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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.
- The DGFT's page for the Foreign Trade Policy 2023 and its Handbook of Procedures, which set what can be exported or imported... dgft.gov.in Article · Official policy · Starting Up Foreign Trade Policy (DGFT) Directorate General of Foreign Trade
- Explains the four ways an exporter gets paid, from cash in advance (no credit risk) to letters of credit, documentary... sell.amazon.in Article · Guide · Starting Up Payment terms in export: a guide to international payment methods Amazon Global Selling
- 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
- SEBI's own announcement of the rules every private fund in India is registered under: three categories of Alternative... sebi.gov.in Article · Press release · Starting Up SEBI notifies SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 Securities and Exchange Board of India
- A law firm's question-by-question guide to forming a fund under SEBI's AIF rules: the categories, Rs 20 crore minimum corpus... ksandk.com Article · Guide · Starting Up PE and VC fund formation in India: AIF legal FAQ guide King Stubb & Kasiva
- 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
- SEBI's own data on commitments raised and investments made by AIFs, by category. It shows the scale of the market a new fund... sebi.gov.in Article · Data · Starting Up Alternative Investment Funds: statistics (SEBI) Securities and Exchange Board of India
- The regulator for GIFT City's international financial services centre, which registers fund management entities and funds aimed... ifsca.gov.in Article · Official site · Starting Up International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) IFSCA
- Airbnb's own page on what it charges. Under the split fee most hosts pay 3% and guests pay 14.1% to 16.5%; Airbnb is moving... airbnb.co.in Article · Help page · Starting Up Airbnb service fees Airbnb
- The Ministry of Tourism's national standards for classifying a B&B or homestay: from 1 to 6 lettable bedrooms (12 beds), with... nidhi.tourism.gov.in Article · PDF guidelines · Starting Up Incredible India Bed and Breakfast and Homestay classification guidelines Ministry of Tourism
- 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
- The Ministry of Women and Child Development's standard for a creche, issued in 2018 under the Maternity Benefit Act (this copy... aiu.ac.in Article · PDF guidelines · Starting Up National minimum guidelines for setting up and running creches Ministry of Women and Child Development
- A law firm's summary of why employers need creches: the 2017 amendment to the Maternity Benefit Act made a creche mandatory for... khaitanco.com Article · Article · Starting Up Ministry of Women and Child Development issues guidelines for setting up creche facilities Khaitan & Co
- NCERT's national curriculum for children aged 3 to 8, written under NEP 2020. It is what a preschool's play-based programme... ncert.nic.in Article · PDF framework · Starting Up National Curriculum Framework for the Foundational Stage 2022 NCERT
- A legal explainer of the creche guidelines and what employers must provide, useful when you are writing a corporate daycare... livelaw.in Article · Article · Starting Up National guidelines for creches set up under the Maternity Benefit Act LiveLaw
- BIS's hub for gold and silver hallmarking: the Hallmarking Regulations, the Mandatory Hallmarking Order and its amendments, the... bis.gov.in Article · Official page · Starting Up Hallmarking overview (Bureau of Indian Standards) Bureau of Indian Standards
- 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
- The export promotion council for gems and jewellery, which exporters join and which runs the trade shows where buyers are met. gjepc.org Article · Official site · Starting Up Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) GJEPC
- MahaRERA's guidance for anyone who brings buyers and sellers together for a fee: under the RERA Act that person is a real... maharera.maharashtra.gov.in Article · Official page · Starting Up Guidance for agents (MahaRERA) Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority
- MahaRERA's page on the training and exam an agent takes in Maharashtra, with the list of training institutes and exam... maharera.maharashtra.gov.in Article · Official page · Starting Up Agent training (MahaRERA) Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority
- 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
- A clear summary of the Ministry of Power's 2024 guidelines: setting up and running a charging station is a de-licensed activity... mercomindia.com Article · Article · Starting Up Ministry of Power releases EV charging infrastructure guidelines Mercom India
- A second summary of the 2024 charging guidelines from the power sector's trade journal, useful for the connection timelines and... powerline.net.in Article · Article · Starting Up Ministry of Power releases guidelines for EV charging infrastructure 2024 Power Line
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