Can I share my product or a link to my site?
No. Rule “No promotion, sales, or solicitation” bans promoting your company or driving traffic to external content. Free offers and promotions belong only in the designated weekly threads.
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r/Entrepreneur rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/Entrepreneur: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 5,285,974
- Verified
- September 29, 2026
- Category
- Startup founders and entrepreneurs
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- No promotion, sales, or solicitation: Do not use this community to sell, promote, recruit, hire, job-seek, solicit investment, or drive traffic to your profile, company, or external content. No dropping URLs, asking users to DM you, telling people to check your profile, or offering private resources. No crypto or investment pitches. Free offers and promotions belong only in the designated weekly threads. Violations may result in a permanent ban.
- Civility and inclusivity: Be civil and professional to those around you. Personal attacks, hostility, harassment, discrimination, or unprofessional conduct are not tolerated. Treat others like colleagues. If someone is abusive, report them. Do not escalate or engage.
- Posting requirements and contribution standards: You must participate in the comments of other posts on this subreddit before posting yourself. Engage meaningfully first and get to know the community. Posts must be specific, practical, and grounded in real entrepreneurial effort. “How do I make $X?” or get-rich-quick style posts will be removed. Low-effort, vague, diary-style, or purely opinion-based posts are not a fit here.
- Original and human content only: Posts must be original to this community. Do not repost content from blogs, other subreddits, or duplicate common threads. AI-generated posts or comments are not permitted. If your content is generated by AI, it may be removed and may result in a ban.
- AMAs must be approved: Amas requests can be sent directly to modmail. Users must have a positive history of contribution on Reddit, have a story to tell that would specifically appeal to the subreddit, and meet our posting standards. In your message to the moderation team, please detail how your AMA will uniquely benefit the community.
Works well
- A specific, practical writeup of a real experiment you ran in your business, with the actual numbers and what you learned.
- A detailed breakdown of a mistake you made while building your company, told as a lesson other founders can use.
- A question about a real decision you are facing, framed with enough context that people can give grounded advice.
- Helpful, substantive comments on other founders' posts, which the rules require before you can post at all.
- Sharing a free offer or promotion inside the designated weekly threads, and nowhere else.
Avoid
- Dropping a link to your blog, product, or landing page in a post or comment, because “No promotion, sales, or solicitation” bans driving traffic to external content.
- Asking people to DM you or check your profile, which the promotion rule names directly.
- Posting your free tool, trial, or discount outside the designated weekly threads.
- Using AI to write your post or comments, since “Original and human content only” says AI-generated content may be removed and can lead to a ban.
- Submitting your first post before commenting on other posts, which breaks “Posting requirements and contribution standards”.
- Writing a vague “how do I make $X” or get-rich-quick style post, which gets removed under the contribution standards rule.
What r/Entrepreneur Is For
r/Entrepreneur is a community for people solving problems and building things, from side projects and small businesses to venture-backed startups and solo ventures. The description says it is a space for genuine connection and exchange of ideas, and it welcomes people at every stage, whether they run a side hustle or a funded company. What it is not is a place for self-promotion. The description asks you to refrain from promoting personal blogs, consulting services, books, and MLMs. The people who post here want real conversations about building a business, not pitches.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that decides almost everything here is “No promotion, sales, or solicitation”. It bans selling, promoting, recruiting, hiring, soliciting investment, and driving traffic to your profile, company, or external content. It also bans dropping URLs, asking people to DM you, and pointing people to your profile. The one exception is the designated weekly threads, where free offers and promotions belong. “Posting requirements and contribution standards” matters just as much for founders, because you must participate in the comments of other posts before posting yourself, and posts must be specific, practical, and grounded in real entrepreneurial effort. “Original and human content only” bans AI-generated posts and comments, and says AI content may be removed and may result in a ban. “Civility and inclusivity” sets the tone, so treat people like colleagues and do not escalate if someone is abusive. “AMAs must be approved” applies if you want to run an AMA, which requires modmail approval, a positive Reddit history, and a story that specifically appeals to the subreddit.
What To Post
A good post here is specific, practical, and grounded in real entrepreneurial effort. Before you post anything, spend time commenting on other people's posts, because the rules require meaningful participation first. When you do post, share something you actually did or learned, with enough detail that another founder could use it. A concrete lesson from a real launch, a pricing experiment, or a hiring mistake fits far better than a general opinion. Keep every link, offer, and promotion out of your posts, and if you want to share something free, save it for the designated weekly threads. Write everything yourself, in your own voice, because AI-generated content is banned here. If you want to run an AMA, message the moderators first and explain how it will uniquely benefit the community.
What To Avoid
The fastest way to get removed or banned is promotion. Do not drop URLs, do not ask people to DM you, do not tell people to check your profile, and do not offer private resources. No crypto or investment pitches either. Free offers and promotions only belong in the designated weekly threads, so keep them there. Do not post before you have commented on other posts, because the contribution standards rule requires it. Do not post anything vague, low-effort, diary-style, or purely opinion-based, and skip get-rich-quick framing entirely. Do not use AI to write your posts or comments, because AI content is not permitted and can lead to a ban. Do not repost content from blogs or other subreddits, and do not request an AMA without modmail approval. Finally, stay civil, and if someone is abusive, report them instead of engaging.
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Common questions about r/Entrepreneur
Can I post about my free tool or discount?
Only in the designated weekly threads. Anywhere else counts as promotion and can get you banned.
Can I use AI to draft my post?
No. “Original and human content only” bans AI-generated posts and comments, and says violations may result in a ban.
Do I need to comment before I post?
Yes. “Posting requirements and contribution standards” requires you to participate in the comments of other posts before posting yourself.
Can I do an AMA about my founder journey?
Yes, but AMAs must be approved. Send a modmail request, show a positive history of contribution on Reddit, and explain how your AMA will uniquely benefit the community.
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