Before taking any of the steps you will have to finalise the approach i.e whether you are looking for a longer term solution or a shorter term solution.
Most of the startups start with short term plan i.e hire folks as consultants with US registered entity. And then as per the long term roadmap, hire a site lead who can start the process of registering india entity and setup all the payroll and other stuff. After a certain number of people things like PF and all become necessary. There are a few consultancy firms who handle all of these things.
Consultant approach works well for initial hires. Also, the india entity registration process takes atleast 3 months, so in the starting most of the firms start with consultants.
Most of the startups start with short term plan i.e hire folks as consultants with US registered entity. And then as per the long term roadmap, hire a site lead who can start the process of registering india entity and setup all the payroll and other stuff. After a certain number of people things like PF and all become necessary. There are a few consultancy firms who handle all of these things.
Consultant approach works well for initial hires. Also, the india entity registration process takes atleast 3 months, so in the starting most of the firms start with consultants.