Title: Introducing Your Startup to the Community — September 2021: Share, Discover, and Support
Reddit’s r/startups community wants to hear what you’re building and where you’re headed. Share a concise overview of your startup in the comments of this post, following the template below:
- Startup Name / URL
- Headquarters Location
- Indicate your base to aid local networking and access to regional resources
- Elevator Pitch or Explainer Video
- More details:
- What stage is your startup currently in?
- Your role within the team
- Monthly Goals
- How can r/startups assist you this month?
- Note: Public fundraising solicitations may be inappropriate or legally restricted
- Subscriber Perks
- If applicable, describe any discounts or incentives for r/startup subscribers
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Startup Life Cycle Stages (as defined by Max Marmer and used by Startup Genome and the Kauffman Foundation)
1) Discovery
– Market and competitive research
– Initial user experience design
– Problem/solution validation
– Minimum viable product (MVP) development
2) Validation
– Confirmed problem/solution fit
– MVP launched
– Product validation testing
– UX refinements based on testing results
– Version 1+ iterations
– Progress toward product/market fit
3) Efficiency
– Achieved product/market fit
– Preparations for scaling
– UX and performance optimization for growth
– Streamlined operations in anticipation of scale
– Validation of scaling strategies
4) Scaling
– Validated scaling approaches
– Optimized operations for growth
– Aggressive market expansion
– Reproducible sales processes at scale
5) Profit Maximization
– Fully scaled and established operation
– Expanded production and services to grow revenue
– Systems optimization to maximize profitability
6) Renewal
– Near-peak profitability and optimization
– Innovation and reinvention of core products
– Potential acquisition activity to broaden market reach
– Strategic expansion to sustain relevance
If your business is traditional and not designed for rapid scale, feel free to reference a conventional business lifecycle and share your current stage.
We look forward to learning about your startup and exploring ways the community can help you advance.
