Posting your startup in r/producthunters
Yes. r/producthunters 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 share the founder's personal journey, honest challenges, or lessons learned from launching—not hard product pitches. People upvote vulnerability (layoffs, struggles) and data-driven insights about Product Hunt itself, mixed with authentic product context.
Self-promotion rules
You can share your Product Hunt launch here, but only link directly to your Product Hunt page—no external website links. Keep self-promotion minimal and avoid spam; the focus should be genuine discussion about Product Hunt, your building journey, or lessons learned. Don't sell upvotes or promote unauthorized content.
Post templates that get approved
Posts that share the founder's personal journey, honest challenges, or lessons learned from launching—not hard product pitches. People upvote vulnerability (layoffs, struggles) and data-driven insights about Product Hunt itself, mixed with authentic product context.
launched my first product today. here's what surprised me about the process
I spent the last 4 months building a tool to solve a problem I hit repeatedly at my last job, and launched it on Product Hunt this morning. The response has been nothing like what I expected.