Online Communities for Indie Hackers
48Updated 2024-12-13
- #1
Early Stage Founders
on discord
Early Stage Founders is an online community focused on helping SaaS and service founders find their first customers, scale up to full-time revenue, and earn a living with their online businesses. ESF combines Growth Systems, coaching, and community to give members everything they need to get their online businesses off the ground - backed by a 100% money back guarantee."Being in a real community of entrepreneurs is crucial for solo founders to get feedback and build momentum. There are plenty of quick money groups out there, but ESF is one of the few communities that's serious, with founders focused on building solid, long-term businesses. The big challenge for solo founders with early-stage startups is keeping a steady flow of feedback, which helps you keep moving forward and build a sustainable business every day. Being active and showing up daily are what really matter when you're building a business, and the ESF community is a key part of that journey. Let's go!!!"(6)400 members
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Starter Story
Learn how people are starting successful businesses. 3,079 case studies with founders who built their businesses to thousands of customers.(3)235K members
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Lunadio
on discord
Turn your side project into profitable business. Private community of indie hackers helping each other build startups."If you're an indie maker and want to be part of a vibrant community of like-minded people, check out Lunadio! It's awesome!"(3)1K members
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Hacker Cabin
on discord
We are a small community and we plan to stay that way. Amongst our members are people that have built projects with thousands of monthly visitors, had projects acquired for 5 and 6 figure sums, and more. The founder has worked tirelessly to create an open, welcoming and trusted space where people can get support in their maker journey, sharing both the high and lows, and well as gaining practical insights along the way. Whether you're launching your first product or scaling your tenth, you'll find people here who understand the journey and can help you navigate it."Finally a place to build in public that isn't TWITTER! These people are the real deal, sharing their lives and their projects in a positive environment. Highly recommend!"(10)50 members
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Indie Masterminds
on heartbeat
A tight-knit community of like minded solopreneurs, creators and indie hackers. Building independent bootstrapped businesses. Keeping each other accountable, sharing honest feedback and supporting each other in their journey."I was skeptical at first to join the community because this is my first time every joining a paid community, but turns out it's one of the best ways I've put my money to use. The people are really welcoming, extremely helpful and Ayush makes sure everything runs smoothly and on time. I have asked a lot of questions to learn about my work, and there's always someone ready to help, be it a phone call or a quick chat. I'd suggest everyone to give it a go, it's surely worth it. "(9)160 members
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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’m a huge fan of these newsletters. I only subscribed a few months ago, but quickly read the entire history of previous issues. I’ve taken away valuable insights and inspiration from a lot of them and I always look forward to the next issue. Great job and congrats on the launch!"(3)500 members
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AIMidUs
on slack
A community for solopreneurs and AI Enthusiasts.1K members
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SoloFounders
on discord
Solofounders is a server for networking with fellow founders. Join our weekly zoom calls and share insights and advice.30 members
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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."(4)4K members
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Wannabe Entrepreneur Space
on slack
Bootstrapping a company or a side project is not an easy job! You might feel lonely or lost. There are always millions of questions in your mind and almost zero answers… Joining our WBE space can probably help!(13)60 members
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on slack
A community of 600+ micro-preneurs and #indiemakers focused on audience first growth and general sales stuff.700 members
ChatPerksRamen Club
on slack
Ramen Club is the Slack community, content and tools getting bootstrapped founders to ramen profitable, and beyond. "The accountability, advice and deeper bonds I get from Ramen Club have been pivotal to me reaching $3.5k MRR for Tiiny Host." - Philip Baretto, Founder, Tiiny Host"(1)120 members
ChatApplyPairingPerksEventsNewsletterPaidFounders Cafe
Co-work with founders from Stanford, YC, Harvard, & more. Our cohort co-works together every day. Shoot the shit. Share our struggles. Develop lifelong friends.120 members
ChatApplyEventsPaidYOLO Founders
on discord
The founder journey will never be lonely again. Network and grow together!210 members
ChatPerksEventsindieFamily
on discord
