We plan to bring eChai across 100 cities in India. It starts with eChai Startup Demo Day on 26 September, all in person. 13 cities confirmed, 698 founders registered. Any city that reaches 20 interested founders is on too. See your city
Co-founders, team & legal

IP, licenses & regulatory

Protect your idea, stay legal to sell.

Level All Beginner Intermediate Advanced
Who's asking Everyone Aspiring Founder Idea-Stage Founder Builder Launcher Grower Technical Solo Founder Non-Technical Founder Domain Expert Women Founder Anywhere Founder Corporate Switcher Repeat Founder

Showing 3 of 22 questions. Clear filters

How do I protect my idea when I have to share it to get it built? You mostly can't, and you mostly don't need to. Raw ideas aren't protectable and aren't worth stealing, execution is the moat, and the people who c... Beginner 3 resources → Can I protect my idea with a patent or an NDA before I launch? A pure idea can't be patented, patents protect a specific, novel, non-obvious invention, not a concept or a business model. An NDA can protect a co... Beginner 3 resources → Do I need to register a company before I can legally sell, or can I start as a sole proprietor? You can legally start selling as a sole proprietor or a GST-registered individual, and for a first paid experiment that is perfectly fine and cheap... Beginner 2 resources →
eChai Partner Brands The partnership →