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 most practical way to see search and interest trends climbing before they hit newsletters and everyone's timeline.... Exploding Topics Tool · Starting Up Exploding Topics Exploding Topics In 6 answers
- This is the standard free tool for measuring how your page actually performs, and it defaults to a mobile view, which is... Google (web.dev) Tool · A test runs in under a minute per URL · Starting Up PageSpeed Insights Google In 6 answers
- Project based video courses that take you from idea to a shipped app by rebuilding real products like a marketplace or a... No Code MBA (Seth Kramer) Course · Starting Up No Code MBA Seth Kramer In 6 answers
- Replit's agent builds, hosts and fixes apps in the browser, with a database built in. The page lists Core at $20 a month ($18... replit.com Tool · Starting Up Replit pricing Replit In 6 answers
- The DGFT's own portal page for applying for, updating and managing an Import Export Code, needed by anyone importing goods for... dgft.gov.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up DGFT: Import Export Code (IEC) Directorate General of Foreign Trade In 6 answers
- Amazon's own page for registering as a seller in India, with its fee calculator, Fulfillment by Amazon and the seller... sell.amazon.in Tool · Seller portal · Starting Up Sell on Amazon India Amazon In 6 answers
- Vyapar's own plan page. Vyapar is GST billing and inventory built for shops, traders and small manufacturers who bill from a... vyaparapp.in Tool · Pricing page · Starting Up Vyapar plans and pricing Vyapar In 6 answers
- India-built HR and payroll used by small and mid-sized firms. The page lists Essential at ₹2,495 a month including 50 employees... greythr.com Tool · Pricing page · Starting Up greytHR pricing greytHR In 6 answers
- The India-based way to ship cross-border with customs paperwork handled for you, relevant here because it bundles compliant... shiprocket.in Tool · D2C Shiprocket X, Cross-Border Shipping for eCommerce Businesses Shiprocket In 6 answers
- The direct source for Wati's actual current India pricing tiers, check here before trusting a third-party pricing comparison... Wati Tool · D2C Wati Pricing | WhatsApp Business API Wati In 6 answers
- Interakt's WhatsApp and Instagram plans: Growth ₹2,799 a month and Advanced ₹3,799 a month plus taxes, with per-message rates... interakt.shop Tool · 4 min · D2C Interakt Pricing Interakt In 6 answers
- A ready-to-use version of the update format YC recommends to its founders. Removes every excuse for not sending a clean,... Visible.vc Template · copy-paste template · Starting Up Y Combinator Investor Update Template Y Combinator / Visible.vc In 5 answers
- The canonical dynamic-equity framework for fairly splitting ownership based on real contributions before funding, when nobody... slicingpie.com Tool · Framework + software + handbook · Starting Up Slicing Pie: Dynamic Equity Split Model & Calculator Mike Moyer In 5 answers
- The most popular guided path to a Delaware C-corp for global and first-time founders, with Cooley-drafted templates, EIN,... stripe.com/atlas Tool · Guided incorporation service · Starting Up Stripe Atlas: Incorporate your startup (Delaware C-corp) Stripe In 5 answers
- If you plan to register in India, a free handle and a free domain still will not save you if the name is already a registered... mca.gov.in Tool · Starting Up Check Company/LLP Name on the MCA portal Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India In 5 answers
- Once you accept that the spreadsheet lied about your cash, this template makes the timing gap concrete: you enter your real... The Startup Project Tool · Downloadable spreadsheet, 15 to 30 minutes to fill in · Starting Up Startup Runway Calculator Template (Excel and Google Sheets) The Startup Project In 5 answers
- This is the one term sheet to benchmark your own against. YC wrote out the fairest single-page term sheet they could from... Y Combinator Template · 20 min read + Word template · Starting Up A Standard and Clean Series A Term Sheet (with downloadable template) Jason Kwon and Aaron Harris In 5 answers
- A quick, free way to get a first-draft persona document out of your head and onto one page, useful exactly because our short... HubSpot Tool · Starting Up Make My Persona HubSpot In 5 answers
- A fill-in worksheet that pushes you past anyone who could pay into specific, written traits: company size, budget, urgency of... HubSpot Template · Starting Up Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) Guide and Worksheet HubSpot In 5 answers
- Google's free listing that puts your business on Search and Maps with photos, hours, reviews and a link to your site. The page... business.google.com Tool · Starting Up Google Business Profile Google In 5 answers
- Kit (formerly ConvertKit) is email marketing for creators and small businesses. The free plan holds up to 10,000 subscribers... kit.com Tool · Pricing page · Starting Up Kit pricing Kit In 5 answers
- Zomato's own sign-up page for restaurants and home kitchens, listing what you need to go live: PAN, GST number if applicable,... zomato.com Tool · Official page · Starting Up Partner with Zomato Zomato In 5 answers
- Indian payroll software that calculates salaries, payslips and statutory deductions. It is free forever for up to 10 employees,... zoho.com Tool · Pricing page · Starting Up Zoho Payroll pricing (India) Zoho In 5 answers
- MyBillBook's own pricing page. It is GST billing and stock software for small shops and traders, phone first with a desktop app... mybillbook.in Tool · Pricing page · Starting Up myBillBook pricing plans myBillBook (FloBiz) In 5 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.
eChai Partner Brands
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