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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. The official government registry that lets you filter incubators by sector, stage and location, the fastest way to find a... Startup India / Government of India Tool · Searchable directory · Starting Up Startup India, Find an Incubator (DPIIT registry) Startup India (DPIIT) In 9 answers
  2. This is a ready-to-fill IP assignment and confidentiality agreement hosted on the government's own Startup India portal, so it... Startup India (startupindia.gov.in) Template · 6-page fillable template · Starting Up Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement Template (India) Startup India (Invest India) In 9 answers
  3. The only honest way to answer "is SEO working" is to look at real search data, and Google Search Console is the free,... Google Tool · Free web tool · Starting Up Google Search Console Google In 9 answers
  4. Tally's own price page for TallyPrime, the accounting software most Indian CAs already use. Silver for one PC is Rs 750 a... tallysolutions.com Tool · Pricing page · Starting Up Buy TallyPrime: plans and prices Tally Solutions In 9 answers
  5. The official front door for the most common sector licence founders need, food, plus a reminder that regulated sectors each... Government of India (foscos.fssai.gov.in / rbi.org.in) Tool · portal · Starting Up FoSCoS, Apply for FSSAI Licence / Registration & Sector Regulators FSSAI (and RBI for fintech) In 8 answers
  6. The dedicated on-ramp for DPIIT startups to list innovative products even without a pre-existing category, and the mechanism... gem.gov.in Tool · program page + onboarding · Starting Up GeM Startup Runway, Sell Directly to Government Buyers Government e-Marketplace (GeM) In 8 answers
  7. This is the checklist and the template in one, written for Indian Pvt Ltd reality, not a US Delaware copy-paste. It walks all... iPleaders Template · 25 min read · Starting Up Co-Founder Agreement for Indian Startups: Clauses and Template (2026) iPleaders In 8 answers
  8. The fastest path from a spreadsheet to a polished mobile or internal app, used by 100k+ companies. When your data lives in... glideapps.com Tool · platform · Starting Up Glide, Apps From Spreadsheets Glide In 7 answers
  9. 100X.VC pioneered the iSAFE, India's answer to the US SAFE, and offers the standardized document plus a plain explanation.... 100X.VC Tool · template + explainer · Starting Up iSAFE: The Founder-Friendly Fundraising Instrument for Early-Stage Founders 100X.VC In 7 answers
  10. The largest and most credible free co-founder matching platform in the world, with vetted founders and 100,000+ matches made.... ycombinator.com Tool · Free platform, ongoing · Starting Up Y Combinator Co-Founder Matching Y Combinator In 7 answers
  11. The official SISFS portal. The scheme gave early DPIIT-recognised startups up to Rs 20 lakh as a grant for proof of concept and... Seed Fund Portal (seedfund.startupindia.gov.in) Tool · Application portal · Starting Up Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), Official Portal DPIIT, Government of India In 7 answers
  12. A one-page tool for writing down what you have learned about a customer's jobs, pains, and gains, then checking whether your... Strategyzer Tool · template · Starting Up The Value Proposition Canvas Strategyzer In 7 answers
  13. Airtable is the friendly database that sits under most no-code stacks, and it is where many founders quietly run the first... Airtable (airtable.com) Tool · Starting Up Airtable Airtable (airtable.com) In 7 answers
  14. Lovable is an AI app builder: you describe the website or app in plain words and it builds, hosts and publishes it. Its plans... docs.lovable.dev Tool · Starting Up Lovable plans and credits Lovable In 7 answers
  15. Notion's plans: databases inside the same pages as your docs and wiki, for a small team whose records sit next to written... notion.com Tool · Pricing page · Starting Up Notion pricing Notion In 7 answers
  16. The native way to set genuinely market-specific pricing and currency per country from a single Shopify backend, instead of a... shopify.com Tool · D2C Shopify Markets, Sell to Multiple Markets from One Store Shopify In 7 answers
  17. AiSensy's WhatsApp API plans for Indian businesses: a Free Forever plan without broadcasts, Basic at ₹1,500 a month,... aisensy.com Tool · 5 min · D2C AiSensy Pricing AiSensy In 7 answers
  18. The same page as shown in India, in rupees: free plan on a Flash-Lite model with Deep Research, Gemini Live and Gemini... gemini.google Tool · How Founders Use AI Google AI plans (India) Google In 7 answers
  19. A free browser editor with watermark-free 1080p exports, captions and a voice recorder, enough to assemble the clips. clipchamp.com Tool · How Founders Use AI Microsoft Clipchamp pricing Microsoft In 7 answers
  20. NIDHI is the DST umbrella that funds ideas and prototypes through campus incubators, the most realistic path for student and... NIDHI, DST (nidhi.dst.gov.in) Tool · Programme directory · Starting Up NIDHI, DST's Umbrella for Student & Early-Stage Grants (PRAYAS, Seed Support, EIR) Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India In 6 answers
  21. The single primary source for all Indian IP filing and search, patents, trademarks, designs, and links to copyright. Skip the... Government of India (ipindia.gov.in) Tool · portal · Starting Up IP India, Official Portal (Patents, Trademarks, Designs, Copyright) Office of the CGPDTM In 6 answers
  22. This is the canonical, industry-standard answer to 'how much equity for an advisor', a free, ready-to-sign template used by... Founder Institute (fi.co) Tool · short · Starting Up The FAST Agreement (Founder / Advisor Standard Template) Founder Institute In 6 answers
  23. A living, India-first answer to 'where do I actually meet founders?', eChai has run founder meetups, dinners, demo days and... eChai Ventures Tool · short · Starting Up eChai Ventures, Founder Community & Events Across 25+ Cities eChai Ventures In 6 answers
  24. This is the primary channel for selling products and services to the Indian government, a Section 8 company under the Ministry... gem.gov.in Tool · self-serve portal + onboarding modules · Starting Up Government e-Marketplace (GeM), Official Seller Portal Government e-Marketplace (GeM) In 6 answers

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