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r/roastmystartup

Own startup, for critique

Founders post their own startup for public, often harsh, critique. A clickable link is required when the product is live, and links to Product Hunt, Vercel or free subdomains are removed. Rules as of 26 August 2026.

r/roastmystartup is a community at reddit.com/r/roastmystartup. It lets members share AI products, with a rule: own startup, for critique. Listing is free. The link you get is Nofollow: Reddit marks outside links in posts and comments as nofollow ugc. Review: moderators look through post history to confirm the poster is tied to the startup; rule-breaking posts are removed. Terms read on reddit.com/r/roastmystartup on 2 October 2026.

Rate card

Price: Free
Link you get: Nofollow: Reddit marks outside links in posts and comments as nofollow ugc
Review: Moderators look through post history to confirm the poster is tied to the startup; rule-breaking posts are removed
Their rule: Own startup, for critique
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Where they say so: old.reddit.com/r/roastmystartup/about/rules ↗
Reach: TinyTiny reach: outside the Tranco top million by traffic; not in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 2 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Can you share an AI product on r/roastmystartup?: Only some. It lets members share AI products, with a rule: own startup, for critique.
How much does a listing on r/roastmystartup cost?: Listing is free.
What link does r/roastmystartup give?: The link you get is Nofollow: Reddit marks outside links in posts and comments as nofollow ugc.

How to submit to r/roastmystartup

A post on r/roastmystartup is yours to write, not a form.

You post as yourself, within their rules on self-promotion, and answer the comments that day. No automation can do that for you, and our done-for-you service does not include it. Post it yourself, then mark the result in your tracker by hand. How to prepare.

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: own startup, for critique. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
2. Open the form. Their submit page opens from the button above once you are signed in; signing in costs nothing.
3. Wait for the review. Moderators look through post history to confirm the poster is tied to the startup; rule-breaking posts are removed. Mark the result in your tracker yourself: our checks cannot read this site.

Listing tracker

Know when r/roastmystartup lists you.

Add your app once and keep every submission in one place. reddit.com/r/roastmystartup blocks automatic reads, so this one you mark by hand; the other places we read every week, every night on Pro.

Track r/roastmystartup

Run r/roastmystartup? A badge for your site

Tells founders you take AI tools before they read your rules, and links to your terms here. Paste it in your site's footer, so it is on your home page, where our nightly check looks:

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