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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 current rate list under GST 2.0, with which goods and services moved to 5% and 18% from 22 September 2025. cleartax.in Article · Starting Up GST Rates 2026: Slabs under GST 2.0 ClearTax
- A current rate table for 2026-27 that notes all TDS provisions now sit in section 393 of the Income-tax Act 2025, with... cleartax.in Article · Starting Up TDS Rate Chart for FY 2026-27 ClearTax
- An explainer of how TDS works for a payer: deposit by the 7th of the following month and quarterly statements due 31 July, 31... cleartax.in Article · Starting Up TDS: What is Tax Deducted at Source ClearTax
- A step-by-step walk through the online and offline TAN application, useful for the screens; its form numbers and penalty refer... cleartax.in Article · Starting Up How to Get a TAN Number 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
- The Ministry of MSME's own note on what Udyam registration gives an enterprise, in English and 22 other Indian languages. udyamregistration.gov.in Article · Starting Up Benefits of taking Udyam Registration Office of DC (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
- DPIIT's own report on Gujarat, ranked a Best Performer: the Scheme for Assistance to Startups/Innovation under the Gujarat... startupindia.gov.in Article · Starting Up States' Startup Ecosystem Ranking, 5th edition: Gujarat state report Startup India (DPIIT)
- A plain explainer of who can apply to the Gujarat scheme through a nodal institute such as GUSEC: a startup registered in... startupgrantsindia.com Article · Starting Up Startup Gujarat Scheme through GUSEC (StartupGrantsIndia) StartupGrantsIndia
- The Gujarat scheme's assistance listed item by item: sustenance allowance, seed support up to Rs 30 lakh, accelerator... taxguru.in Article · Starting Up Subsidies for Startups in Gujarat TaxGuru
- A June 2026 report on Gujarat's proposed Industrial Policy 2026 and what it would change for startups. english.gujaratsamachar.com Article · Starting Up Industrial policy 2026: Gujarat announces sweeping incentives for industry and startups Gujarat Samachar
- 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
- The Patent Office's statement of what can be patented: an invention that is novel, has an inventive step, is capable of... ipindia.gov.in Article · Starting Up Basics of Patents (IP India) Office of the CGPDTM
- The statutory patent fee schedule, with a column for natural persons, startups, small entities and educational institutions and... ipindia.gov.in Article · Starting Up The First Schedule: patent fees (IP India) Office of the CGPDTM
- The Patent Office's own description of filing: Form 1 with Form 2 as a provisional or complete specification, the complete... ipindia.gov.in Article · Starting Up Patents: Filing Process (IP India) Office of the CGPDTM
- A guide to when each patent fee falls due, including the request for examination deadline cut to 31 months for applications... intepat.com Article · Starting Up Patent Cost in India (2026): Official Fees and Charges Intepat
- 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
- MeitY's November 2025 release on the notified DPDP Rules: an 18-month phased timeline and standalone, clear consent notices... pib.gov.in Article · Starting Up Government notifies DPDP Rules to empower citizens and protect privacy Press Information Bureau
- The Ministry of Consumer Affairs' release on the e-commerce rules: what every e-commerce entity must show before purchase and... pib.gov.in Article · Starting Up Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 Press Information Bureau
- Atlassian's guide to a lean PRD: goals, assumptions, user stories, design, and what is out of scope, written with the team... atlassian.com Article · Starting Up Product requirements documents (Atlassian) Atlassian
- 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
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