r/startup
Reddit's space to learn the tools and skills necessary to build a successful startup. A community meant to support each other and grow…
How to think about r/startup
This community serves as a hub for aspiring entrepreneurs and startup enthusiasts to share knowledge, tools, and experiences related to building successful startups. Members engage in discussions about methodologies, marketing strategies, and resources that can aid in startup growth. The emphasis on mutual support and collaboration fosters a positive environment where individuals can learn from each other's successes and challenges, making it a distinct space for startup-related discourse.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Participants in this community range from budding entrepreneurs to seasoned startup founders, often aged between 20 and 40. They are typically motivated by a desire to learn, share experiences, and seek advice on various aspects of launching and running a startup. The vibe is generally supportive and collaborative, with members valuing practical insights and actionable advice over mere theory.
Posting culture
Content that thrives in this community includes practical advice, success stories, and resource-sharing related to startups. Posts that are overly promotional or lack substance tend to receive downvotes. Members appreciate well-researched articles, personal anecdotes, and discussions that encourage engagement. The posting cadence is steady, with frequent contributions from both new and established members, fostering an active dialogue.
Brand engagement notes
Brands looking to engage with this community should focus on providing value rather than overt promotion. Sharing insightful content, tools, or resources that can genuinely assist startup founders is more likely to resonate. Brands should avoid direct advertising or sales pitches, as members are often skeptical of promotional content. Collaborating with community members on educational initiatives or offering free trials of useful tools can enhance brand perception and foster goodwill.
Top keywords
What r/startup talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/lazymentors
- u/cumbersome_heist
- u/LoansPayDayOnline
- u/wentin-net
- u/electrofaq
- u/vgpgamer
- u/weoter
- u/[deleted]
- u/travk534
- u/theblankcanvass
- u/Global_Scallion_2965
- u/Robro1
- u/lukas_kai
- u/bullnodes
- u/HBartlock
- u/thumbsdrivesmecrazy
- u/danielkempe
- u/widetide
- u/GroundbreakingRain88
- u/AjPicard913
- u/Jocie712
- u/Jpahoda
- u/Lyricalafrica
- u/SadTaro7556
- u/Big-Initiative-2030
- u/arichi17
- u/Anonutopia
- u/Competitive_Wish_368
- u/Gill_Chloet
- u/open-trade
- u/TheHonestRedditer
- u/DorothyAt40
- u/Vitamina_e
- u/Leadership_Upper
- u/OneTangoTwoBlanko
- u/kekekGrayBlue
- u/goingfast89
- u/kiaragi123
- u/vishalthevaxus
- u/5work
- u/wiseduckling
- u/the_night_question
- u/AndrewStartups
- u/boklos
- u/Discovensco
- u/Commoninterest1
- u/olympikesoft
- u/Data-Power
- u/oldwhiteblackie
- u/Bat_Programmatically
- u/Classic-Asparagus
- u/suggestattoos
- u/BowShockApp
- u/Dr_momo
- u/galvanickorea
- u/SlowAtMaxQ
- u/slidebean_blog
- u/JotakuTM
- u/frtbkr
- u/ParticularAd5059
- u/MRaspb3rry
- u/AkoolInc
- u/0xWTC
- u/Conscious_Sleep
- u/phillmybuttons
- u/nobsstartupguide
