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 716K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 7th 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 Advice Requests and Self-Promotion. Product recommendations often mention book, developer, and website template.

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Yearly: +118K members
Growth: +19.6% / 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: 73K 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: 168 members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    5 posts in the past month
    1. How I got my first 5 paying users without spending anything on ads
    2. how to get your first 50 SaaS users. here is my exact playbook.
    3. I grew and sold a home-services business. Comment your service business and I’ll give you the first few profit levers I’d look at. AMA style.
    #1
    Advice Requests
    How I got my first 5 paying users without spending anything on ads · how to get your first 50 SaaS users. here is my exact playbook. · I grew and sold a home-services business. Comment your service business and I’ll give you the first few profit levers I’d look at. AMA style.
    5
  • Self-Promotion
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Built a no-show protection tool after years in hospitality, looking for a few restaurants to try it out
    2. Just published: 500+ ChatGPT prompts for small business owners. Marketing, sales, ops, finance, customer service — all covered. Plus 10 worksheets so you actually use them. $17 launch price: https://intellectforge.gumroad.com/l/chatgpt-prompt-toolkit-small-business
    3. I got my first client on Reddit with zero audience and zero network. here's the exact process that worked
    #2
    Self-Promotion
    Built a no-show protection tool after years in hospitality, looking for a few restaurants to try it out · Just published: 500+ ChatGPT prompts for small business owners. Marketing, sales, ops, finance, customer service — all covered. Plus 10 worksheets so you actually use them. $17 launch price: https://intellectforge.gumroad.com/l/chatgpt-prompt-toolkit-small-business · I got my first client on Reddit with zero audience and zero network. here's the exact process that worked
    4
  • Pain & Anger
    3 posts in the past month
    1. a personal annoyance turned into 3 Chrome extensions and €135 MRR, but I suspect it wont ever be able to become a business
    2. I had 271 visitors and zero sales in 48 hours. Then I audited my own checkout and found four things quietly broken.
    3. I left my job to build my SaaS, but now I’m the one who needs support
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    a personal annoyance turned into 3 Chrome extensions and €135 MRR, but I suspect it wont ever be able to become a business · I had 271 visitors and zero sales in 48 hours. Then I audited my own checkout and found four things quietly broken. · I left my job to build my SaaS, but now I’m the one who needs support
    3
  • Opportunities
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Business online or offline? IT or a boring business?
    2. What is the opportunity that most people are overlooking right now?
    #4
    Opportunities
    Business online or offline? IT or a boring business? · What is the opportunity that most people are overlooking right now?
    2
  • Solution Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. I'm 15 and I have shut down four projects over API bills. This one is me attacking the reason instead.
    #5
    Solution Requests
    I'm 15 and I have shut down four projects over API bills. This one is me attacking the reason instead.
    1

Topics

  • Building
    29 posts in the past month
    #1
    Building
    29
  • Business
    25 posts in the past month
    #2
    Business
    25
  • Struggling
    18 posts in the past month
    #3
    Struggling
    18
  • Tired
    17 posts in the past month
    #4
    Tired
    17
  • Ai
    13 posts in the past month
    1. My AI photo app hit $40K/month and stopped growing. I spent 8 months trying to understand why.
    2. 🚨 74% of New Web Content Is Now AI-Generated. Is That a Problem?
    3. What are views on https://www.livetheresidency.com/vienna? what are benefits as Deeptech/AI startup? I am struggling with capital currently, would it get anything out for me?
    #5
    Ai
    My AI photo app hit $40K/month and stopped growing. I spent 8 months trying to understand why. · 🚨 74% of New Web Content Is Now AI-Generated. Is That a Problem? · What are views on https://www.livetheresidency.com/vienna? what are benefits as Deeptech/AI startup? I am struggling with capital currently, would it get anything out for me?
    13

Flair

  • Ride Along Story
    28 posts in the past month
    1. I graduated unemployed. 17 days ago I launched my first product. Today it crossed 60+ downloads.
    2. My category is banned from Shopify and Stripe so I vibe coded the whole store in a week, improved it over the past 7 weeks, and had my first $2k (revenue) day this week.
    3. How I got my first 5 paying users without spending anything on ads
    #1
    Ride Along Story
    I graduated unemployed. 17 days ago I launched my first product. Today it crossed 60+ downloads. · My category is banned from Shopify and Stripe so I vibe coded the whole store in a week, improved it over the past 7 weeks, and had my first $2k (revenue) day this week. · How I got my first 5 paying users without spending anything on ads
    28
  • Seeking Advice
    20 posts in the past month
    1. How do people find solid e-commerce developers these days (Shopify, headless, etc.)?
    2. IF YOU COULD START FREELANCING FROM SCRATCH IN 2026, WHICH ONE SKILL WOULD YOU LEARN?
    3. how to get your first 50 SaaS users. here is my exact playbook.
    #2
    Seeking Advice
    How do people find solid e-commerce developers these days (Shopify, headless, etc.)? · IF YOU COULD START FREELANCING FROM SCRATCH IN 2026, WHICH ONE SKILL WOULD YOU LEARN? · how to get your first 50 SaaS users. here is my exact playbook.
    20
  • Idea Validation
    10 posts in the past month
    1. Barbershop was paying someone to calculate churn manually. So we built a platform to do it intelligently.
    2. why is distribution still so difficult ?
    3. Ride Along: I built a rental property analyzer in Excel, listed it on Etsy 3 days ago, and got 3 views. Here is the product and my plan.
    #3
    Idea Validation
    Barbershop was paying someone to calculate churn manually. So we built a platform to do it intelligently. · why is distribution still so difficult ? · Ride Along: I built a rental property analyzer in Excel, listed it on Etsy 3 days ago, and got 3 views. Here is the product and my plan.
    10
  • Resources & Tools
    5 posts in the past month
    1. There's a 256K-context model running free until Aug 3, useful if you're bootstrapping and the AI bill is real
    2. My full "founder brain" setup w/ skills, templates, and SOPs
    3. The Learn with Shopify YouTube channel has a really great new video on pricing strategy that I thought was pretty great.
    #4
    Resources & Tools
    There's a 256K-context model running free until Aug 3, useful if you're bootstrapping and the AI bill is real · My full "founder brain" setup w/ skills, templates, and SOPs · The Learn with Shopify YouTube channel has a really great new video on pricing strategy that I thought was pretty great.
    5
  • Other
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Is Business Launch Fatigue actually a thing?
    2. The thing I learned from 2 months of cold calling isn't what I expected
    3. There's a 256K-context model running free until Aug 3, useful if you're bootstrapping and the AI bill is real
    #5
    Other
    Is Business Launch Fatigue actually a thing? · The thing I learned from 2 months of cold calling isn't what I expected · There's a 256K-context model running free until Aug 3, useful if you're bootstrapping and the AI bill is real
    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 716K 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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