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 710K 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 Struggling. Common discussion themes are Ideas. Product recommendations often mention book, developer, and website template.
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember 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: 66K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 8K members
- 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: 4K members
Themes
- Ideas1 post in the past month
- I want to build a web application to solve a problem that many people are experiencing and are willing to pay for. Does anyone have any ideas?
#11IdeasI want to build a web application to solve a problem that many people are experiencing and are willing to pay for. Does anyone have any ideas?
Topics
- Building29 posts in the past month#129Building
- Business27 posts in the past month#227Business
- Struggling19 posts in the past month#319Struggling
- Tired17 posts in the past month#417Tired
- Building A12 posts in the past month#512Building A
Flair
- Seeking Advice5 posts in the past month
- I need two paying users by September 15th, but I don't know distribution
- I want to build a web application to solve a problem that many people are experiencing and are willing to pay for. Does anyone have any ideas?
- The expensive part of AI video isn't generation. It's rerunning the same broken shot.
#15Seeking AdviceI need two paying users by September 15th, but I don't know distribution · I want to build a web application to solve a problem that many people are experiencing and are willing to pay for. Does anyone have any ideas? · The expensive part of AI video isn't generation. It's rerunning the same broken shot. - Ride Along Story4 posts in the past month
- My product had a weak moat and 5 free competitors. Instead of fighting on price, I made it free and turned it into a marketing asset. Ride along.
- My side project made $29.95 while the product I actually love sits at $0
- Finally stopped building features nobody asked for
#24Ride Along StoryMy product had a weak moat and 5 free competitors. Instead of fighting on price, I made it free and turned it into a marketing asset. Ride along. · My side project made $29.95 while the product I actually love sits at $0 · Finally stopped building features nobody asked for - Resources & Tools3 posts in the past month
- i froze on a decision for weeks. then i overcorrected in a day no one caught either one
- The founder who spent 2 years building something nobody wanted
- Do you think no traction means it's a bad idea?
#33Resources & Toolsi froze on a decision for weeks. then i overcorrected in a day no one caught either one · The founder who spent 2 years building something nobody wanted · Do you think no traction means it's a bad idea? - Other3 posts in the past month
- I think we reached a point where our media is just there to poison us
- Give away your best stuff for free.
- Loss my job need clientele for my art business
#43OtherI think we reached a point where our media is just there to poison us · Give away your best stuff for free. · Loss my job need clientele for my art business - Collaboration Requests2 posts in the past month
- Send me your Search Console export and I’ll tell you the 3 SEO moves I’d make next
- Profitable Youtube channel
#52Collaboration RequestsSend me your Search Console export and I’ll tell you the 3 SEO moves I’d make next · Profitable Youtube channel
Product recommendations
- book8 posts in the past month
- 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
#18bookWhat 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 - developer4 posts in the past month
- 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?
#24developerWhat 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? - website template2 posts in the past month
- Recommend me some good website templates
- Could any of you recommend a Wordpress template to get started?
#32website templateRecommend me some good website templates · Could any of you recommend a Wordpress template to get started?
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 710K 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.
Monthly Stats
- 12
- Views /mo (-90%)
- 9
- Visitors /mo (-65%)
- 3
- Referrals /mo (+50%)
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