The Manual for Indian Start-ups: Tools to Start and Scale-up Your New Venture

Do I still need to make a founders agreement even if my co-promoters are my childhood friends? What is a mentor agreement and how is it different from an investor agreement? What clauses do I need to really worry about in a seed investor agreement? Do I need to patent everything I build on my own? These are the typical questions that bother an early-stage entrepreneur in the burgeoning Indian start-up ecosystem. The Manual for Indian Start-ups has been ideated as a handy guide meant for daily use. Authored by industry leaders, this book provides ingredients to critical business aspects in terms of relevant templates based on the stage the venture is in for the first three years of the entrepreneurial journey.

Vijaya Kumar Ivaturi is the cofounder and CTO of Crayon Data.

Meena Ganesh founded and led, or co-promoted, some of India s most disruptive start-ups.

Alok Mittal is co-founder and CEO of Indifi.

Sriram Subramanya founded Integra Software Services.

Professor Sadagopan is the director of IIIT-Bangalore