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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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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