Application Required Indie Business Communities

Indie Worldwide is a social club and virtual incubator for startup founders. A community for makers who can't get to an in-person meetup group or want to expand their circle beyond their local area. We host online video chats where you can make friends, meet co-founders, find new clients, and get advice. 100% online.

Hacker Cabin is the community for remote workers, digital nomads and bootstrapped founders who are living life on their own terms. At Hacker Cabin we love to learn and be inspired by what members are sharing - but there's no pressure. We've created a welcoming space where members can easily share what they want, when they want. See the world 'virtually' and get inspired as members share their digital nomading setups and experiences. Individuals at all stages of their journey are welcome. Designers and developers. Coders and no-coders.

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.

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"

Kernal is a growing community of qualified founders, builders, and investors focused on validating pre-seed startup ideas. Our members are tech-savvy ideators collaborating on feedback that signals the appropriate decision to build an MVP for investors. Join now to take your startup idea to the next level!

Day One is a community and fellowship program for all types of emerging entrepreneurs. Backed by Gary Vaynerchuk, Human Ventures, Antler and others, we focus on providing our fellows with the community, connections, learnings, and perks to significantly accelerate their path.

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.

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.

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.

MegaMaker is for geeks who ❤️ making things. We help developers, designers, and product people: Make better stuff on the web. Earn a better living from what they make. For some folks, “earning a better living” will mean bootstrapping a product business, but for others, it might mean building a side-project that earns $2k / year and helps them take their family to Disneyland. Basically, we’re web workers who want more than a regular 9-5.

A remote community of founders building calm profitable sustainable companies.

The home of the generalist. Community, opportunities and support for navigating the world whilst wearing many hats.

Join a vibrant community of nearly 1,500 founders and aspiring founders of startups and SaaS companies from around the globe. We host a weekly live streamed AMA with founders of some of the most influential SaaS businesses from around the world, host various networking opportunities, and much more.

We're a community of motivated makers learning to build profitable online businesses by doing it. Some people learn best in a classroom surrounded by books. We learn best on the job. If that describes you, join us.

In the last few years the world of work has changed dramatically, with digital adoption, offices becoming more fluid and workforces expanding internationally. In this group we share visions and discuss different viewpoints on how we can foster a more equitable sustainable future for everyone at work.

Accountability groups for developers. How it works: Buy a seat in the group. Fill out form. Join group from invite. Post updates for 30 days. Get charged for missed days. Current groups: Job Hunters, Founders, Crypto Devs, Builders, Creators, 30 Days of Customer Interviews, ConvertKit

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.

Unlike expensive founder networks with restrictive admission criteria, Smarter Founders is FREE and open to all who take our Founders Pledge. United by our entrepreneurial spirit, we welcome all founders from all corners of the globe. Members join Smarter Founders to share our hard-won knowledge, ask for help when we need it and help others when we can.