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Ho Chi Minh Startup Checklist For District 1 & Thao Dien Founders

One link runs the Ho Chi Minh startup checklist — LLC via DPI, ERC, tax code, MoMo + ZaloPay live, lean MVP build, first 10 customers in VND.

Building a startup out of District 1, Thao Dien, or Phu My Hung means navigating LLC registration via DPI (Department of Planning & Investment), getting an ERC (Enterprise Registration Certificate), tax code from the General Department of Taxation, and choosing between MoMo, ZaloPay, and VNPay for the dominant Vietnamese payment rails. This Ho Chi Minh startup checklist combo wapin runs the lean spine with the actual Ho Chi Minh steps pre-filled: LLC at DPI (~VND 1M), ERC, tax code, business sub-license if regulated industry, and the Vietnamese payment rails wired up. Your Ho Chi Minh startup checklist holds the founder burn-rate in VND on a split-money block, the launch countdown with Vietnamese holiday awareness (Tết!), the customer-discovery tracker for the Vietnamese SME and consumer segments, and a poll for primary rail. As a Ho Chi Minh startup checklist it works because every co-founder — HCMC, Hanoi, Da Nang, or remote — sees the same registration progress on the same WhatsApp link. Run the Ho Chi Minh startup checklist once and the next District 1 founder you mentor will use the Ho Chi Minh startup checklist too.

Sample Ho Chi Minh Startup Checklist

5 apps · all in one link
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Ho Chi Minh startup checklist — registration + lean validation
Checklist
Reserve company name at DPI (Sở Kế hoạch và Đầu tư)
File LLC application at DPI — VND 1M all-in
Receive ERC (Enterprise Registration Certificate) in 3-5 days
Get tax code from General Department of Taxation
Open business account — VPBank / Techcombank / TPBank startup tier
Apply for sub-license if regulated industry (fintech, education)
Order corporate seal — required for legal documents
Wire MoMo merchant — strongest VND consumer rail
Wire ZaloPay merchant — Zalo ecosystem coverage
Wire VNPay or OnePay aggregator — for cards + bank transfer
Run 20 customer discovery interviews — HCMC SME + consumer segments
Smoke-test landing page — VND pricing on the Ho Chi Minh startup checklist
MVP build — 30-day scope on the Ho Chi Minh startup checklist countdown
Launch private beta — 10 friendly users from HCMC tech community
Close first 10 paying customers in VND on the scoreboard
Weekly pivot-or-persevere review on the Ho Chi Minh startup checklist
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Ho Chi Minh startup checklist — MVP launch day
Countdown
Countdown
104Days
17Hours
28Min
08Sec
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Ho Chi Minh startup checklist — first 10 paying customers (VND)
Scoreboard
Scoreboard🏆
Highest first
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Total MRR (VND)
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14600000
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Customer 2 — Thao Dien SaaS
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7200000
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Customer 1 — District 1 agency
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4500000
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#4
Customer 3 — Phu My Hung F&B
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2900000
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#5
Customer 4 — open
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0
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#6
Customer 5 — open
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0
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Ho Chi Minh startup checklist — primary payment rail
Poll
Poll30 votes
MoMo — strongest VND consumer rail, native to Vietnam12 (40%)
EmmaLiamSofia+9
ZaloPay — Zalo super-app ecosystem coverage8 (27%)
NoahAva+5
VNPay — aggregator for cards + bank transfer5 (17%)
JamesMiaOliver+2
OnePay — alternative aggregator3 (10%)
MoMo primary, VNPay for cards fallback2 (7%)
Ho Chi Minh startup checklist — founder burn (VND)
Split money
Split Money$21400000.00
Participants
Founder 1Founder 2Founder 3
DPI LLC + ERC + tax code + corporate seal$1500000.00
Paid by Founder 1 · Split evenly
Co-working — Dreamplex District 1 (3 months)$9000000.00
Paid by Founder 2 · Split evenly
Cloud + tools (Vercel + DB + email)$2400000.00
Paid by Founder 1 · Split evenly
Paid traffic — Meta + TikTok Vietnam$6500000.00
Paid by Founder 3 · Split evenly
Kế toán (accountant monthly retainer)$2000000.00
Paid by Founder 1 · Split evenly
Summary
Founder 1$5900000.00
Founder 2$9000000.00
Founder 3$6500000.00
PaidFair share
Settle up (2 payments)
Founder 1Founder 2
$1233333.33
Send via WhatsApp
Founder 3Founder 2
$633333.33
Send via WhatsApp

How it works

Step 1

Create

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Step 2

Pin

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Step 3

Use

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