Posting your startup in r/roastmystartup
Yes. r/roastmystartup 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 frame the startup honestly with a specific problem or context, then ask for direct criticism. Founders share what they already know is broken, invite roasting, and often include personal motivation for building it.
Self-promotion rules
You must own a real domain (no ProductHunt, Vercel, or free subdomains). Posts must be substantial and genuine roast requests—not low-effort reposts, AI-written content, or simple questions. Don't report roasts you disagree with; this sub doesn't care about disputes in other communities.
Post templates that get approved
Posts that frame the startup honestly with a specific problem or context, then ask for direct criticism. Founders share what they already know is broken, invite roasting, and often include personal motivation for building it.
roast my expense tracking tool. launched with 50 users but can't get them to upgrade
I built this for freelancers who bill multiple clients—you snap a receipt, tag which project it belongs to, and it auto-calculates reimbursables. The problem: people use it once, then ghost. What am I missing?