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 invite brutal feedback by admitting a mistake, wasted time, or a risky decision. The founder sets up the vulnerability ("I spent 8 months building something nobody asked for") and asks the community to roast the product or business model honestly.
Self-promotion rules
You can share your startup, but it must have a real domain (no ProductHunt, Vercel, or free subdomain links). Posts must be substantial and genuine roast requests—not low-effort reposts, AI-written content, or questions. Don't report roasts you dislike or complain about comments from other subreddits.
Post templates that get approved
Posts that invite brutal feedback by admitting a mistake, wasted time, or a risky decision. The founder sets up the vulnerability ("I spent 8 months building something nobody asked for") and asks the community to roast the product or business model honestly.
i pivoted to remove friction but now nobody understands what this does. roast my positioning
built a scheduling tool for freelancers and removed the signup wall to reduce drop-off. turns out people have no idea what problem it actually solves when they land on it. be honest about what's wrong here.