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.
- NITI Aayog's portal where every non-profit, trust, society or Section 8 company, gets a Darpan unique ID on a self-declared... ngodarpan.gov.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up NGO Darpan (NITI Aayog) NITI Aayog
- Spotify's free podcast host: unlimited hosting for audio and video shows, distribution to other podcast apps, analytics and... creators.spotify.com Tool · Product page · Starting Up Spotify for Creators: podcast hosting Spotify
- Apple's hub for podcasters: join Apple Podcasts Connect to list your show, design your artwork to spec, embed episodes, and... podcasters.apple.com Tool · Official site · Starting Up Apple Podcasts for Creators Apple
- The official site of the CSC scheme, under which local operators (VLEs) deliver government e-services to citizens from their... csc.gov.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up Common Services Centres (CSC) CSC e-Governance Services India
- The free, open-source WordPress software you install on your own hosting, so you own the blog, the domain and the data. The... wordpress.org Tool · Download page · Starting Up Download WordPress WordPress.org
- Google's free blogging platform, hosted by Google and connected to AdSense as a host partner, the cheapest way to start writing... blogger.com Tool · Product page · Starting Up Blogger Google
- The RBI's online portal for licence and registration applications, including an NBFC's Certificate of Registration. pravaah.rbi.org.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up PRAVAAH: RBI's portal for applications and approvals Reserve Bank of India
- IATA's page for agencies that want to issue tickets for participating airlines directly and settle through IATA, with three... iata.org Tool · Official page · Starting Up IATA Travel Agent Accreditation IATA
- The Environment Ministry's single-window portal for environmental, forest and wildlife clearances, where a quarry's... parivesh.nic.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up PARIVESH: environmental clearances portal Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- IFRA's library of standards that restrict, limit or prohibit specific fragrance ingredients, the safety reference perfumers and... ifrafragrance.org Tool · Reference library · Starting Up IFRA Standards library International Fragrance Association
- The catalogue of Miyota, Citizen's movement-making business, whose quartz and mechanical movements sit inside many small and... miyotamovement.com Tool · Maker's catalogue · Starting Up Miyota watch movements Miyota (Citizen)
- The government body that licenses explosives magazines, shot firers and petroleum storage, which a quarry that blasts, or a... peso.gov.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) PESO, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- Dubai Multi Commodities Centre's own online setup, which the UAE portal points to: answer what you will do and it builds a... dmcc.ae Tool · Online tool · Starting Up DMCC business setup wizard DMCC
- Customs' own e-commerce gateway where shipping bills and bills of entry are filed and tracked, and where an exporter or... icegate.gov.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up ICEGATE (Indian Customs e-filing) Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
- The government-owned export credit agency under the Ministry of Commerce, which insures exporters against an overseas buyer not... ecgc.in Tool · Official site · Starting Up ECGC Limited (export credit insurance) ECGC Limited
- Where an Alternative Investment Fund, portfolio manager or investment adviser applies to SEBI for registration and files... siportal.sebi.gov.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up SEBI intermediary registration portal Securities and Exchange Board of India
- Swiggy's restaurant partner sign-up and app, where a kitchen lists its menu and manages orders and payouts. swiggy.com Tool · Signup page · Starting Up Swiggy partner (restaurants) Swiggy
- BIS's online system where a jeweller registers and manages hallmarking with assaying and hallmarking centres. manakonline.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up Manak Online (BIS portal) Bureau of Indian Standards
- Public search of every agent registered with MahaRERA, which is how buyers and developers will check you. maharera.maharashtra.gov.in Tool · Official search · Starting Up Registered agents search (MahaRERA) Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority
- Karnataka's RERA portal, with project and agent registration and the authority's circulars, including its circular on... rera.karnataka.gov.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up Karnataka RERA Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority
- The Ministry of Heavy Industries' portal for the PM E-DRIVE scheme, which funds EV demand incentives and public charging stations. heavyindustries.gov.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up PM E-DRIVE scheme portal Ministry of Heavy Industries
- The business lesson of NIOS's vocational course in mushroom production: where loans and subsidy come from (the National... nios.ac.in Course · Course lesson PDF · Starting Up Entrepreneurial skills and economics for a small mushroom enterprise (NIOS) National Institute of Open Schooling
- The online application for the government's fund that gives interest subvention on loans for dairy processing and... ahidf.udyamimitra.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
- India's largest B2B listing marketplace, with free registration for suppliers, where wholesalers and manufacturers get buyer... indiamart.com Tool · Seller portal · Starting Up Sell on IndiaMART IndiaMART
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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