- u/zeJaeger
- u/chrismatters
- u/Flogi1
- u/not-dan097
- u/ufohitchhiker
- u/innovatekit
- u/mo_bach
- u/ok-please
- u/cargo_run_rust
- u/wenbinf
- u/NobodyLong1926
- u/lasagnahog1
- u/Gold_Photograph1
- u/guyunderthequilt
- u/irreverentmike
- u/ruuhkis
- u/rizenniko
- u/chicovegano
- u/Fraaj
- u/Elrunningtigre
- u/Sergpan
- u/sanyides
- u/rambunctiousoutset_
- u/ramsatesh-
- u/Cheddar0000
- u/vimfinn
- u/KingOfTheCouch13
- u/chou404
- u/YahYahPapaya
- u/sinnerou
- u/fatguybike
- u/onurgenes
- u/Linkology
- u/crazekki
By votes
- u/lazymentors
- u/cumbersome_heist
- u/wentin-net
- u/Robro1
- u/0xWTC
- u/Conscious_Sleep
- u/phillmybuttons
- u/Gill_Chloet
- u/nobsstartupguide
- u/lukas_kai
- u/electrofaq
- u/zeJaeger
- u/chrismatters
- u/Flogi1
- u/danielkempe
- u/not-dan097
- u/TheHonestRedditer
- u/ufohitchhiker
- u/innovatekit
- u/open-trade
- u/Leadership_Upper
- u/weoter
- u/mo_bach
- u/vgpgamer
- u/DorothyAt40
- u/ok-please
- u/cargo_run_rust
- u/wenbinf
- u/HBartlock
- u/NobodyLong1926
- u/lasagnahog1
- u/Gold_Photograph1
- u/GroundbreakingRain88
- u/guyunderthequilt
- u/ruuhkis
- u/bullnodes
- u/irreverentmike
- u/rizenniko
- u/widetide
- u/OneTangoTwoBlanko
- u/theblankcanvass
- u/chicovegano
- u/Fraaj
- u/Sergpan
- u/sanyides
- u/rambunctiousoutset_
- u/Elrunningtigre
- u/Cheddar0000
- u/vimfinn
- u/KingOfTheCouch13
- u/Vitamina_e
- u/ramsatesh-
- u/sinnerou
- u/fatguybike
- u/chou404
- u/YahYahPapaya
- u/onurgenes
- u/crazekki
- u/the_night_question
- u/Linkology
- u/Screamerjoe
- u/Iamthecontent
- u/[deleted]
- u/drluigi85arg
- u/Bellatrix-_-
- u/tomarv99
- u/seeking_facts
- u/ElDonnintello
- u/gitcommitshow
- u/Godnec
- u/Global_Scallion_2965
- u/thumbsdrivesmecrazy
- u/jerry_gnarcia
- u/xanvalentine
- u/ysl17
- u/wiseduckling
- u/Lyricalafrica
- u/Commoninterest1
- u/Swred1100
- u/r4ikrex32
- u/justUseAnSvm
- u/kekekGrayBlue
- u/AjPicard913
- u/srivi88
- u/goingfast89
- u/Jpahoda
- u/SpacexerFan
- u/classicmintsauce
- u/shotolic
- u/HermanCainsGhost
- u/The_Uptowner
- u/5work
- u/Jocie712
- u/boklos
- u/xynthwave
- u/zascar
- u/JimiChanga80
- u/KewlZkid
- u/FinalIllustrator
- u/ssupperredditt
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/[deleted]
- u/Objective_Arachnid97
- u/HelloReaderMax
- u/Excellent-Ticket4192
- u/NabokovGrey
- u/MonSamy4
- u/ItsFrehMrketBreh
- u/ConsumerScientist
- u/izybit
- u/sam-kent
- u/_B_Little_me
- u/simeonikudabo48
- u/ToddGergey
- u/wentin-net
- u/zipyoda
- u/jasonhoblin
- u/phughes1980
- u/HARVARDmyDREAM
- u/MotivateUTech
- u/Shreyansh_Sharma
- u/damc4
- u/keninsd
- u/john_bunting
- u/Lyricalafrica
- u/48stateMave
- u/AsherGaming1008
- u/iWantBots
- u/caseyjonesish
- u/nickosaur
- u/Weekly_Ad3748
- u/Shabzz98
- u/solvingsearch
- u/Notonmyturf
- u/Cris2080
- u/TheBlackArrows
- u/spicymangoslice
- u/ganeshswami018
- u/jayscript12
- u/executiveADHDcoach
- u/cleaver215
- u/ranpyofficial
- u/Beneficial_Fee_629
- u/noeku1t
- u/tipjarman
- u/DigitalStar23
- u/Archibald_80
- u/pasticciociccio
- u/Nethersex
- u/Fabulous_Advice_3516
- u/phatsystem
- u/pxrage
- u/Mike-Savoff
- u/thecoachforbusiness
- u/ga46len
- u/EdTwoONine
- u/TheresNoCakeOnlyFire
- u/cajmorgans
- u/osbstr
- u/SquashNo2389
- u/violet_burn
- u/brixico
- u/Active-Mango-8929
- u/VerticalMomentum1
- u/burrowed_ladder
- u/KidNamedYes
