Independent Communities

Seeking Alpha is the world’s largest investing community. Powered by the wisdom and diversity of crowdsourcing - millions of passionate investors connect daily to discover and share new investing ideas, discuss the latest news, debate the merits of stocks, and make informed investment decisions. Available on mobile, tablet or desktop, 20 million people use Seeking Alpha every month.

Code Project is a community for computer programmers with articles on different topics and programming languages such as web development, software development, C++, Java, and other topics.

Founded in 2008, Stack Overflow’s public platform is used by nearly everyone who codes to learn, share their knowledge, collaborate, and build their careers. Our products and tools help developers and technologists in life and at work. These products include Stack Overflow for Teams, Stack Overflow Advertising, and Stack Overflow for Talent and Jobs. Stack Overflow for Teams, our core SaaS collaboration product, is helping thousands of companies around the world as the transition to remote work, address business continuity challenges, and undergo digital transformation. Whether it’s on Stack Overflow or within Stack Overflow for Teams, community is at the center of all that we do.

Hacker News is a social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship. It is run by Paul Graham's investment fund and startup incubator, Y Combinator. In general, content that can be submitted is defined as "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.

See what’s happening now in the markets. See what actual investors and traders are saying in real time about the stocks, crypto, futures, and forex you care about for free.

Startup Grind is the world’s largest community of startups, founders, innovators, and creators. We bring like-minded yet diverse individuals together to connect, learn, teach, help, build, and belong. We do this daily through our local events, flagship conferences, startup program, partnerships, and online media + content - collectively reaching over 3.5 million individuals worldwide.

Product Hunt surfaces the best new products, every day. It's a place for product-loving enthusiasts to share and geek out about the latest mobile apps, websites, hardware projects, and tech creations.

Black Hat World has a community of users who express an interest in online marketing and digital business, and is a place where people are able to share ideas and seek advice from other members. BlackHatWorld is considered one of the biggest online forums for digital marketing. The forum does not only focus on black hat marketing practices, but also has sections dedicated to white hat activities.

Warrior Forum is the world's largest Internet Marketing Community and Marketplace.

SaaStr is the world’s largest community of SaaS executives, founders, and entrepreneurs. Our goal is to help everyone get from $0 to $100m ARR with less stress and more success. We do that with a combination of industry-leading content and community connections.

EDAboard.com is an international Electronic Discussion Forum focused on EDA software, circuits, schematics, books, theory, papers, asic, pld, 8051, DSP, Network, RF, Analog Design, PCB, Service Manuals... and a whole lot more!

DEV is a community of software developers getting together to help one another out. The software industry relies on collaboration and networked learning. We provide a place for that to happen. Our application is open source, meaning you can inspect every little detail of the code, or chip in yourself! We are working to make our platform available for anyone to stand up similar communities in any niche or passion. We believe in transparency and adding value to the ecosystem. We hope you poke around and like what you see!

Psych Central is the Internet’s largest and oldest independent mental health online resource. Since 1995, our award-winning website has been run by mental health professionals offering reliable, trusted information and over 250 support groups to individuals struggling with a problem in their lives. We are today’s modern voice for mental health information, emotional support, and advocacy. We have a true passion and deep commitment in helping people better understand the mental health and emotional challenges of their lives. With the broadest online reach and recognition of any mental health network today, we touch the lives of over 6 million people around the world every month. We’re also proud to represent the interests of our membership of over a half million people whose lives have been touched by a mental health concern.

A community for Developers and IT Professionals. Covering topics such as: Software Development, Web Development, Database Development + Optimization, Database Administration, System Administration, Network Administration and much more

Get access to over 400,000 potential cofounders, team members and advisors on the largest startup platform on the planet.

Art of Problem Solving creates educational materials for motivated students in grades 2–12. The company's books, classes, and online resources help students become creative, successful problem solvers. The website contains a community forum that is available to all that have math questions.

Everyday, thousands of people turn to Architizer for the latest designs. Showcase your work to our community of practicing architects, design enthusiasts and potential clients. Stay up to date on the latest architectural designs across the world. Learn from the top firms and what they're using in their projects.

Self-Management And Recovery Training (SMART) is a global community of mutual-support groups. At meetings, participants help one another resolve problems with any addiction (to drugs or alcohol or to activities such as gambling or over-eating). Participants find and develop the power within themselves to change and lead fulfilling and balanced lives guided by our science-based and sensible 4-Point Program

Investing and Personal Finance Advice for Physicians, Dentists, Their Trainees, and Other Busy Professionals. The White Coat Investor website/blog was begun in May 2011 to help doctors and other high income professionals get a "fair shake" on Wall Street.

Our mission is to inspire women to excel in technology careers. We envision a world where women are proportionally represented as technical leaders, executives, founders, VCs, board members, and software engineers. When you become a part of Women Who Code you gain access to programs and services that are designed to help you step up your tech career. We have over 230,000 members who are career-aged tech professionals operating at each level of the industry.