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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
The hubs
Starting Up
Find an idea, validate it, build, and land your first customers.
GTM
Go-to-market, from breaking in to how the best teams do it.
D2C
Building a direct-to-consumer brand, India-first.
Wealth
Paying yourself, ESOPs, secondaries, and de-risking founder wealth.
How Founders Use AI
How founders actually put AI to work, mapped topic by topic.
Glossary
Plain-language definitions of the startup and VC terms you'll hit.
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