Explore · The library
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 department's page on which return a proprietor or professional files: ITR-3 for regular business income, ITR-4 (Sugam) for... incometax.gov.in Article · Help page · Starting Up Individual having Income from Business or Profession (AY 2026-27) Income Tax Department In 2 answers
- The official manual for filing ITR-4 on the e-filing portal with pre-filled data, including prerequisites like a PAN linked to... incometax.gov.in Article · Step-by-step manual · Starting Up File ITR-4 (Sugam) Online: User Manual Income Tax Department In 2 answers
- FSSAI's FAQ on registration and licences, linking the current fee structure and setting out requirements such as the... fssai.gov.in Article · FAQ · Starting Up FoSCoS FAQs on Licensing and Registration FSSAI In 2 answers
- The public broadcaster's report of CBDT Circular 07/2026: for AY 2026-27 the return deadline for taxpayers under audit, which... newsonair.gov.in Article · Starting Up CBDT extends I-T return filing deadline for audit cases to November 21 News On AIR (All India Radio) In 2 answers
- A walk through ITR-6 schedule by schedule, including the rule that a company's return must be filed electronically under a... cleartax.in Article · Starting Up ITR-6: Who Should File and How to File ClearTax In 2 answers
- The history of the threshold from Rs 500 crore in 2020 to Rs 5 crore in August 2023, the 30-day rule from 1 April 2025, and the... tallysolutions.com Article · Starting Up Understanding the current e-invoicing turnover limit in India Tally Solutions In 2 answers
- Step-by-step registration of a TAN holder on the income tax e-filing portal, which links to TRACES and is needed to file and... incometax.gov.in Article · Starting Up Tax deductor and collector: registration on the e-filing portal Income Tax Department In 2 answers
- What a DPIIT startup pays in statutory IP fees today, and the note that the SIPP professional-fee scheme expired on 31 March... intepat.com Article · Starting Up Startup IP Costs in India: Statutory Fees Intepat In 2 answers
- Carta's March 2026 data on how founders' ownership falls through each round and how teams split equity: the median founding... carta.com Article · Report · Starting Up 2026 Founder Ownership Report Carta In 2 answers
- The official page for CGSS, which guarantees loans, venture debt and working capital given to DPIIT-recognised startups by... startupindia.gov.in Article · Scheme page · Starting Up Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) Startup India In 2 answers
- An April 2026 worked example, with a tax expert, of how the Labour Codes' uniform definition of wages (basic, DA and retaining... businesstoday.in Article · ~6 min read · Starting Up Earning Rs 6 lakh a year? Your in-hand salary after the new labour codes Business Today In 2 answers
- A current table of the new and old regime slabs for FY 2026-27: under the new regime no tax is payable on income up to Rs 12... bankbazaar.com Article · ~10 min read · Starting Up Income tax slabs and rates for FY 2026-27 (AY 2027-28) BankBazaar In 2 answers
- Google's own guide to the method it uses: ambitious objectives, key results graded on a 0 to 1.0 scale, a target of 0.6 to 0.7,... rework.withgoogle.com Article · Guide · Starting Up Set goals with OKRs (Google re:Work) Google re:Work In 2 answers
- A short definition of an OKR with worked examples of objectives and key results, from the Measure What Matters team. whatmatters.com Article · Article · Starting Up What is an OKR? Meaning, definition and examples What Matters In 2 answers
- A clear walk-through of David Allen's Getting Things Done method: capture everything in one trusted list, decide the next... todoist.com Article · Guide · Starting Up Getting Things Done (GTD): a step-by-step guide Todoist In 2 answers
- A free daily newsletter explaining one business or finance story in plain English in under three minutes, read by more than... finshots.in Article · Daily newsletter · Starting Up Finshots Finshots In 2 answers
- A subscription publication of one deeply reported business story a day on Indian companies, with subscriber newsletters on... the-ken.com Article · Subscription publication · Starting Up The Ken: plans The Ken In 2 answers
- Zapier's tested roundup from 15 September 2026: Google Forms as the 100% free pick, Jotform for templates, Typeform for... zapier.com Article · 20 min read · Starting Up The 11 best online form builder apps in 2026 Kiera Abbamonte, Zapier In 2 answers
- Google's help page for appointment schedules: a booking page from a personal or Workspace account, payments through Stripe, up... support.google.com Article · Starting Up Learn about appointment schedules in Google Calendar Google In 2 answers
- A side-by-side test from June 2026: Google Calendar appointment scheduling comes free with any Google account, while Calendly... zapier.com Article · 10 min read · Starting Up Calendly vs. Google Calendar: Which should you choose? Katie Paterson, Zapier In 2 answers
- A chartered accountant's side-by-side of the two packages Indian businesses most often choose between, across fifteen... patronaccounting.com Article · 7 min read · Starting Up Zoho Books vs TallyPrime 2026: Complete Comparison for Indian SMEs CA Puja Pradhan, Patron Accounting In 2 answers
- TechCrunch's January 2026 report on Emergent, the Indian AI app builder, raising $70 million from SoftBank and Khosla Ventures.... techcrunch.com Article · 5 min read · Starting Up Indian vibe-coding startup Emergent triples valuation to $300M with $70M fundraise Jagmeet Singh In 2 answers
- A March 2026 explainer of the One Person Company limits: OPCs used to be forced to convert once turnover passed Rs 2 crore or... razorpay.com Article · 6 min read · Starting Up OPC turnover limit: the old conversion rule and what changed in 2021 Razorpay Rize In 2 answers
- A clean, jargon-free breakdown of what each P&L line actually means, a good first read before you look at your own statement... Bank of America Business Article · D2C How to Read and Understand a Profit and Loss Statement Bank of America Business In 2 answers
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Go-to-market, from breaking in to how the best teams do it.
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Building a direct-to-consumer brand, India-first.
Wealth
Paying yourself, ESOPs, secondaries, and de-risking founder wealth.
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