Guides
Founder guides.
Plain-English guides for women founders in India — how to get your startup featured, what a sponsored founder story actually is, and how to make a women-led startup feature land.
How to get your startup featured
A practical guide for Indian founders: what a founder feature actually does for you, how to shape a story worth publishing, what to prepare, and the reliable way to get featured with a firm publish date.
Read the guide →What is a sponsored founder story?
A plain-English explainer: what a sponsored founder story is, what’s usually included, what it costs, how it differs from editorial coverage, and when it’s actually worth it.
Read the guide →How to get a woman-led startup featured
Built for women founders: why a founder feature is its own category, where to get a women-led startup covered, and how to turn one feature into lasting momentum.
Read the guide →Personal branding for women founders
Your name is a business asset. A practical guide to building a founder brand that shows up in search: auditing what Google says about you, making LinkedIn work, and using press features as third-party proof.
Read the guide →Where to publish your startup story
Big startup news sites, your own blog, LinkedIn, niche publications or a sponsored feature? An honest comparison of every place an Indian founder can publish her story, and how to pick.
Read the guide →Startup PR without an agency
You don’t need a retainer to get covered. What PR actually buys you, the do-it-yourself toolkit, how Indian journalists pick stories, and when paying makes sense.
Read the guide →How to write a founder story
A working structure for the story every founder eventually has to tell: what to include, what to cut, the mistakes that make readers close the tab, and what to do with it once it’s written.
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More for founders
- Women-led startup directorySearch 100+ women-led Indian companies by industry, city, funding stage and year.
- VC directoryWhich funds invest in India, at what stage and cheque size, and who they’ve backed.
- Startup trends & dataLive charts of women-led startups in India — sectors, funding stages and cities.
- Free founder toolkit100+ directories, grants, PR, templates, AI tools and India’s schemes.
- Funding MatchFind the government funding you actually qualify for — in 60 seconds.
- Templates & checklistsPitch deck, cap table, term sheet and founders’ agreement.
