showing how cutting the pitch and leading with the reader's situation changes the reply. joshbraun.com Article · Starting Up Before and After Cold Emails Josh Braun In 2 answers
- Steve Blank's definition of a startup as an organisation formed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model, and why... steveblank.com Essay · 8 min · Starting Up What's A Startup? First Principles Steve Blank In 2 answers
- ICICI Bank's own checklist of what to bring for each kind of business: an individual, a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an... icici.bank.in Article · Checklist · Starting Up Documents required for a current account (ICICI Bank) ICICI Bank In 2 answers
- The RBI rule every bank follows when it opens a business account: the documents for a proprietary firm, a company, an LLP and a... rbi.org.in Article · Regulation (updated August 2025) · Starting Up Master Direction: Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016 Reserve Bank of India In 2 answers
- A side-by-side table of the memorandum and the articles under the Companies Act 2013, with the six clauses of the MOA and what... razorpay.com Article · Article · Starting Up Difference between MOA and AOA Razorpay Rize In 2 answers
- A founder-focused guide to authorised capital under Section 2(8) and how to raise it before a funding round: the resolution... treelife.in Article · Guide · Starting Up Increase Authorised Share Capital: Process, Form SH-7 and Stamp Duty Treelife In 2 answers
- The difference between the two capitals in plain words, and the point most founders miss: registration fees and stamp duty are... razorpay.com Article · Article · Starting Up Authorised vs Paid-Up Capital: Guide to Company Registration Razorpay Rize In 2 answers
- A CPA's step-by-step tutorial on fixed and variable expenses, contribution margin, and the break-even point in units and in sales. accountingcoach.com Article · Tutorial · Starting Up Break-even Point (explanation) AccountingCoach In 2 answers
- Google's own steps for creating a profile at business.google.com/add or claiming one that already shows on Maps. It confirms... support.google.com Article · Help page · Starting Up Add or claim your Business Profile (Google Business Profile Help) Google In 2 answers
- The official page on verification: phone or text, email, live video call, video recording or postcard, with Google choosing... support.google.com Article · Help page · Starting Up Verify your business on Google (Google Business Profile Help) Google In 2 answers
- The rules every Business Profile must follow on name, address, category and hours. Breaking them is the commonest reason... support.google.com Article · Help page · Starting Up Guidelines for representing your business on Google Google In 2 answers
- The policy Google judges reviews against: fake engagement, conflicts of interest such as competitors or former staff, off-topic... support.google.com Article · Policy page · Starting Up Prohibited and restricted content (Maps user-generated content policy) Google In 2 answers
- BrightLocal's annual survey of how consumers read local reviews. The 2026 edition finds 97% read reviews, 74% only care about... brightlocal.com Article · Research report · Starting Up Local Consumer Review Survey 2026 BrightLocal In 2 answers
- The long-running survey of local SEO experts on what ranks a business in Google's map pack. The 2026 top factors are primary... whitespark.ca Article · Research report · Starting Up Local Search Ranking Factors 2026 Whitespark In 2 answers
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