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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 free, downloadable inspection checklist template, the actual document a third-party inspector (or you) would carry onto the... tetrainspection.com Template · D2C Quality Control Checklist: Free QC Checklist Guide Tetra Inspection
- The most widely adopted omnichannel POS for D2C brands already on Shopify online, natural default to evaluate first since it... Shopify Tool · D2C Point of Sale (POS) for Business Shopify
- An India-built OMS/POS suite (Ginesys One, formerly Browntape) that explicitly bridges online marketplaces and offline retail,... Ginesys / Browntape Tool · D2C Ginesys Ecommerce OMS (formerly Browntape), Order & Inventory Management Ginesys
- A free way to visualise box, mailer or pouch designs before you pay a supplier for a physical proof, good for testing 3-4... canva.com Tool · D2C Packaging Mockup Generator Canva
- Shows the actual path from a Canva mockup to a manufactured box via a 3D configurator and supplier network, useful even if you... packhelp.com Tool · D2C How to Use Canva and Packhelp to Design Custom Packaging Packhelp
- One of India's largest corrugated packaging manufacturers, with ecommerce-specific customised boxes at MOQs realistic for a new... packman.co.in Tool · D2C Buy Custom Corrugated Box at Wholesale Price Packman Packaging
- A second Indian corrugated manufacturer to benchmark quotes against, custom sizes, printing and branding for D2C-scale orders. nextinpack.com Tool · D2C Top Corrugated Box Manufacturers in India NextInPack
- A one-stop packaging shop from the logistics platform many Indian D2C brands already use for shipping, so ordering and... packaging.shiprocket.in Tool · D2C Packaging Solutions for Your eCommerce Business Shiprocket Packaging
- A plug-in Shopify app that verifies COD orders by OTP or IVR call before they ship, which is the single highest-leverage RTO... apps.shopify.com Tool · D2C Hillteck, COD OTP Verification (Shopify App) Hillteck
- Same job as Hillteck's app but over WhatsApp instead of SMS/IVR, worth comparing if your customers already live in WhatsApp and... apps.shopify.com Tool · D2C COD-Verify, Reduce Fake COD Orders with WhatsApp OTP Verification (Shopify App) COD-Verify
- Razorpay's cross-border product page is the clearest place to see what an India-licensed PA-CB gateway actually offers an... razorpay.com Tool · D2C Multi-Currency Account for International Bank Transfers Razorpay
- A free, no-signup-hassle press release template that gets your basic facts and formatting right so you're not reinventing the... hubspot.com Template · D2C How to Write a Press Release [Free Template] HubSpot
- The actual front door, Inc42 runs a real startup-submission form, which is more reliable than cold-emailing reporters and... inc42.com Tool · D2C Get Featured on Inc42: Submit Your Startup For Potential Coverage Inc42
- An India-based nutraceutical private labeller with ready-to-brand formulas across dosage forms, a useful second data point for... blisslifesciences.com Tool · D2C Private Label Manufacturers in India Bliss Lifesciences
- A newer Ahmedabad-based third-party manufacturer spanning nutraceuticals, healthcare, cosmetics and cleaning, useful for... growequal.com Tool · D2C Growequal: Third Party Nutraceutical Products Manufacturing Company in India Growequal
- A free, fill-in-the-blanks brief format you can strip down to the essentials a factory actually needs: dimensions, materials,... asana.com Template · D2C Product Brief Template Asana
- The official FAQ on the portal where you'll actually file, worth reading before you start the application so you're not... FoSCoS (foscos.fssai.gov.in) Tool · D2C FAQs on Licensing/Registration, FoSCoS FSSAI
- The regulator's home site, the place to check current notifications, license categories and fee schedules rather than relying... fssai.gov.in Tool · D2C FSSAI, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India FSSAI
- The regulator's own cosmetics page, the authoritative source to confirm current rules before you commit to a formulation or... cdsco.gov.in Tool · D2C Cosmetics, CDSCO Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)
- The official CRS portal itself, the place to check if your specific electronic product SKU is on the mandatory list before you... crsbis.in Tool · D2C Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
- BIS's own explanation of the Scheme II registration route, useful to cross-check against a consultant's summary since the exact... bis.gov.in Tool · D2C BIS CRS (Scheme II) Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
- The government's own page on the Act itself, the source to cite or check against when a labeling rule is disputed or a... consumeraffairs.gov.in Tool · D2C The Legal Metrology Act Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India
- Copyhackers built its name on conversion copywriting for exactly this problem - pages that describe versus pages that sell -... copyhackers.com Course · D2C Copywriting Courses - Emails, Ads and Pages That Convert Copyhackers
- A free, fill-in-the-blanks worksheet for founders who freeze up staring at a blank description field - a fast scaffold to get... madeurban.com Template · D2C Free Product Description Template & Sample Made Urban
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.
eChai Partner Brands
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