r/startups is a subreddit with 2.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses struggling, startup, co founder, tired, and marketing, and they frequently recommend/review programming languages, banking, and email marketing service.
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Popular Themes in r/startups
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Left 18 years in banking to launch a fintech MVP. Sitting at 60 users and struggling with distribution (I will not promote)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/startups
#1
Struggling
59 posts
#2
Startup
52 posts
#3
Co Founder
17 posts
#4
Tired
12 posts
#5
Marketing
8 posts
#6
Technical Cofounder
6 posts
#7
Ai
5 posts
#8
Saas
4 posts
#9
Worst
3 posts
#10
Product
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/startups
Programming Languages
30 reviews
#1
Laravel
5.0★ from 8 reviews
#2
FreeCodeCamp
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Svelte
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Banking
25 reviews
#1
Mercury
5.0★ from 5 reviews
#2
Brex
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
HSBC
4.0★ from 1 review
Email Marketing Service
24 reviews
#1
Mailchimp
2.8★ from 4 reviews
#2
Moosend
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Amazon SES
3.5★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/startups
#1
I will not promote
: "Watched founders pitch a managing partner today and not going to lie, it was bad (I will not promote)"
176 posts
Member Growth in r/startups
Yearly
+223k members(11.7%)
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Last updated: September 8, 2026