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What founders use most, ranked by how many answers lean on it.

  1. Where to download the current Form SS-4 and its instructions. irs.gov Tool · Form page · Starting Up About Form SS-4, Application for EIN Internal Revenue Service
  2. Razorpay's LLP registration service at Rs 1,499 plus government fees, with a worked cost table: RUN-LLP Rs 200, FiLLiP Rs 500... razorpay.com Tool · Starting Up LLP Registration Online in India (Razorpay Rize) Razorpay
  3. Maharashtra's official portal for registering a shop or establishment (Form A), renewing it and filing changes, with the... lms.mahaonline.gov.in Tool · Starting Up Labour Management System, Maharashtra (Shop and Establishment registration) Labour Department, Government of Maharashtra
  4. Karnataka's single portal for state services, through which a shop or establishment in Karnataka applies for registration under... sevasindhu.karnataka.gov.in Tool · Starting Up Seva Sindhu, Government of Karnataka Government of Karnataka
  5. Zoho Books' e-invoicing feature for Indian businesses: as a GST Suvidha Provider it uploads invoices to the IRP directly, with... zoho.com Tool · Starting Up E-invoicing in Zoho Books Zoho
  6. A free calculator that works forward from a price or back from a GST-inclusive amount and splits the result into CGST and SGST... cleartax.in Tool · Starting Up GST Calculator Online ClearTax
  7. A calculator for pulling the taxable value and the GST out of a price that already includes GST, with the central, state and... cleartax.in Tool · Starting Up Reverse GST Calculator ClearTax
  8. The registration form itself: Aadhaar verification, then PAN verification, then basic details, address, units and other details. udyamregistration.gov.in Tool · Starting Up Udyam Registration form for new enterprises Ministry of MSME
  9. The portal's own recovery page for a lost Udyam number, verified by an OTP to the mobile number or email given in the application. udyamregistration.gov.in Tool · Starting Up Forgot Udyam/UAM Registration Number Ministry of MSME
  10. The login for a registered enterprise to print the certificate, update details or cancel, using the 19-character Udyam number... udyamregistration.gov.in Tool · Starting Up Udyami Login: print or update your Udyam certificate Ministry of MSME
  11. DST's seed support for DPIIT-recognised startups incubated at its Technology Business Incubators and Science and Technology... nidhi.dst.gov.in Tool · Starting Up NIDHI Seed Support Program (DST) Department of Science and Technology
  12. Gujarat's student startup policy portal, where colleges and students submit proposals for proof-of-concept and prototype grants. ssipgujarat.in Tool · Starting Up Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP 2.0), Gujarat Government of Gujarat
  13. Gujarat's state-backed incubator for technology startups and one of the nodal routes into the state scheme. icreate.org.in Tool · Starting Up iCreate, Ahmedabad iCreate
  14. A short employer-employee agreement template from the Startup India templates library, to adapt as a starting point and have... startupindia.gov.in Template · Starting Up Basic Hiring Contract (template) Startup India
  15. Figma's explainer of what a PRD covers (features, purpose and scope) with a free template to start from. figma.com Template · Starting Up How to create a product requirements document + free template (Figma) Figma
  16. The free calculator Paul Graham's 'Default Alive or Default Dead?' essay links to: put in your cash, monthly expenses, revenue... growth.tlb.org Tool · Calculator · Starting Up Default Alive or Default Dead? (calculator) Trevor Blackwell
  17. A free calculator: enter your cost and either a price or a target margin and it returns the other, which is the fastest way to... shopify.com Tool · Calculator · Starting Up Profit margin calculator Shopify
  18. RXIL runs one of India's TReDS platforms, where an MSME seller can get invoices raised on large buyers discounted by banks and... rxil.in Tool · Platform · Starting Up RXIL: a TReDS platform for MSME invoice discounting Receivables Exchange of India
  19. The official portal of the Stand-Up India scheme, which facilitates bank loans between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 crore for women and... standupmitra.in Tool · Portal · Starting Up Stand-Up India (Stand-Up Mitra portal) SIDBI
  20. The US venture industry's standard financing documents, including the model term sheet, which is the reference for what 'market... nvca.org Template · Templates · Starting Up NVCA Model Legal Documents National Venture Capital Association
  21. Invest Qatar's single directory of Qatar's startup funding, grants and incentives, including QDB's equity programmes, Alchemist... startupqatar.qa Tool · Directory · Starting Up Startup Qatar: funding, incentives and programmes Invest Qatar
  22. The official ESIC site for employer registration and monthly contributions, covering employees earning up to Rs 21,000 a month... esic.gov.in Tool · Portal · Starting Up ESIC (Employees' State Insurance Corporation) ESIC
  23. TechCrunch's competition at Disrupt: 200 companies selected to show, one winning a $100K equity-free prize, with press and... techcrunch.com Tool · Competition · Starting Up TechCrunch Startup Battlefield TechCrunch
  24. The largest student startup competition, run through campuses worldwide, with $1 million in seed funding for the winning team. hultprize.org Tool · Competition · Starting Up Hult Prize Hult Prize Foundation

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