r/EntrepreneurRideAlong

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About r/EntrepreneurRideAlong

Follow real founders in real time. No gurus, no hindsight. Just the raw, unfiltered journey of starting and scaling companies from idea to execution. Whether you’re building in public or watching from the sidelines, this is where entrepreneurship gets real.

The community at a glance

r/EntrepreneurRideAlong is a Subreddit for Founders and startup builders with roughly 726K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 5th largest community in the Entrepreneurship topic page.

Roughly 118K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Building, Business, and Tired. Common discussion themes are Money Talk and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention book, developer, and website template.

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +118K members
Growth: +19.4% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 1K members
  • 2014: 4K members
  • 2015: 5K members
  • 2016: 3K members
  • 2017: 11K members
  • 2018: 44K members
  • 2019: 29K members
  • 2020: 49K members
  • 2021: 47K members
  • 2023: 247K members
  • 2024: 95K members
  • 2025: 107K members
  • 2026: 83K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Oct: 9K members
  • Nov: 12K members
  • Dec: 9K members
  • Jan: 10K members
  • Feb: 9K members
  • Mar: 11K members
  • Apr: 11K members
  • May: 11K members
  • Jun: 10K members
  • Jul: 11K members
  • Aug: 8K members
  • Sep: 3K members

Themes

  • Money Talk
    2 posts in the past month
    1. I'm trying 100 different ways to make $100. Here's what happened with the first 12.
    2. Buying pre-existing home care business
    #1
    Money Talk
    I'm trying 100 different ways to make $100. Here's what happened with the first 12. · Buying pre-existing home care business
    2
  • Advice Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Seeking advice and awareness
    2. When is the right time to move on from a business
    #2
    Advice Requests
    Seeking advice and awareness · When is the right time to move on from a business
    2
  • Solution Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. think my domain got blacklisted - how do i blacklist check and fix it?
    2. Getting a VA changed how I run my online shop
    #3
    Solution Requests
    think my domain got blacklisted - how do i blacklist check and fix it? · Getting a VA changed how I run my online shop
    2
  • Opportunities
    1 post in the past month
    1. We turned a 10 year old sauce recipe into 50 orders a day. We’re also $350k deep. Here’s what I’ve learned.
    #4
    Opportunities
    We turned a 10 year old sauce recipe into 50 orders a day. We’re also $350k deep. Here’s what I’ve learned.
    1

Topics

  • Building
    25 posts in the past month
    #1
    Building
    25
  • Business
    24 posts in the past month
    #2
    Business
    24
  • Tired
    20 posts in the past month
    #3
    Tired
    20
  • Struggling
    16 posts in the past month
    #4
    Struggling
    16
  • Partner
    10 posts in the past month
    #5
    Partner
    10

Flair

  • Ride Along Story
    47 posts in the past month
    1. I built in public for 8 months. Here's what nobody told me about the downsides.
    2. I kept rebuilding my site for no reason
    3. ChatGPT referred my services!!!
    #1
    Ride Along Story
    I built in public for 8 months. Here's what nobody told me about the downsides. · I kept rebuilding my site for no reason · ChatGPT referred my services!!!
    47
  • Seeking Advice
    44 posts in the past month
    1. How does Whop handle payouts and KYC for platforms with multiple users?
    2. How are industry experts supposed to contribute on Reddit if talking about their actual work is considered self promotion?
    3. At what point did your startup outgrow the basic bank account and spreadsheet setup?
    #2
    Seeking Advice
    How does Whop handle payouts and KYC for platforms with multiple users? · How are industry experts supposed to contribute on Reddit if talking about their actual work is considered self promotion? · At what point did your startup outgrow the basic bank account and spreadsheet setup?
    44
  • Idea Validation
    12 posts in the past month
    1. 18 months ago I pulled an idea from this community. Today we’re in conversations with some of the largest financial institutions in the world.
    2. I digitized my family owned/operated cleaning biz and here's what it revealed
    3. made a meme about my own marketing habits and it turned into a callout
    #3
    Idea Validation
    18 months ago I pulled an idea from this community. Today we’re in conversations with some of the largest financial institutions in the world. · I digitized my family owned/operated cleaning biz and here's what it revealed · made a meme about my own marketing habits and it turned into a callout
    12
  • Other
    6 posts in the past month
    1. African fintech is only ~5% penetrated. So what's actually still missing?
    2. Your product page can look premium and still lose sales.
    3. I have invention ideas I genuinely believe in, but I don't know how to bring them to life from where I am
    #4
    Other
    African fintech is only ~5% penetrated. So what's actually still missing? · Your product page can look premium and still lose sales. · I have invention ideas I genuinely believe in, but I don't know how to bring them to life from where I am
    6
  • Resources & Tools
    4 posts in the past month
    1. "Direct" traffic does not mean someone typed your URL. It means no referrer was sent, and that bucket is eating the distribution work you did last month.
    2. Stop blindly copying your competitors. It's a fast track to mediocrity
    3. 🗣️ Entrepreneurs, what are you building right now?
    #5
    Resources & Tools
    "Direct" traffic does not mean someone typed your URL. It means no referrer was sent, and that bucket is eating the distribution work you did last month. · Stop blindly copying your competitors. It's a fast track to mediocrity · 🗣️ Entrepreneurs, what are you building right now?
    4

Product recommendations

  • book
    8 posts in the past month
    1. What book would you recommend to a fellow entrepreneur who's feeling stuck and in between businesses?
    2. Can you recommend me literature?
    3. Leadership With A Purpose: Motivating Your Engineers .. Recommending this book for Business growth
    #1
    book
    What book would you recommend to a fellow entrepreneur who's feeling stuck and in between businesses? · Can you recommend me literature? · Leadership With A Purpose: Motivating Your Engineers .. Recommending this book for Business growth
    8
  • developer
    4 posts in the past month
    1. What are the best platforms to hire developers remotely in 2025?
    2. Got one of Launch27's site designs. Can anyone recommend a developer?
    3. Recommended Developers/Freelancers/Templates?
    #2
    developer
    What are the best platforms to hire developers remotely in 2025? · Got one of Launch27's site designs. Can anyone recommend a developer? · Recommended Developers/Freelancers/Templates?
    4
  • website template
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Recommend me some good website templates
    2. Could any of you recommend a Wordpress template to get started?
    #3
    website template
    Recommend me some good website templates · Could any of you recommend a Wordpress template to get started?
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/EntrepreneurRideAlong for?
Best for Founders and startup builders enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 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/EntrepreneurRideAlong have?
Roughly 726K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/EntrepreneurRideAlong on?
r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 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/EntrepreneurRideAlong cover?
On the Hive Index, r/EntrepreneurRideAlong is organized under Founders and startup builders.
How do I join r/EntrepreneurRideAlong?
You can join r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 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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