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 721K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 5th largest community in the Entrepreneurship topic page.

Roughly 117K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Building, Business, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention book, developer, and website template.

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Yearly: +117K members
Growth: +19.3% / 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: 78K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Sep: 6K members
  • 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: 5K members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    5 posts in the past month
    1. If you’ve bought a small tool/software for your business instead of building it, what made you trust it enough to buy?
    2. Integrated my app with Apple Health
    3. Payment processors that are less likely to freeze your funds
    #1
    Solution Requests
    If you’ve bought a small tool/software for your business instead of building it, what made you trust it enough to buy? · Integrated my app with Apple Health · Payment processors that are less likely to freeze your funds
    5
  • Advice Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. How are you all monetizing niche subreddits/communities? Looking for advice (72k member relationship/self-improvement community)
    2. What are some of your favorite tools, and why?
    3. Hello I need advice and honest opinions
    #2
    Advice Requests
    How are you all monetizing niche subreddits/communities? Looking for advice (72k member relationship/self-improvement community) · What are some of your favorite tools, and why? · Hello I need advice and honest opinions
    3
  • Pain & Anger
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Hiring my first employee made me realize I don't actually understand my cash flow
    2. 14 months in, about $2.1k MRR, and growth has been dead flat for three months. Reality check please.
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    Hiring my first employee made me realize I don't actually understand my cash flow · 14 months in, about $2.1k MRR, and growth has been dead flat for three months. Reality check please.
    2
  • Money Talk
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Is having money is basically a cheat code when starting a business?
    2. What makes you keep paying for software subscription ?
    #4
    Money Talk
    Is having money is basically a cheat code when starting a business? · What makes you keep paying for software subscription ?
    2
  • Ideas
    2 posts in the past month
    1. What problem that makes you think “there has to be a better way”?
    2. Would this international healthcare recruitment idea work?
    #5
    Ideas
    What problem that makes you think “there has to be a better way”? · Would this international healthcare recruitment idea work?
    2

Topics

  • Building
    32 posts in the past month
    1. Building a bridge between Japanese companies short on engineers and engineers abroad who want short paid projects - where we are and what I got wrong
    2. thinking about building a domain-to-email scraper. talk me out of it?
    3. My crawler told me 51% of local business sites were dead. It was lying. Here's what actually building on defensible data looks like.
    #1
    Building
    Building a bridge between Japanese companies short on engineers and engineers abroad who want short paid projects - where we are and what I got wrong · thinking about building a domain-to-email scraper. talk me out of it? · My crawler told me 51% of local business sites were dead. It was lying. Here's what actually building on defensible data looks like.
    32
  • Business
    24 posts in the past month
    #2
    Business
    24
  • Struggling
    17 posts in the past month
    #3
    Struggling
    17
  • Tired
    17 posts in the past month
    #4
    Tired
    17
  • Saas
    11 posts in the past month
    1. Would independent diligence be useful when buying a small SaaS business?
    2. I built SaaS for an industry most software founders never think about
    #5
    Saas
    Would independent diligence be useful when buying a small SaaS business? · I built SaaS for an industry most software founders never think about
    11

Flair

  • Ride Along Story
    36 posts in the past month
    1. Is it morally acceptable to monetize your trauma?
    2. I killed our stale wiki and the weekly ai report generator ritual. Here's what actually stuck.
    3. This is why I care about how a chatbot is coded
    #1
    Ride Along Story
    Is it morally acceptable to monetize your trauma? · I killed our stale wiki and the weekly ai report generator ritual. Here's what actually stuck. · This is why I care about how a chatbot is coded
    36
  • Seeking Advice
    26 posts in the past month
    1. Is having money is basically a cheat code when starting a business?
    2. Is 250 users in the first month after launch considered good?
    3. When and how do you know it's time to let go or change?
    #2
    Seeking Advice
    Is having money is basically a cheat code when starting a business? · Is 250 users in the first month after launch considered good? · When and how do you know it's time to let go or change?
    26
  • Idea Validation
    10 posts in the past month
    1. If I see one more pitch deck with "Problem → Solution → Traction → Team..." I might actually die
    2. Would independent diligence be useful when buying a small SaaS business?
    3. Get your free AI Replacability score as a founder (+ list of learning resouces - first 5)
    #3
    Idea Validation
    If I see one more pitch deck with "Problem → Solution → Traction → Team..." I might actually die · Would independent diligence be useful when buying a small SaaS business? · Get your free AI Replacability score as a founder (+ list of learning resouces - first 5)
    10
  • Other
    7 posts in the past month
    1. If a watermark ends your business, your business was a lie.
    2. I started to notice AI websites more often between SMBs 😮‍💨
    3. What problem that makes you think “there has to be a better way”?
    #4
    Other
    If a watermark ends your business, your business was a lie. · I started to notice AI websites more often between SMBs 😮‍💨 · What problem that makes you think “there has to be a better way”?
    7
  • Resources & Tools
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Attention entrepreneurs
    2. Payment processors that are less likely to freeze your funds
    3. How we scaled our close rate from 0% to 30%+ by adding a simple scoring automation to our Meta Ads funnel
    #5
    Resources & Tools
    Attention entrepreneurs · Payment processors that are less likely to freeze your funds · How we scaled our close rate from 0% to 30%+ by adding a simple scoring automation to our Meta Ads funnel
    6

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 721K 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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