Title: Share Your Startup — July 2023: Help Boost Visibility and Connections
Overview
The r/startups community invites founders to share their current projects and collaborate with fellow entrepreneurs. Below is a structured template to help you present your startup clearly and attract valuable feedback, connections, and local opportunities.
Submission template
Please provide a comment in this submission using the following sections:
- Startup Name / URL
- Headquarters Location
- Indicate where your team is based to facilitate local networking and access to regional resources
- Elevator Pitch / Explainer Video
- Additional Details
- Life Cycle Stage: (see stages below)
- Your Role
- Monthly Goals
- What milestones are you aiming to reach this month?
- How could the r/startups community assist you?
- Note: Do not solicit funds publicly; this may be illegal in some jurisdictions
- Discount for the r/startups Community
- Share any discount or benefit for members of the subreddit
Startup Life Cycle Stages (adapted from the Max Marmer framework used by Startup Genome and Kauffman Foundation)
Discovery
– Market and competitor research
– Initial user experience design
– Efforts toward problem/solution fit (market validation)
– Building a minimum viable product (MVP)
Validation
– Achieved problem/solution fit (market validation)
– MVP launched
– Product validation activities
– Iterating user experience based on validation results
– Version 1+ refinements
– Working toward product/market fit
Efficiency
– Product/market fit established
– Preparing for scaling
– Optimizing user experience to handle growth
– Enhancing product performance for scale
– Streamlining operations and systems to support scale
– Validation tests for scaling strategies
Scaling
– Scaling strategies validated
– Operational systems optimized
– Active pursuit of aggressive growth
– Validation tests to establish repeatable sales processes at scale
Profit Maximization
– The business is scaled and established
– Expanded production and operations to increase revenue
– Systems optimized to maximize profitability
Renewal
– Profits near peak levels and systems near optimal
– Seeking to reinvent core products and the company to stay innovative
– Exploring acquisitions to expand market share and relevance
– Exploring horizontal and vertical expansions to prevent decline
Why participate
Sharing your startup in this community can increase visibility, help you connect with potential mentors, partners, and local resources, and provide constructive feedback from fellow founders. If you’d like, you can tailor your post to emphasize the unique value proposition, current traction, and specific asks from the community while staying compliant with platform and legal guidelines.
If you need help drafting your post or adapting the template to your startup’s specifics, share a brief summary of your company and target audience, and I can help craft a polished submission.
