r/TheFounders is a subreddit with 34k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses startup, founders, founder, ai, and saas.
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
Self-Promotion
: "I launched a tiny SaaS with zero audience and tried something simple: submit it to every startup directory I could find for 14 days straight."
25 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How did you get your first 100 customers? - Real answers only"
12 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Best AI headshot tool for founders?"
9 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "My first startup failed because I spent $12k on tools before making $1 in revenue. Don't be like me."
6 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Built 4 SaaS Apps to $100K MRR: Here's Exact Playbook"
5 posts
#6
Opportunities
: "Building something meaningful? Contact the mods"
5 posts
Popular Topics in r/TheFounders
#1
Startup
: "Trying to keep a Startup blog consistent was eating my week"
80 posts
#2
Founders
: "How many Founders got burned by this"
47 posts
#3
Founder
: "Hey Founders, sharing this because Delaware dissolutions are usually more involved than people expect"
28 posts
#4
Ai
: "Best Ai headshot tool for founders?"
25 posts
#5
Saas
: "I launched a tiny Saas with zero audience and tried something simple: submit it to every startup directory I could find for 14 days straight."
25 posts
#6
App
: "I built an App that turns cooking videos into actual recipes"
18 posts
#7
Building
: "What keeps you Building when you’re not sure what will work?"
15 posts
#8
Tool
: "Best AI headshot Tool for founders?"
14 posts
#9
Product
: "Second week post-launch. Product Hunt coming next!"
13 posts
#10
Marketing
: "I submitted the same digital product to 25 launch directories in one weekend. The results surprised me."
12 posts
Flair Used in r/TheFounders
#1
Show:-_Show:
: "The biggest reason my no-code SaaS projects failed wasn't the tech. It was restarting from zero every time."
44 posts
#2
Ask :-_Ask:
: "How many founders got burned by this"
20 posts
#3
Advice:-_Advice:
: "What keeps you building when you’re not sure what will work?"
15 posts
#4
Growth Hacker:-_Growth_Hacker:
: "From near zero organic revenue to $566 in a month. Here is the exact breakdown."
7 posts
#5
Case Study :-_Case_Study:
: "Airbnb Pitchdeck"
6 posts
#6
Lessons Learned :-_Learn:
: "Quit my $82K job to go solo. 7 months in, making $4.2K monthly. Would I do it again? Not the way I did it."
5 posts
#7
Story :-_Story:
: "48 Hours, $2398 in Sales and my story 😄"
3 posts
#8
Problem:-_Problem:
: "My deploy script just nuked the production DB, what now?"
2 posts
#9
meme :-_Meme:
: "solo founders: powered by caffeine and bad posture"
1 post
#10
Results:-_Results:
: "Building something meaningful? Contact the mods"
1 post
Member Growth in r/TheFounders
Yearly
+27k members(397.0%)
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Last updated: July 15, 2026