Can you promote in r/experiencedfounders?
This is a carefully curated and private community for EXPERIENCED ENTREPRENEURS with proven track record to discuss anything related to their business. Most importantly, we build in public.
The short answer
Do not post promotional content or solicit customers; only participate as an experienced founder and get moderator approval before any commercial post or survey.
What works here
- Participate only if you have 3+ years founding experience
- Discuss founder-specific, non-promotional issues
- Answer questions in the weekly Ask Experienced Founders thread (if applicable)
What gets posts removed
- Posting advertisements, surveys, or solicitation
- Sharing product launches, demos, or customer-recruiting posts without mod approval
- Posting beginner-level or Google-able questions
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditNo Surveys/Advertisements
Rule explicitly forbids surveys and advertisements and requires moderator approval for exceptions, which blocks typical vendor/lead-gen activity.
Experience requirement
Only founders with 3+ years may post or participate outside specific threads, limiting outreach to a narrow, vetted audience.
No General Business Advice / Google-able questions
Content must be specific to experienced founders; general or easily searchable business questions are discouraged or removed, reducing space for broad product pitches.
Moderator discretion
Moderators may remove business-advice threads at their discretion and must approve exceptions, so commercial engagement is tightly controlled.
Official rules of r/experiencedfounders
- 01Do not participate unless experienced (3+ years)
- 02No General Business Advice
- 03No Low Effort Posts/Venting/Bragging
- 04No Surveys/Advertisements
- 05No Google-able questions
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed June 24, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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