Posting your startup in r/StartupAccelerators
Yes. r/StartupAccelerators is one of the subreddits that lets founders share their own product, as long as you follow its self-promotion rules and give the community more than you take. The rules and the post formats that get approved are below.
Posts that combine a genuine offer to help (customer finding, feedback), personal credibility/proof (revenue, past wins), or honest reflection on startup journey (what didn't work, progress made). The angle is providing value first, product second. Narrative-driven updates with concrete numbers also perform well.
Self-promotion rules
Self-promotion is allowed but works best when framed around value-add (offering help, sharing lessons, or genuine progress updates) rather than pure pitching. Posts that provide actionable insights, honest critiques of accelerators, or offers to help others find customers perform well. Direct product announcements should be paired with meaningful context like user feedback, revenue milestones, or lessons learned.
Post templates that get approved
Posts that combine a genuine offer to help (customer finding, feedback), personal credibility/proof (revenue, past wins), or honest reflection on startup journey (what didn't work, progress made). The angle is providing value first, product second. Narrative-driven updates with concrete numbers also perform well.
i spent 6 months validating before building. here's what customers actually told me to fix.
I talked to 40+ potential users before touching code, and 90% mentioned the same pain point I almost missed. Turns out my initial idea was solving the wrong problem entirely.