r/startups is a subreddit with 2.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses startup, struggling, 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
Advice Requests
: "How do startup founders even come up with an idea thats profitable in the first place? I will not promote"
9 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Just started doing SEO for our startup and it’s a lot of work. What tools are you guys using to help with the process? I will not promote."
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Have any startups here actually lost money because of AI? - I will not promote"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "We started a physical product company instead of a SaaS. Here's what the first 12 months taught us. (I will not promote)"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/startups
#1
Startup
: "I'm 19 and want to build a Startup eventually. What should I learn first? (I will not promote)"
60 posts
#2
Struggling
56 posts
#3
Co Founder
17 posts
#4
Tired
11 posts
#5
Marketing
8 posts
#6
Technical Cofounder
6 posts
#7
Ai
5 posts
#8
Developer
: "How is dev hiring actually being done in startups & enterprises in 2026? I will not promote"
5 posts
#9
Saas
4 posts
#10
Founders
: "Enterprise and govtech Founders: what do you do when your clients don't collaborate in the onboarding/setup phase? [I will not promote]"
4 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
: "This subreddit has been an absolute disaster since 2023 (I will not promote)"
174 posts
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Yearly
+222k members(11.6%)
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Last updated: October 9, 2026