About r/ladybusiness
A place to discuss, celebrate and encourage people in the business world.
The community at a glance
r/ladybusiness is a Subreddit for Founders and startup builders and Female Founders with roughly 21K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 3rd largest community in the Female Founder topic page.
Roughly 4K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include App, Tool, and Business. Common discussion themes are Self-Promotion and Advice Requests.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2014: 1K members
- 2015: 1K members
- 2016: 955 members
- 2017: 1K members
- 2019: 2K members
- 2020: 1K members
- 2021: 4K members
- 2023: 1K members
- 2024: 969 members
- 2025: 4K members
- 2026: 3K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 382 members
- Dec: 447 members
- Jan: 344 members
- Feb: 258 members
- Mar: 311 members
- Apr: 315 members
- May: 247 members
- Jun: 332 members
- Jul: 253 members
- Aug: 170 members
- Sep: 236 members
- Oct: 228 members
Themes
- Self-Promotion22 posts in the past month
- Its time to organize your shopping carts! Built a useful tool with AI in less than a day
- After months of coding and marketing audits, I’ve finally launched Solvera — an AI tool to help small biz owners run ads without the agency price tag.
- Hello Girls! I've been working on this app to help others buy, sell stocks and i would love to get yall feedback on it!
#122Self-PromotionIts time to organize your shopping carts! Built a useful tool with AI in less than a day · After months of coding and marketing audits, I’ve finally launched Solvera — an AI tool to help small biz owners run ads without the agency price tag. · Hello Girls! I've been working on this app to help others buy, sell stocks and i would love to get yall feedback on it! - Advice Requests7 posts in the past month
- Built a free 8-week financial literacy program for women, queer, and BIPOC folks. Wanted to as for feedback before I open applications.
- Our company doubled down on organic pinterest marketing and it worked, here’s what we learned.
- Need feedback on our early Korea discovery startup MVP 💛
#27Advice RequestsBuilt a free 8-week financial literacy program for women, queer, and BIPOC folks. Wanted to as for feedback before I open applications. · Our company doubled down on organic pinterest marketing and it worked, here’s what we learned. · Need feedback on our early Korea discovery startup MVP 💛 - Solution Requests3 posts in the past month
- What can resolve public status pages that are included on every plan, so you can keep your own customers in the loop too?
- Anyone wants to setup a booking system in their office? Looking for 3 companies
- Looking More Customers? Share Your Business Details, I’ll Tell You the Best Client Acquisition Methods
#33Solution RequestsWhat can resolve public status pages that are included on every plan, so you can keep your own customers in the loop too? · Anyone wants to setup a booking system in their office? Looking for 3 companies · Looking More Customers? Share Your Business Details, I’ll Tell You the Best Client Acquisition Methods - Opportunities3 posts in the past month
- From 100 Inquiries a Month to Just 15: A Lesson Every Business Owner Should Know
- Got a landing page / sales funnel that’s not converting like it should?
- Paid Research Opportunity for Women- Earn up to $600 | Remote | US Only
#43OpportunitiesFrom 100 Inquiries a Month to Just 15: A Lesson Every Business Owner Should Know · Got a landing page / sales funnel that’s not converting like it should? · Paid Research Opportunity for Women- Earn up to $600 | Remote | US Only - Ideas2 posts in the past month
- I’m building a way to find spots that isn't just a Google Maps list. Would love your take.
- Building a paperwork app for ADHD moms - would love 5 minutes with anyone who's lived this
#52IdeasI’m building a way to find spots that isn't just a Google Maps list. Would love your take. · Building a paperwork app for ADHD moms - would love 5 minutes with anyone who's lived this
Topics
- App9 posts in the past month
- Built an app to solve my own problem - would love brutally honest feedback
- We built an app to listen to songs with your friends with overlayed lyrics.
- My husband and I built a pregnancy/family app we actually wanted to use
#19AppBuilt an app to solve my own problem - would love brutally honest feedback · We built an app to listen to songs with your friends with overlayed lyrics. · My husband and I built a pregnancy/family app we actually wanted to use - Tool5 posts in the past month
- Its time to organize your shopping carts! Built a useful tool with AI in less than a day
- I built a small AI tool to help with all the typing that comes with running a business
- Mention the task, not the tool.
