r/entrepreneur

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About r/entrepreneur

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.

The community at a glance

r/entrepreneur is a Subreddit for Founders and startup builders with roughly 5.2M members. It has been around since 2008. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style. It is the 2nd largest community in the Entrepreneurship topic page.

Roughly 439K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Business, Startup, and Marketing. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention best books on m&a, best payment gateway for indian saas founders dealing with international customers?, and best and cheapest smm panel in the world.

On Reddit
Established 2008
5.2M Members

Community Topics

Community Features

Forum

This community has a forum

Chat

This community has a realtime chat

Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +439K members
Growth: +9.2% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 38K members
  • 2014: 44K members
  • 2015: 57K members
  • 2016: 59K members
  • 2017: 140K members
  • 2018: 121K members
  • 2019: 160K members
  • 2020: 219K members
  • 2021: 192K members
  • 2023: 1.8M members
  • 2024: 1.5M members
  • 2025: 634K members
  • 2026: 198K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 52K members
  • Aug: 42K members
  • Sep: 28K members
  • Oct: 26K members
  • Nov: 37K members
  • Dec: 42K members
  • Jan: 42K members
  • Feb: 33K members
  • Mar: 35K members
  • Apr: 33K members
  • May: 34K members
  • Jun: 21K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    21 posts in the past month
    1. What's the most impressive AI automation running in your business today?
    2. Who can I watch to learn more about business??
    3. Before you quit your job to start a business, answer these 3 questions
    #1
    Advice Requests
    What's the most impressive AI automation running in your business today? · Who can I watch to learn more about business?? · Before you quit your job to start a business, answer these 3 questions
    21
  • Solution Requests
    9 posts in the past month
    1. Best bookkeeping solutions for ecommerce that won't make you cry
    2. Starting a business in a difficult field. How do I make better margins?
    3. Has anyone started an Agency?
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Best bookkeeping solutions for ecommerce that won't make you cry · Starting a business in a difficult field. How do I make better margins? · Has anyone started an Agency?
    9
  • Pain & Anger
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Left a $120k job to freelance. Lost my only client 6 weeks ago. feel dead inside.
    2. Feeling broke on a profitable business.
    3. Sunday Steam: Vent It or Roast It | May 31, 2026
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    Left a $120k job to freelance. Lost my only client 6 weeks ago. feel dead inside. · Feeling broke on a profitable business. · Sunday Steam: Vent It or Roast It | May 31, 2026
    3
  • Money Talk
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Should I spend my time and money for this?
    2. Hardscaping contractor landed $50k job + $80k pipeline with ads. How to leverage this?
    #4
    Money Talk
    Should I spend my time and money for this? · Hardscaping contractor landed $50k job + $80k pipeline with ads. How to leverage this?
    2
  • Self-Promotion
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Built the product myself. Now I need a partner, but afraid to give away equity.
    2. Talent Tuesday: Services and Collabs | June 16, 2026
    #5
    Self-Promotion
    Built the product myself. Now I need a partner, but afraid to give away equity. · Talent Tuesday: Services and Collabs | June 16, 2026
    2

Topics

  • Business
    62 posts in the past month
    1. Feeling broke on a profitable business.
    2. Relationships are one of the most important factors in growing a successful business, and this is how to leverage them
    3. Who can I watch to learn more about business??
    #1
    Business
    Feeling broke on a profitable business. · Relationships are one of the most important factors in growing a successful business, and this is how to leverage them · Who can I watch to learn more about business??
    62
  • Startup
    48 posts in the past month
    1. The only number that predicted whether a side business would work for me. learned it after losing money on 6 of them
    2. Before you quit your job to start a business, answer these 3 questions
    3. my cofounder and I had a mass argument about "just posting on linkedin" vs actually doing outreach and we finally settled it with data
    #2
    Startup
    The only number that predicted whether a side business would work for me. learned it after losing money on 6 of them · Before you quit your job to start a business, answer these 3 questions · my cofounder and I had a mass argument about "just posting on linkedin" vs actually doing outreach and we finally settled it with data
    48
  • Marketing
    18 posts in the past month
    1. Marketing needs much more patience than learning Rust.
    2. Is marketing one of the easiest ways to make more money?
    3. Marketing is not about spend, it's about atrategy
    #3
    Marketing
    Marketing needs much more patience than learning Rust. · Is marketing one of the easiest ways to make more money? · Marketing is not about spend, it's about atrategy
    18
  • Hard Time
    10 posts in the past month
    1. The startup version of the chicken-and-egg problem
    #4
    Hard Time
    The startup version of the chicken-and-egg problem
    10
  • Worst
    8 posts in the past month
    #5
    Worst
    8

