r/startups is a subreddit with 2.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses startup, struggling, co founder, marketing, and tired, and they frequently recommend/review programming languages, banking, and email marketing service.
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Popular Themes in r/startups
#1
Solution Requests
: "What's the best way to start a pre-seed pitch deck? i will not promote"
4 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Where to find a co-founder? I will not promote"
3 posts
#3
Ideas
: "looking for spaces to validate some physical AI, industrial use AI ideas // i will not promote"
3 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "How do you get the first few hundred users for a student-focused product without paid ads? i will not promote"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/startups
#1
Startup
59 posts
#2
Struggling
58 posts
#3
Co Founder
23 posts
#4
Marketing
11 posts
#5
Tired
11 posts
#6
Technical Cofounder
6 posts
#7
Developer
6 posts
#8
Ai
5 posts
#9
Mentor
5 posts
#10
Saas
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
: "Founding Eng, startup got acquired - not what I imagined, "I will not promote""
45 posts
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Yearly
+222k members(11.6%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026