10 Online Communities for Building in Public
Updated 9/25/2023
Small Bets
on campfire
Interested in entrepreneurship? Forget about starting a company. Try making $1,000 with a small project first. We learn a lot more from small wins than from big failures. When you join Small Bets you'll find a support network ready to help you get your first small wins, along with regular live workshops to teach and inspire you."I just joined @dvassallo’s course for cohort 5. The Discord is FULL of amazing makers. It’s like a curated group of the best from Twitter, plus more interaction and value."8K members
ChatPerksEventsNewsletterPaidCourses126 views / month
Micro SaaS HQ
on circle
A calmer ecosystem for Micro SaaS Builders. Micro SaaS HQ brings an entire ecosystem to you to help you build profitable SaaS Ideas."I love how Upen openly shares value, it's a no-brainer to be a part of this community. "500 members
ForumChatPerksEventsNewsletterPaid39 views / month
Not Another Slack
on slack
Not Another Slack is a community dedicated to people interested in or running their own side project. From creating their own website to building apps, whatever it is that is outside of their day job, we're here to celebrate and help others to build and launch their own side projects.117 members
Chat5 views / month
r/growinpublic
on reddit
All things startup related. A community to discuss starting a business, new business ideas, building your business, building a brand, get business feedback.2K members
ForumChatNewsletter8 views / month
Build in public
Join us to share your progress, get feedback, stay accountable and have fun on your journey!52 members
ForumChatNewsletter7 views / month
skillShack(⚡);
skillShack(⚡); is a community for software professionals looking to share the projects they are working on and get feedback. From side projects to startups! We allow submission of GitHub Repos, links to your website/platform, a video URL showcasing your product for you to fully showcase what you are working on!160 members
ForumChatEventsNewsletter4 views / month
Find your Following
on discord
Find your Following is a course on building in public by Arvid Kahl. The courses teaches you how to grow an authentic Twitter presence with intentional relationships and a following that trusts and respects you. Those that purchase the course get access to the exclusive discord community that Arvid leads.100 members
ChatEventsPaidCourses9 views / month
Open Makers
Open Makers is a community of makers who #BuildInPublic. Looking to join the "Open Maker / Build in Public" movement? We make it easy to share your profile and projects with fellow makers.50 members
ForumNewsletter
Astramind
Astramind is a platform for Makers, SaaS founders to build in public and engage with fellow makers who get to use their products. Get engagement from customers & makers for what you build right from day one.ForumPairing6 views / month
Nano
on slack
Build startup in public, share your data and learn from other founders. Nano gives a platform to share your daily content updates and publish your startup open data.50 members
ChatEvents9 views / month
FAQ
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (<20 members)
- Small: 3 communities (20-100 members)
- Medium: 4 communities (100-1,000 members)
- Large: 2 communities (1,000-10,000 members)
- Huge: 0 communities (10,000-100,000 members)
- Massive: 0 communities (100,000-1M members)
- Gigantic: 0 communities (1M+ members)
Community features
Community platforms
- Slack: 2 communities
- Campfire: 1 communities
- Circle: 1 communities
- Discord: 1 communities
- Reddit: 1 communities