indieFamily is a thriving community of individuals who are passionate about building sustainable and profitable businesses without outside funding. Our members come from a diverse range of backgrounds, but share a common goal: to grow their businesses and support each other along the way.175 members
ChatEventsNewsletterTrends Pro
on circle
Meet Successful Founders and Investors Join successful founders and investors such as Ben Tossell, Hiten Shah, Rob Walling, Rosie Sherry, Tyler Tringas, Lenny Rachitsky, Shripriya Mahesh, Arvid Kahl and more. Discover What’s Next Get the next 52 weeks of Trends Pro reports. Each report saves you more than 50+ hours of market research. Learn From the Best Hear from experts in our community. Get your questions answered and collaborate with others on topics such as Micro Private Equity, Micro-SaaS, Digital Products and more. See Around Corners See topics weeks, and sometimes months, before others. Join us as we collaborate, share predictions and find opportunities together. Daily Standups Get feedback, share wins, get support on launches, meet new friends, ask for help and share your work. Stay accountable alongside a group of successful founders. Weekly Meetups Hit a 10-Day Standup Streak and Join Trends Tribe Every Monday @ 5PM ET(3)1K members
ForumChatPairingPerksEventsNewsletterPaidToolsNo-Code Exits Club
on heartbeat
Challenge, community, content and connections to help you start building & launching a product with No-Code and increase the odds to exit.(3)25 members
ForumChatEventsNewsletterPaidCoursesEverything Marketplaces
on slack
We're a community sharing insights & about everything marketplaces. Building, launching, and running online marketplaces has its own unique challenges. We're a community that's sharing our experiences, insights, and problem solving about everything marketplaces.ChatPerksEventsNewsletterPaidBarnacles
News for bootstrappers, not VC hackers. Barnacles is a link-aggregation site for small, self-funded businesses that define success on their own terms. The goal is to continue and grow the generous, collaborative community that gathers at events like MicroConf and BaconBiz. The code and name are based on Lobsters, a tech news site.ForumEventsIndie Women
on slack
An accountability-themed meetup turned slack channel for Indie Women.221 members
ChatEventsProductize Community
on facebook
The place to discuss anything related to productized services and ManyRequests, a software to build and manage your productized service. Agency owners / freelancers / marketers / bootstrappers / startup founders --> Turn your services into a scalable, profitable, business. Launched or running a productized service? Feel free to ask for feedback as well as share your milestones.5K members
ForumPublic Lab
on slack
Public Lab is the only private community dedicated to Building in Public. It brings together indie hackers, creators, and solopreneurs who care about authenticity and transparency in their building journey.100 members
ForumChatApplyEventsNewsletterPaid100DaysOfNoCode
on slack
We’re an online campus helping creators, career switchers and professionals get started in no-code with practical, engaging and effective learning experiences.600 members
ForumPerksEventsNewsletterPaidCoursesFounder Summit
A remote community of founders building calm profitable sustainable companies.ApplyPairingEventsNewsletterPaidMakerlog
Makerlog works by logging your daily project-related tasks, earning streaks (consecutive days of work), and interacting with other makers to get feedback or early users.8K members
ForumChatEventsr/growinpublic
on reddit
Grow in Public is a community to discuss starting businesses, sharing new business ideas, discuss building a brand, and more! We are looking to connect you with other founders who you can build and learn with.200 members
ForumChatNewsletterVerk Community
on slack
Stay updated on the latest AI employee additions to our digital workforce. Engage in lively discussions about the future of work, the AI workforce and its evolving landscape.43 members
ForumPerksEventsr/thesidehustle
on reddit
How do I make more money on the side of my full time hustle? Growth marketers who know how to do things and have put in the hard work.30K members
ForumChatr/indiewebdev
on reddit
All topics front-end and back-end by the web development community. Discord: https://discord.gg/M9PFbx7Cem5K members
ForumChatOpen 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
ForumNewsletterMarketers Chat
on slack
Marketers Chat is for the indie marketer. No BS here!ChatLATAM Makers
on discord
This a community for makers based in Latin America or Spain.91 members
ChatNot 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
ChatIndie Hackers
Join the Indie Hackers community. Learn from the founders behind hundreds of profitable online businesses, and connect with others who are starting and growing their own companies.140K members
ForumApplyPerksEventsNewsletterJobsIndieStack
We're the Private Community for Indie Founders. Building, launching, running, and growing digital products has its own unique challenges. We're a community that's sharing our experiences, insights, and solutions about digital products. Our goal is to help individuals make a living off what they create online.ForumChatApplyEventsNewsletterPaid
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