"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."

Contents:
Ideation
Team Formation
Entity Creation
Early-stage Compliance
Intellectual Property Rights
Marketing
Funding
People Systems
The Life Stages of a Start-up and Key Activities at Each stage
Template EN-02: Accelerator Agreement
Template PP-01: Founders' Agreement
Template PP-02: Employee Agreement
Template PD-02: IPR-related Forms
Template PP-03: Adviser Agreement
Template MK01: Digital Marketing Plan
Template FN-01: Seed Investor Agreement