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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. This is the one scheme built for the exact moment you describe: an idea and no company. NIDHI-PRAYAS funds up to 10 lakh to... NIDHI, Government of India Tool · portal page · Starting Up NIDHI-PRAYAS: Proof-of-Concept Grant for Young Innovators (DST) Department of Science and Technology (NIDHI Programme) In 2 answers
  2. Most privacy policy generators are US-shaped (GDPR or CCPA) and bolt India on as an afterthought. PriView is built India-first... IDfy Tool · 15 min to generate · Starting Up PriView: Free Privacy Notice Generator (by DSCI and Privy/IDfy) DSCI and Privy by IDfy In 2 answers
  3. This is the template to start from instead of copy-pasting a big-company policy. It walks all 13 sections a DPDP-compliant... DPDPA.com Template · 25 min read · Starting Up How to Draft a DPDPA-Compliant Privacy Policy: Template and Section-by-Section Guide DPDPA.com editorial In 2 answers
  4. You connect your Gmail and Signal maps your invisible network against 3M+ founder to VC connections, so you can see which of... NFX Tool · 30 min to set up · Starting Up Signal: the free network map that reveals your intro paths to specific VCs NFX In 2 answers
  5. A friendly form tool for running the interviews, waitlists, and fake door signups that power a no code MVP. You can gauge... typeform.com Tool · Starting Up Typeform typeform.com In 2 answers
  6. Your short answer names the LOI as a real B2B validation signal, and this is a clean, lawyer-built template made for exactly... Common Paper Template · 1 to 2 page template · Starting Up Free Letter of Intent Template Common Paper In 2 answers
  7. When your manual matching works and you finally do need software, this guide plus its no code builder lets you stand up a real... Sharetribe Academy Tool · ~40 min read · Starting Up Create a Marketplace: Build Your Platform in 10 Steps Sharetribe In 2 answers
  8. The free course from the person who coined get out of the building, the core idea that no facts about your idea live inside... Udacity Course · Self-paced, ~8 lessons · Starting Up How to Build a Startup: The Lean LaunchPad Steve Blank In 2 answers
  9. Your short answer says to track outreach like a funnel, and this gives you a free spreadsheet to do it. Log every contact as... Close.com Template · Downloadable templates · Starting Up Sales Pipeline Templates (Excel and Google Sheets) Close.com In 2 answers
  10. A ready made structure for running and logging customer interviews the Mom Test way, so your manual research is captured... Notion Marketplace (GrowthHacking.World) Template · Notion template · Starting Up Problem-Solution Navigator: A Mom Test Based Interview Template GrowthHacking.World In 2 answers
  11. Free templates including the Positioning Canvas and a messaging document you can fill in for your own product. They turn the... aprildunford.com Template · Downloadable · Starting Up April Dunford Positioning Templates April Dunford In 2 answers
  12. A ready question bank organized by interview stage, so you walk into a customer conversation with real questions instead of... Perspective AI Template · Starting Up 60 Customer Discovery Questions (Mom Test-Approved) Perspective AI In 2 answers
  13. Your short answer says give people a simple way to pay, and for Indian founders this is one of the fastest: create a payment... Razorpay Tool · Starting Up Razorpay Payment Links Razorpay In 2 answers
  14. A clear, jargon free explainer of the problem plus practical seeding strategies (single side focus, faking supply,... Sharetribe Marketplace Glossary Tool · 10 min read · Starting Up What Is the Chicken and Egg Problem in Marketplaces? Sharetribe In 2 answers
  15. An all in one, generously free product analytics tool that early teams can set up in minutes, with events, funnels, session... PostHog Tool · Starting Up PostHog Product Analytics PostHog In 2 answers
  16. Your short answer says to watch real sessions, and this is the most common tool for doing exactly that: replaying where new... Hotjar Tool · self-serve tool · Starting Up Hotjar Session Recordings Hotjar In 2 answers
  17. The official, primary source walkthrough for going from an idea to a deployed app inside one AI builder. Because it is the tool... Replit Docs Course · Self paced · Starting Up Vibe Coding 101 Replit Docs In 2 answers
  18. The primary pricing page, so you can budget honestly before committing. Plans are billed in USD, so factor in forex on your... Bubble Tool · Starting Up Bubble Pricing Bubble In 2 answers
  19. Antler runs full-time residencies (including a large India program in Bengaluru) that put dozens of vetted potential... Antler Tool · Starting Up How Antler Facilitates Co-Founder Matching Antler In 2 answers
  20. The ready-to-use questionnaire from the Founder Dating Playbook, covering roles, values, money, commitment, and how you each... First Round Review Template · Starting Up 50 Questions to Explore With a Potential Co-Founder Gloria Lin In 2 answers
  21. A free calculator that turns the benchmarks into concrete grant sizes for a specific role, level, and stage. Plug in your early... Index Ventures Tool · interactive tool · Starting Up OptionPlan by Index Ventures Index Ventures In 2 answers
  22. When a developer needs to walk you through a feature but you are twelve hours apart, a short recorded screen video does what a... Loom (Atlassian) Tool · Starting Up Loom (asynchronous video updates) Loom (Atlassian) In 2 answers
  23. This is a ready-to-use set of lightweight templates for recording why technical decisions were made, so the reasoning survives... GitHub (joelparkerhenderson) Template · Repo with templates · Starting Up Architecture Decision Records: Templates and Examples Joel Parker Henderson In 2 answers
  24. Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent) is a startup focused pond where developers who want to work at early companies actually... Wellfound Tool · Starting Up Wellfound (post a job and hire startup talent) Wellfound In 2 answers

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