Flair

  • How Do I?
    34 posts in the past month
    1. Left a $120k job to freelance. Lost my only client 6 weeks ago. feel dead inside.
    2. The only number that predicted whether a side business would work for me. learned it after losing money on 6 of them
    3. Best place to get feedback for project?
    #1
    How Do I?
    Left a $120k job to freelance. Lost my only client 6 weeks ago. feel dead inside. · The only number that predicted whether a side business would work for me. learned it after losing money on 6 of them · Best place to get feedback for project?
    34
  • Best Practices
    24 posts in the past month
    1. The Most Underrated Skill in Business? Listening.
    2. STFU AND DO
    3. What is the most underrated source of organic traffic that is genius?
    #2
    Best Practices
    The Most Underrated Skill in Business? Listening. · STFU AND DO · What is the most underrated source of organic traffic that is genius?
    24
  • Weekly Discussion
    16 posts in the past month
    1. Success Saturday: What's Going Right | May 30, 2026
    2. Success Saturday: What's Going Right | June 20, 2026
    3. Feedback Friday: Rate My Ideas | June 19, 2026
    #3
    Weekly Discussion
    Success Saturday: What's Going Right | May 30, 2026 · Success Saturday: What's Going Right | June 20, 2026 · Feedback Friday: Rate My Ideas | June 19, 2026
    16
  • Lessons Learned
    12 posts in the past month
    1. Feeling broke on a profitable business.
    2. A Hard Lesson I Learned at 23: Never Work for Free Based Solely on Promises
    3. What's something entrepreneurs are told to do that actually hurt your business?
    #4
    Lessons Learned
    Feeling broke on a profitable business. · A Hard Lesson I Learned at 23: Never Work for Free Based Solely on Promises · What's something entrepreneurs are told to do that actually hurt your business?
    12
  • Young Entrepreneur
    9 posts in the past month
    1. Marketing needs much more patience than learning Rust.
    2. Best ways to build real business connections?
    3. Please rate my cold email template
    #5
    Young Entrepreneur
    Marketing needs much more patience than learning Rust. · Best ways to build real business connections? · Please rate my cold email template
    9

Product recommendations

  • best books on m&a
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best books on M&A
    2. Best books on M&A
    #1
    best books on m&a
    Best books on M&A · Best books on M&A
    2
  • best payment gateway for indian saas founders dealing with international customers?
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best payment gateway for Indian SaaS founders dealing with international customers?
    2. Best payment gateway for Indian SaaS founders dealing with international customers?
    #2
    best payment gateway for indian saas founders dealing with international customers?
    Best payment gateway for Indian SaaS founders dealing with international customers? · Best payment gateway for Indian SaaS founders dealing with international customers?
    2
  • best and cheapest smm panel in the world
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best and Cheapest SMM Panel in the World : SmmPanel.co
    2. Best and Cheapest SMM Panel in the World : YoYo Media
    #3
    best and cheapest smm panel in the world
    Best and Cheapest SMM Panel in the World : SmmPanel.co · Best and Cheapest SMM Panel in the World : YoYo Media
    2
  • best book to learn everything about entrepreneurship?
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best book to learn everything about entrepreneurship?
    2. Best book to learn everything about entrepreneurship?
    #4
    best book to learn everything about entrepreneurship?
    Best book to learn everything about entrepreneurship? · Best book to learn everything about entrepreneurship?
    2
  • what's the best crm you use for tracking leads, client calls, and follow-ups? (or do you still manage manually?)
    2 posts in the past month
    1. What's the best CRM you use for tracking leads, client calls, and follow-ups? (or do you still manage manually?)
    2. What's the best CRM you use for tracking leads, client calls, and follow-ups? (or do you still manage manually?)
    #5
    what's the best crm you use for tracking leads, client calls, and follow-ups? (or do you still manage manually?)
    What's the best CRM you use for tracking leads, client calls, and follow-ups? (or do you still manage manually?) · What's the best CRM you use for tracking leads, client calls, and follow-ups? (or do you still manage manually?)
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/entrepreneur for?
Best for Founders and startup builders enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
Is r/entrepreneur free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/entrepreneur have?
Roughly 5.2M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/entrepreneur on?
r/entrepreneur runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/entrepreneur cover?
On the Hive Index, r/entrepreneur is organized under Founders and startup builders.
How do I join r/entrepreneur?
You can join r/entrepreneur by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Entrepreneurship communities like?
One of the biggest categories on the site, covering everything from first-time startup founders to serial entrepreneurs scaling multiple businesses. You will find communities on Reddit, Discord, and Slack for idea validation, fundraising advice, hiring strategy, and the daily grind of building a startup or company. Good for finding peers at similar stages and getting honest feedback from people who have been through it.
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