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The busiest founder hangouts on the internet. Idea validation, launch feedback, growth tactics, and honest failure stories — several of these communities have designated threads where sharing your product is welcome.
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We analyzed the published rules of these 13 communities: 2 prohibit self-promotion outright, 8 allow it only under conditions (designated threads, participation ratios, or moderator approval). The biggest audience is r/Entrepreneur with 5.2M members; note that r/SaaS is among those that explicitly ban promotional posts. Always open a community's rules link before posting — it takes a minute and protects your account.
This is Reddit's most launch-friendly territory — but each community has carved out different norms. r/SideProject and r/indiehackers welcome show-and-tell posts; r/startups confines promotion to designated threads but hosts Reddit's best feedback conversations; r/Entrepreneur rewards journey posts ("from zero to $10k MRR, everything I learned") that read like honest war stories rather than humble-brags.
The pattern that works: give the numbers. Revenue figures, failed experiments, actual acquisition costs — founder posts with real data routinely hit thousands of upvotes and drive meaningful signups. The pattern that fails: launch announcements with nothing for the reader. Before posting your product anywhere here, check the community's promo rules on Nichory, then write the post as a lesson others can use, with your product as the context rather than the headline.
r/SideProject and r/alphaandbetausers exist for launches; r/indiehackers welcomes builder posts. r/startups allows sharing only in its designated feedback threads — read the pinned posts. r/Entrepreneur removes bare launch posts but embraces detailed journey write-ups where your product appears as part of the story. Always check each community's current rules before posting.
Transparent numbers and honest failure. "I spent $5k on ads and made $200 — full breakdown" outperforms any polished announcement. Posts that teach something reusable (pricing experiments, channel comparisons, tool stacks with costs) earn trust that converts to profile visits and signups. Write for the reader's benefit first; the traffic follows.
r/Entrepreneur is the largest community in this niche with 5.2M members. Our community brings together individuals driven by a shared commitment to problem-solving, professional networking, and collaborative innovation, all with the goal of making a positive impact. We welcome a diverse range of pursuits, from side projects and small businesses to venture-backed startups and solo ventures. However, this is a space for genuine connection and exchange of ideas, not self-promotion. Please refrain from promoting personal blogs, consulting services, books, MLMs, opinions.
It depends on the community: of the 13 communities in this niche, 2 ban self-promotion entirely and 8 allow it only under specific conditions such as designated threads or participation requirements. Check the policy badge on each community's page here, then read the full rules on Reddit before posting.
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