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 2nd largest community in the Female Founder topic page.
Roughly 4K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Feedback, App, and Marketing. 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: 2K 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: 18 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.
- I built a free Aussie calculator site during maternity leave — would love your feedback
#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. · I built a free Aussie calculator site during maternity leave — would love your feedback - Advice Requests12 posts in the past month
- 31F, $25k in savings and no real investing knowledge. Best financial literacy programs?
- Built a free 8-week financial literacy program for women, queer, and BIPOC folks. Wanted to as for feedback before I open applications.
- Is this a good idea? & How can I improve it? What do you think? How can I improve my idea?
#212Advice Requests31F, $25k in savings and no real investing knowledge. Best financial literacy programs? · Built a free 8-week financial literacy program for women, queer, and BIPOC folks. Wanted to as for feedback before I open applications. · Is this a good idea? & How can I improve it? What do you think? How can I improve my idea? - Solution Requests4 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?
- Hair Salon CRM suggestions
- Anyone wants to setup a booking system in their office? Looking for 3 companies
#34Solution RequestsWhat can resolve public status pages that are included on every plan, so you can keep your own customers in the loop too? · Hair Salon CRM suggestions · Anyone wants to setup a booking system in their office? Looking for 3 companies - Ideas3 posts in the past month
- I built something for Female Solo Travelers. 20 people used it. I don't know if I should keep going.
- I’m building a way to find spots that isn't just a Google Maps list. Would love your take.
- Validating a personalized storybook business for adults, which market?
#43IdeasI built something for Female Solo Travelers. 20 people used it. I don't know if I should keep going. · I’m building a way to find spots that isn't just a Google Maps list. Would love your take. · Validating a personalized storybook business for adults, which market? - 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
#53OpportunitiesFrom 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
Topics
- Feedback9 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
- Built a tool to track crypto influencer signals / would love feedback
#19FeedbackNeed feedback on our early Korea discovery startup MVP 💛 · Launched a real-time dashboard tool for small teams — would love feedback · Built a tool to track crypto influencer signals / would love feedback - 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
#29AppBuilt 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 - Marketing5 posts in the past month
- Our company doubled down on organic pinterest marketing and it worked, here’s what we learned.
- Marketing x Authenticity
#35MarketingOur company doubled down on organic pinterest marketing and it worked, here’s what we learned. · Marketing x Authenticity - Business5 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
- What’s the most annoying part of your business right now?
#45BusinessI 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 · What’s the most annoying part of your business right now? - Lead Generation5 posts in the past month
- We built a standalone B2B lead generation engine that runs 24/7 on a VPS
#55Lead GenerationWe built a standalone B2B lead generation engine that runs 24/7 on a VPS
Flair
- FEEDBACK REQUEST35 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.
- 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.
#135FEEDBACK 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. · 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. - QUESTION10 posts in the past month
- 31F, $25k in savings and no real investing knowledge. Best financial literacy programs?
- 32f founder in est looking for a female early morning body doubling partner- - serious 5 days a week!
- Do you guys pay vendors with credit card for materials when they're super old school?
#210QUESTION31F, $25k in savings and no real investing knowledge. Best financial literacy programs? · 32f founder in est looking for a female early morning body doubling partner- - serious 5 days a week! · Do you guys pay vendors with credit card for materials when they're super old school? - SELF PROMO10 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
- built an app that lets you find deals near you
#310SELF PROMOEarn $600 | Remote | Limited Spots Available · Its time to organize your shopping carts! Built a useful tool with AI in less than a day · built an app that lets you find deals near you - DISCUSSION10 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?
- Looking to talk to women who feel unheard at work even when they KNOW their stuff
#410DISCUSSIONwhat 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? · Looking to talk to women who feel unheard at work even when they KNOW their stuff - ADVICE7 posts in the past month
- I built something for Female Solo Travelers. 20 people used it. I don't know if I should keep going.
- Here's the exact outreach process I'd use if I were starting a service business from scratch
- Mention the task, not the tool.
#57ADVICEI built something for Female Solo Travelers. 20 people used it. I don't know if I should keep going. · Here's the exact outreach process I'd use if I were starting a service business from scratch · Mention the task, not the tool.
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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