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
: "I have a product that's well past the MVP stage - but no network and no vc expertise. what route should I take? (i will not promote)"
10 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Organic growth is working, but my conversion rate is bad. Should I try paid ads? (I will not promote)"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Left 18 years in banking to launch a fintech MVP. Sitting at 60 users and struggling with distribution (I will not promote)"
3 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Experiment in progress: how many users can I get for 100k Reddit views? - I will not promote"
3 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "When is the right time to start building relationships with VCs? I will not promote"
2 posts
#6
Money Talk
: "Series A job offer in the 200k range (currently working for a little over half at a big company) worth it? I will not promote."
1 post
#7
Self-Promotion
: "From idea to Certified Microsoft app. I will not promote"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/startups
#1
Startup
: "i will not promote: building a boring Startup, would you rather hire for motivation or intelligence?"
73 posts
#2
Struggling
59 posts
#3
Co Founder
18 posts
#4
Tired
12 posts
#5
Marketing
8 posts
#6
Developer
8 posts
#7
Technical Cofounder
6 posts
#8
Ai
5 posts
#9
Product
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
: "Watched founders pitch a managing partner today and not going to lie, it was bad (I will not promote)"
171 posts
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Yearly
+224k members(11.8%)
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Last updated: September 2, 2026