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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 scheme's own FAQ, which sets out what a startup could get through an incubator: up to Rs 20 lakh as a grant for proof of... seedfund.startupindia.gov.in Article · FAQ page · Starting Up Startup India Seed Fund Scheme: FAQs DPIIT, Government of India
- The scheme document for Fund of Funds 2.0, a Rs 10,000 crore corpus that SIDBI puts into SEBI-registered Alternative Investment... startupindia.gov.in Article · Scheme document (PDF) · Starting Up Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 Scheme DPIIT, Government of India
- 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
- Sets out the three margins with their formulas (gross profit margin, operating profit margin and net profit margin, each as... corporatefinanceinstitute.com Article · ~10 min read · Starting Up Profit Margin: Definition, Formula, Types and Examples Corporate Finance Institute
- Explains the ROI formula, works an example, shows how to annualise ROI so investments of different lengths compare fairly, and... corporatefinanceinstitute.com Article · ~10 min read · Starting Up Return on Investment: Formula, Meaning, and How to Calculate It Corporate Finance Institute
- A product seller's guide to gross, operating and net profit margin with the formula for each and ways to raise them, linked to... shopify.com Article · ~12 min read · Starting Up Profit Margin: How to Calculate It and Raise It Shopify
- 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
- A clear explainer of working capital as current assets minus current liabilities, with a worked example, what positive and... corporatefinanceinstitute.com Article · ~10 min read · Starting Up Working Capital Formula Corporate Finance Institute
- Explains the cash conversion cycle as days inventory outstanding plus days sales outstanding minus days payable outstanding:... corporatefinanceinstitute.com Article · ~8 min read · Starting Up Cash Conversion Cycle Corporate Finance Institute
- 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 scheme document for CGTMSE's guarantee on collateral-free loans to micro and small enterprises by banks and other member... cgtmse.in Article · Scheme document (PDF) · Starting Up CGTMSE Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS-I): scheme document CGTMSE
- 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
- Works CTC down to in-hand pay before and after the Labour Codes for several CTC levels, showing basic moving to 50% of CTC, PF... upstox.com Article · ~8 min read · Starting Up In-hand salary calculation: how much you take home on Rs 5 lakh to Rs 20 lakh CTC under the new rules Upstox
- Inc42's read of the July to September 2026 quarter in India: $2.2 billion raised, fewer deals and fewer active investors, with... inc42.com Article · ~6 min read · Starting Up Startup funding crawls up 5% YoY to $2.2 Bn in Q3 2026 as investors get picky Inc42
- 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
- The programme's own page: funding from QDB for tech startups setting up or expanding in Qatar, up to $1.1 million on START... startupqatar.qa Article · Programme page · Starting Up Startup Qatar Investment Program Invest Qatar and Qatar Development Bank
- Answers who can apply (international founders included), how the investment, grant and incentive programmes differ, and how... startupqatar.qa Article · FAQ page · Starting Up Startup Qatar: FAQ Invest Qatar
- 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
- Startup Qatar's long-term, self-sponsored residency for founders and senior executives, granted with an endorsement from a... startupqatar.qa Article · Programme page · Starting Up Startup Qatar Residency Program 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
- MIT Solve runs open global challenges for startups solving social problems; it has run over 110 challenges and mobilised over... solve.mit.edu Tool · Challenges · Starting Up MIT Solve MIT
- DPIIT's national awards for startups and ecosystem enablers by sector, with past winners and the report on each edition. startupindia.gov.in Tool · Awards programme · Starting Up National Startup Awards DPIIT, Startup India
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