The Founder Library
Battle-tested frameworks, cold outreach swipe files, equity calculators, and college startup policy guides. Free for all student builders.
Problem Discovery & User Interviews
How to find real problems and validate them without leading customer responses.
20-Question User Discovery Script
Direct questions to uncover current customer workarounds, software budget, and genuine willingness to pay.
View Guide →The Mom Test Condensed
Rules of thumb for avoiding false positive compliments when pitching your college peers.
View Guide →Problem Hypothesis Document
A 1-page template defining target persona, trigger event, and alternatives before writing any code.
View Guide →Sales, Cold DMs & Distribution
Actual cold messages and distribution workflows that secured first pilot customers.
Cold Email & LinkedIn Swipe File
15 copy-paste outreach messages tailored for student founders contacting founders and operators.
View Swipe File →Campus Guerrilla Distribution
How to tap WhatsApp groups, hostel councils, and college societies for your first 100 beta testers.
View Playbook →Early Customer Pipeline Tracker
Simple spreadsheet tracking lead status, demo dates, objections, and closed pilots.
View Tracker →Founder Agreements & College Safety Nets
Indian university policies, deferred placements, and clean founder splits.
Standard Student Co-Founder Agreement
4-year vesting, 1-year cliff, and IP assignment clauses written in plain language for students.
Template releasing soonNational Innovation & Startup Policy (NISP 2019)
The official AICTE/MHRD document that asks colleges to allow student founders to take semester breaks and claim incubation credits.
Read the NISP policy ↗Deferred Placement Application Letter
How to formally request a 1–2 year deferred placement option from your Training & Placement Cell.
Template releasing soonPitch Decks & Investor Readiness
Clean slide decks and metrics templates for presenting to angels and funds.
The 10-Slide Seed Pitch Deck
Clean structure covering problem, solution, early traction, unit economics, and ask.
Deck releasing soonThe 2-Minute Demo Day Pitch
Word-for-word structure for delivering a fast, memorable demo day presentation.
Guide releasing soonSeed Diligence Checklist for India
Documents, cap tables, and legal items early-stage angel syndicates ask for before wiring funds.
Checklist releasing soon