Subreddit rules check
r/getstartups
Can you promote here?
The written rules take no clear position, which is NOT permission: unclear communities enforce norms through removals instead of rulebooks. Sort by top, study which builder posts survived and how they were framed, and when in doubt ask the mods.
From the rules · Community practice heavily tolerates/encourages project drop threads and landing-page links, but the rules file has no explicit self-promo policy — proceed cautiously and mimic the recurring “drop your project” threads.
Links
The rules clearly allow links. A plain-text mention still often outperforms a URL from a young account.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: showcase, discussion, question
Headline: short invite (e.g., “What are you building?” or “Drop your landing page”). Write in first person / friendly voice, 1–3 short paragraphs: one-line summary of the product, a link, and a brief ask (feedback, shoutout, etc.). Tone: casual, helpful, community-first. Upvoted: honest projects, clear one-liners, useful asks and follow-up replies. Removed/downvoted: blatant hard-sell, spammy copy, or posts with no context or engagement.
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked August 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/getstartups's rules page before posting anything that matters.
Thread Otter checks this before every send
These profiles power the product: promo-banned communities never receive a promotional draft, drafts arrive in the local format, and a fact-check gate plus human pacing protect the account doing the talking.