r/TheFounders — Complete Community Guide

15,353 membersCreated 2024

Welcome to r/TheFounders! Here, 15,353 members gather to swap stories, share advice, and support one another on their startup journeys. Whether you're starting your first venture or looking to grow your business, this is a place to learn and connect with others. Join the conversation and be part of a friendly community of founders and entrepreneurs.

What you'll find on r/thefounders

Startup Success Stories

People love sharing their wins here, like how their app is making surprising revenue. It's a great place to see what's working for others and get inspired by real success stories.

Corporate Life Lessons

Some users share insights from their previous corporate gigs, highlighting lessons that can be applied to startup life. These posts are eye-opening for anyone transitioning from a corporate job to entrepreneurship.

Resource Sharing

There's a lot of love for sharing free resources, like lists of places to promote your app or startup. It's super helpful if you're bootstrapping or just starting out with limited funds.

Founder Struggles

It's not all sunshine and rainbows; people here get real about the challenges of being a founder. Whether it's dealing with isolation or the pressure of making things work, these posts resonate with a lot of us.

Innovative Product Launches

Members often showcase cool new products they've built, like an AI app that solves a common problem. It's fun to see the innovative stuff people are coming up with and how they're tackling everyday issues.

Marketing and Growth Hacks

A lot of folks share their experiences with growth hacks, even when things don't go as planned, like having a low cold email reply rate but still generating significant opportunities. It's all about finding what works.

Personal Milestones

Sometimes, people talk about personal milestones they've hit, like making money from their startup without telling family. It's interesting to see how different people navigate their entrepreneurial journeys.

Community Advice and Support

This place is full of people seeking advice and offering support on various startup-related topics. Whether you're stuck on a problem or just need to vent, the community is pretty responsive and helpful.

How to Engage

Share personal stories and lessons learned, like the post about '13 Years in Corporate Life Taught Me These Hard Truths', to connect with others on a deeper level and spark meaningful discussions.

Discuss common challenges faced by founders, as seen in 'Perpetual dilemma of being a founder! Do you relate?', to engage with folks who are in the same boat and open up a conversation about shared experiences.

Reveal surprising or personal details about your entrepreneurial journey, similar to 'My app makes $14k/mo and I haven’t told my family', which can intrigue the community and prompt them to ask questions or offer advice.

Provide valuable resources, like 'No Audience? No Budget? This GitHub Repo Will Help You Promote Your Startup', to help fellow founders overcome hurdles and show that you're here to support the community.

Create and share free resources, as demonstrated by the posts about lists of places to promote apps and startups, because everyone loves getting something useful without spending a dime.

Use relatable language and humor to make your posts more engaging, like the casual tone in 'Perpetual dilemma of being a founder! Do you relate?', which makes the content more approachable and fun.

Offer solutions to common problems, like providing promotional resources for startups, to position yourself as a helpful member of the community who adds real value.

Keep your titles catchy and intriguing to draw people in, as seen in '13 Years in Corporate Life Taught Me These Hard Truths', which grabs attention and piques curiosity.