Forums where you can share your startup

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Hacker News (Show HN)Our pickHacker News lets founders share personal projects in its Show HN section after logging in.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings foundNo data
Indie HackersOur pickIndie Hackers is a founder community with a products database. It lists profitable online businesses, side projects and startup ideas.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found43
DEV CommunityOur pickDEV Community is a developer community for posts and discussion on dev.to; it offers ad placements and states no product submission form.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found71
HashnodeOur pickHashnode is a blogging platform for developers and product teams. It lists developer blogs, technical articles and posts written by builders.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found63
DiggDigg is a technology news site that ranks tech and AI stories by what credible people post.
Price not confirmed5d ago68
Techstars NetworkTechstars is an early-stage accelerator and investor. It lists early-stage startups in accelerator programs and vertical and city accelerator cohorts.
Price not confirmed9d ago65
SaaStrSaaStr is a B2B and AI software community with a blog, podcasts, ebooks, events and a venture fund, aimed at SaaS executives, founders, CEOs and VCs.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found43
Startup GrindStartup Grind is a startup community in 120 countries with local events, a conference and a Submit your Startup button.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found61
LatkaLatka is a SaaS database where founders share company data and revenue metrics for buyers, investors, and operators.
$36Online, no dated listings found43
Founder PathFounderpath is a non-dilutive funding company for software and CPG founders.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found35
Founders NetworkFounders Network is a peer mentorship community for tech startup founders.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found38
Make.rsMake.rs is a maker feed for sharing projects. It lists AI image and video tools, SaaS and web apps, and browser games.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found36
MakerthriveMakerThrive is a paid video distribution service for SaaS tools. It lists AI tools, developer tools and marketing tools.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found28
PromptzonePromptZone is an AI prompts and guides community for builders.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found29
StacklistStacklist is a content network where businesses and creators publish resource hubs. It lists links saved as cards and collections of cards called stacks.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found47
HackerNoonHackerNoon is a free tech publishing platform where writers submit stories via a draft editor.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found69
QuoraQuora is a question and answer site with Spaces for creators. It lists user-written answers to questions, spaces from creators and no product listings stated.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found78
RedditReddit is a community site with over 100,000 subreddits. It lists discussion posts in subreddit communities and trending posts on r/popular.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found83
SlashdotSlashdot is a tech news and discussion site that takes reader story submissions. It lists technology news stories and reader-submitted stories.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found64
GrowthHackersGrowthHackers is a growth community for marketers and founders. It lists growth hacking and marketing courses and webinars and certification.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found62
Starter StoryStarter Story is a database of 3,581+ real, revenue-generating businesses, free to explore, with an option to submit your business for an interview.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found43
YC Startup SchoolStartup School is a free online course from Y Combinator for early-stage founders, with co-founder matching and a weekly update tool.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found43
DevpostDevpost is a hackathon platform where developers join online and in-person hackathons and submit projects.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found65
ModDBModDB is a video game mod community where members register mods and games. It lists game mods, indie and commercial games, and addons and files.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found60
SitePoint ForumsSitePoint is a web development learning site with tutorials, courses, books and forums. It lists web development tutorials and courses and books.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found67
We Work RemotelyWe Work Remotely is a remote job board. It lists remote programming jobs, remote design jobs and Product jobs.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found43
CoFounders LabCoFoundersLab is a startup community for finding cofounders, advisors and investors. It lists cofounder profiles and entrepreneurs and founders.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found43
Designer NewsDesigner News is a daily edition of hand picked links for designers. It lists design tool releases and AI news affecting product building.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found43
ChangelogChangelog is a developer media company with podcasts and a news feed. It lists developer news, open source projects and software development articles.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found43
HoppsHopps is an instant 1:1 help platform with U.S.-based experts for 100+ tools and skills.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found31
LunadioLunadio is a 6-month accelerator for indie makers with a €1,500/month living stipend.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found30
Makerlist.ioMakerlist.io is a startup directory for finding and voting on apps and tools. It lists AI tools, Chrome extensions and mobile apps.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found27
No Code FoundersNo Code Founders is a no-code and low-code tools directory. It lists no-code tools, AI tools and founder deal codes.
$500Online, no dated listings found36
Business 2 CommunityBusiness2Community is a business, AI and marketing news site founded in 2011. It lists business news articles, AI news articles and marketing news articles.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found56
Nomad ListNomads.com (formerly Nomad List) is a free community and city ranking site for digital nomads. It lists cities for digital nomads and meetups in 100+ cities.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found43
RemoteOKRemote OK is a remote job board. It lists remote programming jobs, remote design jobs and remote sales jobs.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found43
Microconf ConnectMicroConf Connect is a private community for bootstrapped SaaS founders. It lists Bootstrapped B2B SaaS products and SaaS businesses at any revenue stage.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found24
On DeckOn Deck (ODF) is a one-week in-person founder fellowship in SF that takes no equity.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found51
MakerpadMakerPad is a community where AI-era founders launch companies and deploy agents. It lists AI companies launched on MakerPad and companies run by AI agents.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found41
PavilionPavilion is a private GTM leader membership community.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found36
SaaS AllianceSaaS Alliance is a SaaS growth resource site with articles, reports and podcasts. It lists marketing and positioning articles and product management content.
Price not confirmedOnline, no dated listings found29

