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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.
- A service page listing who is covered, the documents, and that an employer must register within 15 days of crossing the... indiafilings.com Article · ~10 min read · Starting Up ESI Registration Online IndiaFilings
- The GST portal, where every registered taxpayer files GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B from the Returns Dashboard and pays tax. gst.gov.in Tool · Government portal · Starting Up GST Portal login GSTN
- GSTN's FAQ on GSTR-3B: due on the 20th for monthly filers and the 22nd or 24th after the quarter for quarterly filers by state,... gst.gov.in Article · FAQ · Starting Up FAQs: Form GSTR-3B GSTN
- The official screen-by-screen manual for preparing, paying and filing GSTR-3B, including how liabilities flow in from GSTR-1... gst.gov.in Article · Step-by-step manual · Starting Up Manual: Creation, Saving, Payment of Taxes and Filing of Form GSTR-3B GSTN
- GSTN's FAQ on GSTR-1: due on the 11th for monthly filers and the 13th after the quarter under QRMP, which is open to turnover... gst.gov.in Article · FAQ · Starting Up FAQs: Form GSTR-1 GSTN
- A current guide to GSTR-3B covering the changes since July 2025: sales tables locked to GSTR-1, corrections through GSTR-1A, a... cleartax.in Article · ~15 min read · Starting Up GSTR-3B: Due Date, Late Fee, Format, Return Filing ClearTax
- The Copyright Office's official fee schedule: ₹500 per work to register a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, ₹2,000... ipindia.gov.in Article · Fee schedule · Starting Up Copyright: Forms and Official Fees IP India (Copyright Office)
- The Copyright Office's handbook in question-and-answer form. It is explicit that copyright arises automatically when a work is... copyright.gov.in Article · Long read · Starting Up Hand Book of Copyright Law Copyright Office
- A service page that walks through filing, objections and certificate issue, puts the usual timeline at 3 to 6 months, and lists... indiafilings.com Article · ~10 min read · Starting Up Copyright Registration Online in India IndiaFilings
- Explains Form XIV, the statement of particulars, the diary number, the waiting period for objections, and that software... vakilsearch.com Article · ~10 min read · Starting Up Copyright Registration Online in India Vakilsearch
- MCA's page on DSCs: every MCA21 filing must be signed with one, they come from CCA-licensed certifying authorities with one or... mca.gov.in Article · Short read · Starting Up Acquire a Digital Signature Certificate (MCA) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
- The official list of certifying authorities licensed to issue DSCs in India, including Safescrypt, (n)Code, eMudhra, Capricorn,... cca.gov.in Tool · List · Starting Up Licensed Certifying Authorities (CCA) Controller of Certifying Authorities
- A CCA-licensed certifying authority selling Class 3 DSCs online for individuals and organisations, valid 1, 2 or 3 years,... emudhradigital.com Tool · Product page · Starting Up eMudhra Digital Signature Certificates eMudhra
- Explains Class 3 DSCs (Class 2 has been discontinued under CCA guidelines), who issues them, and its own price from ₹2,100 with... indiafilings.com Article · ~8 min read · Starting Up Digital Signature Certificate Registration Online IndiaFilings
- WHO's ICD-11 definition of burnout as chronic workplace stress that has not been managed, marked by exhaustion, mental distance... who.int Article · ~3 min read · Starting Up Burn-out an 'occupational phenomenon': International Classification of Diseases World Health Organization
- The government's free mental health helpline. Dial 14416 to reach a counsellor. mohfw.gov.in Tool · Helpline · Starting Up Tele MANAS: national mental health helpline Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- MCA's FAQ on voluntary strike-off through C-PACE: Form STK-2, the attachments (STK-4 affidavit and STK-3 indemnity bond from... mca.gov.in Article · FAQ · Starting Up Centre for Processing Accelerated Corporate Exit (C-PACE) FAQs Ministry of Corporate Affairs
- A practitioner's checklist for STK-2 on the V3 portal: close bank accounts first and attach the closure letter, complete annual... taxguru.in Article · ~8 min read · Starting Up How to Close a Company with Form STK-2: Key Steps and FAQs TaxGuru
- Lays out the closure process, the ₹10,000 STK-2 fee, stamp duty on the affidavits and bond, the penalties an unclosed inactive... setindiabiz.com Article · ~10 min read · Starting Up Company Closure in India: Fees, Process and Documents Setindiabiz
- Explains the IEC steps on the DGFT portal, the ₹500 government fee and ₹200 modification fee, and its own service fee from ₹2,899. indiafilings.com Article · ~10 min read · Starting Up Import Export Code Registration Online IndiaFilings
- DPIIT's ranking of states on how well they support startups, with the reports behind each edition. startupindia.gov.in Article · Report · Starting Up States' Startup Ecosystem Ranking Startup India (DPIIT)
- Tamil Nadu's startup mission, where founders register with the state and apply to its programmes and funds. startuptn.in Tool · State portal · Starting Up StartupTN Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission
- Odisha's startup portal for state recognition, financial assistance to startups and incubators, and its Rs 100 crore fund of... startupodisha.gov.in Tool · State portal · Starting Up Startup Odisha Government of Odisha
- Uttar Pradesh's startup portal, which publishes the incentives it has approved and paid, including sustenance allowances,... startinup.up.gov.in Tool · State portal · Starting Up StartinUP (Uttar Pradesh) Department of IT and Electronics, Government of Uttar Pradesh
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