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Communities

Where bootstrappers hang out, ship in public and swap notes.

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Indie Hackers Stripe

The home base for bootstrappers. Milestones, revenue-transparency, groups and a friendly forum.

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Hacker News Y Combinator

The tech front page. 'Show HN' is one of the best free launch channels for a technical product.

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r/SaaS Reddit

Active subreddit for SaaS founders sharing wins, asking for feedback and dissecting growth tactics.

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r/Entrepreneur Reddit

Broad, busy community for any kind of founder. Noisy but a good pulse-check and feedback source.

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WIP Marc Köhlbrugge

A maker community built around shipping: post todos, complete them, keep your streak, get accountability.

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MegaMaker Justin Jackson

A paid, low-noise community of serious bootstrappers building real products.

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MicroConf Connect Rob Walling / MicroConf

Slack community for bootstrapped & self-funded SaaS founders, organised by stage and topic.

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Startup School Y Combinator

Free online program with curriculum, a founder community and co-founder matching.

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Dynamite Circle Tropical MBA

Established paid community for location-independent founders running profitable businesses.

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r/startups Reddit

One of the largest startup communities — feedback threads, 'share your startup' posts and a lot of hard-won advice.

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r/SideProject Reddit

Where makers post what they're building for feedback and early users. Friendly, low-ego, great for a soft launch.

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Hampton Sam Parr

A vetted, paid community for founders of more established companies. Private peer groups and candid back-room talk.

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