#25ToolIts time to organize your shopping carts! Built a useful tool with AI in less than a day · I built a small AI tool to help with all the typing that comes with running a business · Mention the task, not the tool. - Business4 posts in the past month
- I built a small AI tool to help with all the typing that comes with running a business
- Looking More Customers? Share Your Business Details, I’ll Tell You the Best Client Acquisition Methods
- How do you track your Business data?
#34BusinessI built a small AI tool to help with all the typing that comes with running a business · Looking More Customers? Share Your Business Details, I’ll Tell You the Best Client Acquisition Methods · How do you track your Business data? - Built4 posts in the past month
- I built a small AI tool to help with all the typing that comes with running a business
- Built an app to solve my own problem - would love brutally honest feedback
- We built an app to listen to songs with your friends with overlayed lyrics.
#44BuiltI built a small AI tool to help with all the typing that comes with running a business · Built an app to solve my own problem - would love brutally honest feedback · We built an app to listen to songs with your friends with overlayed lyrics. - Feedback3 posts in the past month
- Need feedback on our early Korea discovery startup MVP 💛
- Launched a real-time dashboard tool for small teams — would love feedback
#53FeedbackNeed feedback on our early Korea discovery startup MVP 💛 · Launched a real-time dashboard tool for small teams — would love feedback
Flair
- FEEDBACK REQUEST29 posts in the past month
- My bank account is negative $400
- Built a free 8-week financial literacy program for women, queer, and BIPOC folks. Wanted to as for feedback before I open applications.
- What would make you trust a verified women-only social media app?
#129FEEDBACK REQUESTMy bank account is negative $400 · Built a free 8-week financial literacy program for women, queer, and BIPOC folks. Wanted to as for feedback before I open applications. · What would make you trust a verified women-only social media app? - QUESTION12 posts in the past month
- Women building something on your own: who do you actually bounce ideas off?
- 32f founder in est looking for a female early morning body doubling partner- - serious 5 days a week!
- Women founders: What was your biggest website or branding frustration early on?
#212QUESTIONWomen building something on your own: who do you actually bounce ideas off? · 32f founder in est looking for a female early morning body doubling partner- - serious 5 days a week! · Women founders: What was your biggest website or branding frustration early on? - SELF PROMO11 posts in the past month
- Earn $600 | Remote | Limited Spots Available
- Its time to organize your shopping carts! Built a useful tool with AI in less than a day
- Most artists are broke and know 0 about marketing.
#311SELF PROMOEarn $600 | Remote | Limited Spots Available · Its time to organize your shopping carts! Built a useful tool with AI in less than a day · Most artists are broke and know 0 about marketing. - DISCUSSION9 posts in the past month
- what were you completely unprepared for when someone died?
- What can resolve public status pages that are included on every plan, so you can keep your own customers in the loop too?
- I help entrepreneurs scale their business
#49DISCUSSIONwhat were you completely unprepared for when someone died? · What can resolve public status pages that are included on every plan, so you can keep your own customers in the loop too? · I help entrepreneurs scale their business - SUCCESS STORY5 posts in the past month
- The 90 Day System That Turns Local Businesses Into Lead Magnets
- This Is How I Generate Dozens of Leads for My Clients. Copy These Steps and Grow.
- side hussle!
#55SUCCESS STORYThe 90 Day System That Turns Local Businesses Into Lead Magnets · This Is How I Generate Dozens of Leads for My Clients. Copy These Steps and Grow. · side hussle!
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/ladybusiness for?
- Best for Founders and startup builders and Female Founders enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/ladybusiness 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/ladybusiness have?
- Roughly 21K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/ladybusiness on?
- r/ladybusiness 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/ladybusiness cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/ladybusiness is organized under Founders and startup builders, Female Founders.
- How do I join r/ladybusiness?
- You can join r/ladybusiness 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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