Before you post in a forum

Forums are discussion sites outside Reddit, such as Hacker News and Indie Hackers, where you share your product as a post and talk with the readers.

A forum post reaches people who came to talk, not to browse a list, so it brings the most honest feedback you will get, and sometimes your first users. It only works when the post is a real contribution: what you built, how and what you learned, with the link second.

Pick the one or two communities where your users already talk. Hacker News and DEV suit developer products, Indie Hackers suits founders, and Reddit has its own list in Subreddits. Each of the 41 forums that answered our checker has a record with what we could confirm about posting there.

How to do it well

  • Read the community's rules and a week of its posts before you write anything.
  • Lead with the problem and what you learned building it; put the link at the end.
  • Post when you can stay for the next few hours and reply to every comment.
  • Join the conversation in other threads first, so your account has a history.

How to post without getting removed

Most removals come from treating a forum like an ad board. A few habits keep a post up.

  • Post once per community, then come back only with something new, such as a real update.
  • Never ask friends to vote or comment; most forums detect it and penalize the post.
  • Use the section the forum gives launches, such as Show HN, rather than the main feed.
  • Write it yourself: some communities remove posts that read as written by AI.

Questions founders ask

How do I do a Show HN?

Log in, open the submit page and start the title with "Show HN:". Hacker News's FAQ says Show HN is for sharing your personal work and has special rules: it should be something people can try, so link to the product, not a sign-up page or a landing page alone.

What is the best time to post on Hacker News?

No time is reliably best. Many founders post on a weekday morning, US time, when most readers are on, while a quieter hour has less competition. Post when you can stay and answer questions for the next few hours.

Can I ask for upvotes on Hacker News?

No. Its rules forbid it, and posts with votes from a group of friends get penalized. Share the link with people who would want to see it, without asking them to vote.

What title works for a Show HN?

A plain one: "Show HN:", the name, then what it does in a few words. Skip superlatives and marketing words; readers there distrust them.

Why did my Show HN get no traction?

Usually the timing, the title or the link. Most posts sink in minutes, so a good product can still miss. Check that the title says what it does, that people can try it without signing up, and that you replied to the first comments fast.

Is Indie Hackers worth posting on?

Yes, if your readers are founders. Posts that share real numbers, a lesson or how you got your first customers do best there; a plain launch announcement gets little.

Can I post my startup in a forum without getting banned?

Yes, if you follow each forum's rules. Post in the section meant for launches, from an account with some history, and answer every comment.

Do forum links help SEO?

Do not count on it. We have not read the links on forum posts yet, and many large forums mark them nofollow. Post for the readers and the feedback.

Which forums are best for developer tools?

Hacker News, DEV and Hashnode. DEV has a #showdev tag for things you built, and a post on Hashnode also appears in its feed.

Do I need an account to post?

Almost always. Most forums need an account before you post, and some only let a new account post after it has some history. Make one early and take part first.

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