- u/Ok-Upstairs8879
- u/Beneficial-Bat4296
- u/evanescent_pegasus
- u/mathaiser
- u/micro-saas
- u/adnarayankar
- u/randomly771122
- u/greenlightgaslight
- u/Think_Mall7133
- u/AdhesivenessOwn7747
- u/crawfishr
- u/Chintan_Mehta
- u/thekb55
- u/Powerful_Dog5562
- u/gustavdp
- u/Commoninterest1
- u/TravelMjau_Cat
- u/dreamofthereality
- u/Best_Ad_5124
- u/1rudster
- u/sudoanand
- u/WDTIV
- u/ayenim
- u/yourlocalcoolguy
- u/SupaSTaZz
- u/dancethelife
- u/foundinkc
- u/Dr_momo
- u/We7463
- u/cybertrux
- u/Mental_Sort4359
- u/TheFirstHumanChild
- u/Smokedog90
- u/atceb
- u/gourmandate
By votes
- u/Jabberwock11
- u/[deleted]
- u/wind_dude
- u/_B_Little_me
- u/heteroerectus
- u/Powerful_Dog5562
- u/FarTooLucid
- u/dougpenderho
- u/samebutanon
- u/alex_beluga
- u/Salty_Campaign_3007
- u/sam-kent
- u/mo_faraway
- u/keninsd
- u/cmccormick
- u/atulanand94
- u/monkeyrpinter
- u/lazymentors
- u/Shabzz98
- u/noeku1t
- u/dvnc_village
- u/wentin-net
- u/bt2066
- u/zipyoda
- u/MtHoodlum
- u/StillDreTZ
- u/Hefty-Newspaper-9889
- u/The_rowdy_gardener
- u/Divhunt
- u/drthip4peace
- u/immigrantlurker
- u/john_bunting
- u/RoboticGreg
- u/NabokovGrey
- u/eckyeckypikangzoop
- u/drunkandy
- u/NewtonIsMyBitch
- u/No_Leek403
- u/RevolutionaryLion551
- u/W1z4rd
- u/sama-q
- u/Cris2080
- u/ItsFrehMrketBreh
- u/ConsumerScientist
- u/izybit
- u/simeonikudabo48
- u/nanozeus2014
- u/aaconsultancydubai
- u/TJPontz
- u/Objective_Arachnid97
- u/damc4
- u/tommyct614
- u/iWantBots
- u/TheBlackArrows
- u/tipjarman
- u/DigitalStar23
- u/Archibald_80
- u/ga46len
- u/foundinkc
- u/Dr_momo
- u/adlcp
- u/stepg314
- u/44035
- u/regularhuman_ish
- u/embedding_turtle
- u/ToddGergey
- u/Shakuro_com
- u/jarsofjoy
- u/Real_quick_learner
- u/SlowTap
- u/meganbyte0
- u/HARVARDmyDREAM
- u/luigi8082
- u/PorscheHen
- u/brightworkdotuk
- u/Mcflan_75
- u/subhashp
- u/asigari
- u/NYBANKERn00b
- u/jusoneofthemasses
- u/Cynikuu
- u/Greenzone51
- u/Lyricalafrica
- u/Nitin_agarwal_
- u/ConditionalDew
- u/ruuhkis
- u/CaffeineDose
- u/imbrahma
- u/imran371
- u/svetlyak40wt
- u/GregTheEntrepreneur
- u/bvjebin
- u/curiosityfringes
- u/caseyjonesish
- u/nickosaur
- u/Weekly_Ad3748
- u/solvingsearch
- u/Notonmyturf
- u/spicymangoslice
- u/ganeshswami018
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FAQ
r/startup — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/startup have?
r/startup has approximately 280,657 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/startup created?
r/startup was created on May 9, 2008 (18 years ago).
What is r/startup about?
This community serves as a hub for aspiring entrepreneurs and startup enthusiasts to share knowledge, tools, and experiences related to building successful startups. Members engage in discussions about methodologies, marketing strategies, and resources that can aid in startup growth. The emphasis on mutual support and collaboration fosters a positive environment where indivi…
What subreddits are similar to r/startup?
Communities similar to r/startup include r/startup_ideas, r/saas, r/startups, r/entrepreneurridealong, r/sideproject.
Who are the most active posters on r/startup?
The most frequent posters on r/startup include u/lazymentors, u/cumbersome_heist, u/LoansPayDayOnline.
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