There are tons of online communities for entrepreneurs on the web.
However, only a few of them stands out from the rest.
As an entrepreneur, there are times where you feel incredibly lonely.
You’ll find that you have less time to bond with your friends or to develop new relationships.
This is where online communities come into play.
An online community is helpful in countering loneliness because you get to connect with like-minded individuals.
Most people in these communities are in the same boat as you—facing similar challenges.
As such, you can get help, advice, or tell your own story.
Below are 20 of the best online communities for entrepreneurs.
1. Indiehackers
If you’re looking to join a community that helps you to start and grow a profitable company/side-project, Indiehackers is for you.
Indiehackers is one of the largest online communities for entrepreneurs with over half a million visitors a month.
You can learn from others that have started their own profitable online businesses by reading posts, interviews, and listening to podcasts.
In addition, you can ask questions, tell your story or share your own milestone with other indie hackers.
Since its launch in 2016, Indiehackers has developed into an empathetic, supportive, and transparent community that helps others start their own profitable companies.
2. Hacker News
Hacker News is a community and news website focusing on startups and technology.
Their front page consists of various news and blog articles from other websites.
A prominent category on the site is the ‘show’ tab where people can share something that they’ve made for others to try out.
With close to 10 million visitors a month, Hacker News is the largest online community for hackers, entrepreneurs, and techies.
3. Product Hunt
Product Hunt is a website where you can discover new products or share your own.
If you recently launched a product, Product Hunt is a great place where to share and promote it.
Moreover, there’s a Makers category where you can start new discussions, submit a goal, or create a poll.
Product Hunt has over 5 million visitors a month and it is a must-join community for entrepreneurs and techies alike.
4. Makerlog
Makerlog is an online community for indie hackers, makers and entrepreneurs.
You can share your daily tasks and mark them for completion.
Additionally, you can read interviews, news and create your own discussion.
As of mid-2020, Makerlog has over 5,000 makers and more than 200,000 submitted tasks.
5. Designer News
Designer News is for people interested in design and technology.
Users can share their own stories to various categories (Ask DN, Show DN, Discussions etc.) for others to vote and comment on.
Furthermore, the community has a podcast section and a job board for designers and developers.
With over 175,000 monthly active users, Designer News is a must-join community for entrepreneurs, designers or people interested in technology.
6. Starter Story
Starter Story is a collection of interviews with successful entrepreneurs.
Their stories provide useful tips and tricks on starting a business. You can also submit your own story.
The site also contains a tools page where you can browse hundreds of tools for your business.
Starter Story has over 100,000 monthly visitors per month.
7. Your Stack
Your Stack is an online community made by Product Hunt.
It’s a community to share your favorite products and discover what others are using.
Besides this, the site has an Expert category where founders, investors, speakers, etc., are being interviewed.
Your Stack is still in beta as of mid-2020, but there are thousands of people on the wait-list.
8. Growth Hackers
Growth Hackers is a community on growth hacking, marketing, and more.
Anyone can share quality content that will be reviewed before getting posted.
Additionally, the site has multiple categories such as Q&As, AMAs, and Growth Studies.
Growth Hackers has about 200,000 visitors per month.
9. Quora
Quora is a question and answer website founded in June 2009.
It’s a great place where you can share your industry knowledge with others.
At the same time, you can promote your product/service.
Quora has over 400 million monthly active users, making it the biggest website on this list.
10. BlackHatWorld
BlackHatWorld is a forum where people share and discuss everything about SEO, blogging, and marketing.
The site has three different sections.
The main menu, marketplace, making money, BlackHatWorld, and others.
BlackHatWorld is one of the most popular forums on the internet with over 2 million visitors per month.
11. Startup School
Startup School is a free program and community for founders, created by Y Combinator.
You can meet with other startup founders, share weekly updates, and get access to over $100,000 in deals on software and services.
Moreover, the program includes a library of videos, virtual group sessions, Q&A sessions, and more.
Startup School is eligible for all founders that are currently working on a startup.
12. Makerpad
Makerpad is a collection of no-code tools you can use to build products.
The site has a marketplace where you can discover hundreds of no-code tools.
In addition, they have a community where you can introduce yourself, show off what you’ve built, and ask no-code related questions.
Makerpad has over 30,000 visitors per month.
13. Online Geniuses
Online Geniuses is a slack community for entrepreneurs and digital marketers.
To join the community, you’ll have to apply by filling up a short form (your name, email address, about yourself, your location, and how did you hear about them).
The site also has a marketplace to find the best digital marketing tools for your business and a job board.
Online Geniuses has over 25,000 members and more than 2.7 million messages sent.
14. Mixergy
Mixergy contains interviews with successful founders.
The people that are being interviewed on the site are founders and entrepreneurs that teach others about what they’ve learnt.
Mixergy’s mission is to inspire you to have a vision and a mission to achieve your goals.
Furthermore, the site contains master class courses and collections of the best interviews and courses.
15. Makers Kitchen
Makers Kitchen is a slack community for entrepreneurs.
You can join the community by entering your email address on their website and an invite link will be sent to your inbox.
The slack community has various channels such as jobs, launch, learning, etc.
You can post screenshots, get feedback and learn from over 2,000 members.
16. r/Entrepreneur
r/Entrepreneur is a subreddit on Reddit.
It’s a community where people solve problems, network, and cooperate on projects.
People share case studies, best practices, startup help, and more.
r/Entrepreneur has over 750,000 members.
17. r/Startups
r/Startups is a subreddit on Reddit.
It’s a community to discuss startup challenges and solutions.
Besides having general discussions and how-tos, there is also a monthly thread where you can share your startup.
r/Startups has over 450,000 members.
18. r/smallbusiness
r/smallbusiness is a subreddit on Reddit.
You can ask questions or answer questions about starting and developing a small business.
In addition, the community has a thread where you can promote your business.
r/smallbusiness has over 300,000 members.
19. r/EntrepreneurRideAlong
r/EntrepreneurRideAlong is a subreddit on Reddit.
It’s a community dedicated to sharing your progress, success, or challenges of growing a business.
However, like most communities on Reddit, self-promotion is not allowed.
r/EntrepreneurRideAlone has over 120,000 members.
20. r/SideProject
r/SideProject is a subreddit on Reddit.
You can share your side project and give feedback on other people’s projects.
Moreover, unlike the previous Reddit communities for entrepreneurs on the list, r/SideProject allows self-promotion.
The community has over 50,000 members.
Conclusion
And there you have it — 20 of the best online communities for entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship can be a lonely journey.
Moreover, there are tons of challenges that go along with it.
Joining online communities for entrepreneurs surrounds you with like-minded individuals who face the same set of challenges as you.
Hence, it’s a great idea to join at least one of the communities mentioned on the list.
Did I miss out on any community? Send me a direct message on Instagram and I’ll add it to the list.
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