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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.

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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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