Explore · The library
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 concise third-party summary of the Replit mobile flow. newly.app Guide · How Founders Use AI Replit Agent mobile app guide Newly
- A respected ML engineer teaches Git specifically for AI-first builders. jxnl.co Guide · How Founders Use AI Version control for the vibe coder (part 1) Jason Liu
- Branching and recovery patterns for agent-heavy workflows. jxnl.co Guide · How Founders Use AI Version control for the vibe coder (part 2) Jason Liu
- A non-engineer explains only the 20% of Git you need. deepakness.com Guide · How Founders Use AI Git and GitHub for vibe coders Deepak Ness
- Commits, branches, and rollbacks in fifteen minutes. cuong.io Article · How Founders Use AI A Git primer for vibe coding Cuong (Code Centre)
- The checkpoint-before-every-AI-run habit, drilled in. kdnuggets.com Guide · How Founders Use AI Git for vibe coders KDnuggets
- Written for exactly the moment after your first lost afternoon. robertmarshall.dev Article · How Founders Use AI Git for vibe coders: never lose your code again Rob Marshall
- Zero-jargon introduction if 'repository' still sounds scary. questera.ai Guide · How Founders Use AI Version control for non-developers: Git basics Questera
- The common disasters and the one-line commands that undo them. medium.com Article · How Founders Use AI Git for vibe coders: a beginner's survival guide Mark Chen
- Why agents making 20 edits per minute demand frequent commits. appblueprint.substack.com Article · How Founders Use AI Git for vibe coders: stop losing your code App Blueprint
- Adds the security angle: history also shows what the AI changed. petronellatech.com Article · How Founders Use AI Git for vibe coders: version control when AI writes code Petronella
- Pairs version control with keeping API keys out of your repo. zackproser.com Guide · How Founders Use AI Vibe coding survival guide: secrets and Git basics for Cursor-first builders Zack Proser
- Two-way sync means your code is always backed up off-platform. docs.lovable.dev Guide · How Founders Use AI Sync your Lovable project with GitHub Lovable
- Own your code so you can switch tools or hire help anytime. encited.com Guide · How Founders Use AI How to export your Lovable project to GitHub (with screenshots) Encited
- What breaks sync (renames, transfers) and how to avoid it. vanbeaumond.nl Guide · How Founders Use AI Lovable GitHub integration: two-way sync and collaboration Van Beaumond
- Escape-hatch instructions every platform user should bookmark. vibefactory.ai Guide · How Founders Use AI Export your Lovable project: free migration guide VibeFactory
- Troubleshoots the connection when the one-click path fails. rapidevelopers.com Guide · How Founders Use AI Enabling GitHub integration in Lovable RapidDev
- Full version control with buttons instead of a terminal. docs.github.com Guide · How Founders Use AI Getting started with GitHub Desktop GitHub
- A guided first commit for people who have never used Git. codecademy.com Guide · How Founders Use AI Getting started with Git and GitHub Desktop Codecademy
- Hard survey data on the shift: 35% of teams already replaced a bought tool with a built one, 78% plan to build more. retool.com Article · How Founders Use AI The Build vs. Buy Shift: AI, Shadow IT, and the SaaS Replacement Era Retool
- The clearest framing of why non-engineers building their own software is a structural change, not a fad. a16z.com Article · How Founders Use AI Software's YouTube Moment is Happening Now Anish Acharya (a16z)
- A VC who funds both sides argues out loud where SaaS survives and where custom AI tools eat it. a16z.com Podcast · How Founders Use AI Anish Acharya: Is SaaS Dead in a World of AI? a16z
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The Economics of AI Usage and What's Next For SaaS | Benedict Evans
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Why Balaji Srinivasan Thinks the SaaS Apocalypse Is Overhyped
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The hubs
Starting Up
Find an idea, validate it, build, and land your first customers.
GTM
Go-to-market, from breaking in to how the best teams do it.
D2C
Building a direct-to-consumer brand, India-first.
Wealth
Paying yourself, ESOPs, secondaries, and de-risking founder wealth.
How Founders Use AI
How founders actually put AI to work, mapped topic by topic.
Glossary
Plain-language definitions of the startup and VC terms you'll hit.