r/TheFounders is a subreddit with 36k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses founder, startup, co founder, founders, and ai.
Welcome to r/TheFounders! This is a vibrant community for founders, entrepreneurs, and startup enthusiasts to connect, share experiences, and seek advice.
Popular Themes in r/TheFounders
#1
Advice Requests
: "Title: I spent 15 years in construction and the last five months building a marketplace. What should I get right before launch?"
8 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Get customers first. Build the product second."
4 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "What's your startup idea? Let's self promote. (and get more users)"
4 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Building AppLensy: a small software catalogue with official sources and comparison dates"
3 posts
#5
Pain & Anger
: "I spent almost 2 years building my first iOS app. Now I’m learning that building it was only half the job."
2 posts
#6
Opportunities
: "The Formula Is Ready. The Vision Is Clear. Now I’m Looking for the Right Partner."
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/TheFounders
#1
Founder
: "Founder webinar on when to pivot, keep pushing, pursue an acquisition, or shut down"
18 posts
#2
Startup
14 posts
#3
Co Founder
10 posts
#4
Founders
9 posts
#5
Ai
6 posts
#6
Cofounder
6 posts
#7
Build
: "To everyone Building something nobody's watching"
5 posts
#8
Business
: "5 years ago we launched our first app. Our goal was $500/month. Now it's used by ~250,000 Businesses."
4 posts
#9
Technical Co Founder
3 posts
#10
Technical Cofounder
3 posts
Flair Used in r/TheFounders
#1
Show:-_Show:
: "Pitch your startup idea in 5 words or less."
23 posts
#2
Story :-_Story:
: "5 years ago we launched our first app. Our goal was $500/month. Now it's used by ~250,000 businesses."
7 posts
#3
Advice:-_Advice:
: "Founder webinar on when to pivot, keep pushing, pursue an acquisition, or shut down"
7 posts
#4
Ask :-_Ask:
: "Founders get four permanent fixes."
5 posts
#5
Growth Hacker:-_Growth_Hacker:
: "There was a point where we had to admit that putting a link in the show notes was not solving the problem for us."
4 posts
#6
Lessons Learned :-_Learn:
: "Left 20 years of corporate HR to start something of my own, here's what nobody told me"
3 posts
#7
Marketing :-_Marketing:
: "Day 1/30: Making $2,000 in 30 Days from Reddit | 4+ Years Freelancing"
3 posts
#8
Case Study :-_Case_Study:
: "Redesigned a YC backed site as a casestudy"
2 posts
#9
Self Care:-Self_Care:
: "To everyone building something nobody's watching"
1 post
#10
Problem:-_Problem:
: "The bottleneck in web design"
1 post
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Yearly
+19k members(114.5%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026