r/sweatystartup is a subreddit with 206k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses business, cleaning, startup, service, and clients, and they frequently recommend/review voip service, crm, and project management tool.
A hub for entrepreneurs of regular old fashioned businesses.
Popular Themes in r/sweatystartup
#1
Advice Requests
: "Starting a business with my fiance. Is it a bad idea?"
34 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Raised my prices by 60% and somehow got busier, trying to understand why."
13 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Checklist to start an airbnb cleaning business really lean?"
11 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Flyers still work!"
9 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Three years ago I posted about starting a fence company with no construction experience. Here is what I've learned since then..."
9 posts
#6
Self-Promotion
: "Quit my six figure corporate sales job to buy a home service franchise. On pace to do $2M+ this year. AMA."
5 posts
#7
Money Talk
: "Owning a yoga / pilates studio, is it actually profitable?"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/sweatystartup
#1
Business
: "Starting a Business with my fiance. Is it a bad idea?"
190 posts
#2
Cleaning
: "Sh*t just got real: follow me from £0 to £1,000 a week Cleaning carpets to save my house."
39 posts
#3
Startup
: "Startup idea need input please"
29 posts
#4
Service
: "How do you keep good employees in a Service business when bigger companies always offer more money"
24 posts
#5
Clients
: "The psychology of the $0 Invoice. Clients go crazy for this."
19 posts
#6
Leads
: "Cold calling for local Leads is actually destroying my will to live"
14 posts
#7
Marketing
: "Here's how i plan to get clients in 2026 without spending a penny on Marketing"
14 posts
#8
Looking For
12 posts
#9
Struggling
11 posts
#10
Small Business
: "Cold calling for local leads is actually destroying my will to live"
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/sweatystartup
Voip Service
25 reviews
#1
Google Voice
3.8★ from 6 reviews
#2
Vonage
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
OpenPhone
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Crm
15 reviews
#1
Hubspot
3.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
Housecall Pro
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Jobber
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Project Management Tool
13 reviews
#1
Trello
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Notion
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Asana
4.0★ from 2 reviews
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+29k members(16.7%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026