indie makers and founders: communities and participation rules
People who make a product and look for its first users: indie developers, solo founders, small SaaS teams.
Related communities · 51
Places with a sampled week come first, followed by recorded membership. Membership is neither activity nor a recommendation score.
- r/smallbusiness2.55M members · 2026-10-11
- Language
- English
- Introducing a product
- Excerpt recorded; check its scope
Recorded rule excerptNo business promotion posts are allowed. Promote your business in the weekly Promote-your-business thread only.
Rules and sources →Discussion sample availableWhy this appears
Listed through a recorded audience relationship. Demand for your product has not been verified here.
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- r/sideproject865k members · 2026-10-11
- Language
- English
- Introducing a product
- Not established
No original wording is recorded for this action, so permission cannot be established here.
Rules and sources →Discussion sample availableWhy this appears
Listed through a recorded audience relationship. Demand for your product has not been verified here.
View source · record organized October 11, 2026 - r/saas822k members · 2026-10-11
- Language
- English
- Introducing a product
- Excerpt recorded; check its scope
Recorded rule excerptPromotion is ok here
Rules and sources →Discussion sample availableWhy this appears
Listed through a recorded audience relationship. Demand for your product has not been verified here.
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- r/entrepreneurridealong733k members · 2026-10-11
- Language
- English
- Introducing a product
- Excerpt recorded; check its scope
Recorded rule excerptShare your work only if it genuinely benefits the community. No blatant promotion.
Rules and sources →Discussion sample availableWhy this appears
Listed through a recorded audience relationship. Demand for your product has not been verified here.
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- r/startup_ideas345k members · 2026-10-11
- Language
- English
- Introducing a product
- Not established
No original wording is recorded for this action, so permission cannot be established here.
Rules and sources →Discussion sample availableWhy this appears
Listed through a recorded audience relationship. Demand for your product has not been verified here.
View source · record organized October 11, 2026 - r/microsaas220k members · 2026-10-11
- Language
- English
- Introducing a product
- Not established
No original wording is recorded for this action, so permission cannot be established here.
Rules and sources →Discussion sample availableWhy this appears
Listed through a recorded audience relationship. Demand for your product has not been verified here.
View source · record organized October 11, 2026 - r/growthhacking159k members · 2026-10-11
- Language
- English
- Introducing a product
- Excerpt recorded; check its scope
Recorded rule excerptIf you're a founder or employee or marketer of a SaaS product looking to promote your tools, seek permission from the mod.
Rules and sources →Discussion sample availableWhy this appears
Listed through a recorded audience relationship. Demand for your product has not been verified here.
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- r/appbusiness149k members · 2026-10-11
- Language
- English
- Introducing a product
- Restriction recorded
Recorded rule excerptNo promotion of your own apps
Rules and sources →Discussion sample availableWhy this appears
Listed through a recorded audience relationship. Demand for your product has not been verified here.
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- r/buildinpublic122k members · 2026-10-11
- Language
- English
- Introducing a product
- Not established
Recorded rule excerptInstead, focus on sharing progress, lessons learned, and asking for feedback.
Rules and sources →Discussion sample availableWhy this appears
Listed through a recorded audience relationship. Demand for your product has not been verified here.
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- r/ycombinator104k members · 2025-01
- Language
- English
- Introducing a product
- Not established
Recorded rule excerptNo self promotion.
Rules and sources →Discussion sample availableWhy this appears
Listed through a recorded audience relationship. Demand for your product has not been verified here.
Which groups each place is for, judged by a model on the place's own description in the list; no posts read.
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- r/sideprojects59k members · 2026-10-11
- Language
- Not recorded
- Introducing a product
- Not established
No original wording is recorded for this action, so permission cannot be established here.
Rules and sources →Discussion sample availableWhy this appears
Listed through a recorded audience relationship. Demand for your product has not been verified here.
View source · record organized October 11, 2026 - r/saasbuild57k members · 2026-10-11
- Language
- Not recorded
- Introducing a product
- Not established
No original wording is recorded for this action, so permission cannot be established here.
Rules and sources →Discussion sample availableWhy this appears
Listed through a recorded audience relationship. Demand for your product has not been verified here.
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After finding a community, find the conversations worth joining.
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