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1. If you already incorporated abroad (Delaware, Singapore) and now want to build in India, this is the practical map for bringing... India Briefing Article · 14 min read · Starting Up Startups Reverse Flipping in India: What's Behind the Re-Domiciling Trend India Briefing (Dezan Shira & Associates) In 2 answers
2. If your manager will not grant a sabbatical, the notice period is your fallback runway, and in India that is a contract... Business Today Article · 7 min read · Starting Up Did you quit your job without serving notice period? Here's what the Indian law says Business Today Desk In 2 answers
3. This is the India-specific number you need to calibrate your founder budget: real founders here run on ₹50,000 to a few lakh a... Storyboard18 Article · 6 min read · Starting Up Gurgaon VC Questions Founder Poverty Culture After Bengaluru CEO Draws ₹50,000 Salary Despite ₹5 Crore Runway Storyboard18 Staff In 2 answers
4. The official BIG page, not a blog paraphrase: up to 50 lakh grant-in-aid over 18 months, calls opening 1 January and 1 July... BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council) Article · 10 min read · Starting Up Biotechnology Ignition Grant Scheme (BIG) BIRAC In 2 answers
5. This is the founder-perspective answer to your exact question, delivered as an interview rather than a listicle. The clearest... Feel the Boot Podcast · 35 min · Starting Up Non-Dilutive Startup Fundraising: When SBIR Grants Help and When They Distract Feel the Boot (with Caroline Arzoo) In 2 answers
6. This is the authoritative government listing of live Indian grand challenges and national competitions, filterable by... Startup India Tool · browse, filterable · Starting Up Startup India: Programs and Challenges (live directory) DPIIT, Government of India In 2 answers
7. This is a curated, actively maintained list of 448+ Indian and India-open competitions with the prize size, deadline, and stage... Startup Grants India Tool · browse, filterable · Starting Up StartupGrantsIndia: Competitions and Hackathons directory Nexora Technology In 2 answers
8. The equity math lands differently in India, and this piece shows why. Because Indian startups raise at lower valuations than US... Inc42 Article · 8 min read · Starting Up YC's 500K standard deal: what it means for Indian founders Inc42 Staff In 2 answers
9. SIDBI's own page lays out how its Fund of Funds machinery actually works: it does not write you a cheque directly, it... SIDBI Tool · 8 min read · Starting Up SIDBI Fund of Funds and technology development schemes overview Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) In 2 answers
10. This is the one scheme built for the exact moment you describe: an idea and no company. NIDHI-PRAYAS funds up to 10 lakh to... NIDHI, Government of India Tool · portal page · Starting Up NIDHI-PRAYAS: Proof-of-Concept Grant for Young Innovators (DST) Department of Science and Technology (NIDHI Programme) In 2 answers
11. The clearest breakdown of what the founder video is actually for: not a pitch deck read aloud, but proof that you and your... Pilot Article · 8 min read · Starting Up How to Prepare for Your YC Application Video Pilot team In 2 answers
12. This is the source of truth, not a blog's guess about it. YC says plainly that the batch is in-person in San Francisco with a... Y Combinator Article · 10 min read · Starting Up Frequently Asked Questions (Y Combinator) Y Combinator In 2 answers
13. The scheme's own guidelines, the primary source on what SISFS gave: up to 20 lakh as a non-repayable, zero-equity grant for... Startup India (startupindia.gov.in) Article · 14-page PDF · Starting Up Guidelines for Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) In 2 answers
14. This is the clean-cap-table companion to the dilution math: it names the six specific things that scare a first lead investor,... StartupBOS.org Article · 8 min read · Starting Up Cap Table Mistakes to Avoid When Preparing to Raise Your Next Round StartupBoston In 2 answers
15. It walks a worked example where an '$8M exit' headline collapses to roughly $1.9M net in the founder's pocket once you run the... Value Add VC Article · 12 min read · Starting Up Acqui-Hire Deals: How They're Structured and What Founders Actually Get Value Add VC In 2 answers
16. A repeat founder who sat on both sides of the table lays out how to run a lightweight seller-led process at early stage, and... First Round Review Article · 25 min read · Starting Up How to Sell Your Startup: The Complete Guide to Running an M&A Process as a Founder First Round Review (with Daniel Debow) In 2 answers
17. Our advice about protecting yourself with clean renewal and termination terms only works if the paper is right, and Indian... Bhavya Sharma and Associates Article · 15 min read · Starting Up SaaS Customer Contract Checklist for Indian Founders: MSA, Payment Terms, Renewal and Termination Bhavya Sharma and Associates In 2 answers
18. Most privacy policy generators are US-shaped (GDPR or CCPA) and bolt India on as an afterthought. PriView is built India-first... IDfy Tool · 15 min to generate · Starting Up PriView: Free Privacy Notice Generator (by DSCI and Privy/IDfy) DSCI and Privy by IDfy In 2 answers
19. This is the exact question, answered in Indian law. It draws the line most founders get wrong: a Privacy Policy is mandatory... Growth Gurukul Article · 12 min read · Starting Up Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: Do You Really Need Them? Growth Gurukul editorial In 2 answers
20. This is the template to start from instead of copy-pasting a big-company policy. It walks all 13 sections a DPDP-compliant... DPDPA.com Template · 25 min read · Starting Up How to Draft a DPDPA-Compliant Privacy Policy: Template and Section-by-Section Guide DPDPA.com editorial In 2 answers
21. This walks the full SPICe+ (INC-32) flow the way you will actually do it on the MCA portal: DSC for each director, DIN folded... ClearTax Article · 15 min read · Starting Up Private Limited Company Registration Online in India, Step by Step Process ClearTax In 2 answers
22. This explains the single biggest reason to register on day one: input tax credit lets you reclaim the GST you pay on your own... ClearTax Article · 15 min read · Starting Up Input Tax Credit (ITC) under GST: Meaning, Conditions and How to Claim ClearTax Editorial Team In 2 answers
23. This is the one guide that ties each cosmetic license (CDSCO manufacturing or import registration, LMPC label certificate, BIS... CosmeticsRegulatory.com Article · 12 min read · Starting Up Licenses You Need to Sell Your Own Cosmetic Brand on E-Commerce Platforms (CDSCO, LMPC, BIS) CosmeticsRegulatory.com editorial team In 2 answers
24. Once you know cosmetics fall under CDSCO, this is the step-by-step of actually getting the license: the two routes... PharmaRegulatory.in Article · 18 min read · Starting Up Indian Cosmetics Regulatory Framework Explained: CDSCO Rules, Licensing, and Compliance PharmaRegulatory.in editorial team In 2 answers

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