LaunchWakeChannels / Best places to announce your startup
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Best places to announce your startup
From Show HN to startup directories: where to announce a new startup, ranked safest-first with each channel's rules and ban risk.
26 channels, safest first
BetaList
early-adopter directory for pre-launch startups
Low·Anytime (queued)
BetaPage
early adopters · beta & new startup discovery
Low·Anytime (queued)
Fazier
indie product launches · daily feed
Low·Rolling
Hacker News — Show HN
~5M developers & founders · very high intent
Low·Tue–Thu 8am ET
HackerNoon
Large technology and startup audience; editor-reviewed stories on software, AI, crypto, and building companies.
Low·Tue-Wed, 8-10am ET
Indie Hackers — Show IH
warm founder & bootstrapper community
Low·Weekday mornings
Launching Next
early-stage startup directory · newsletter reach
Low·Anytime (queued)
LinkedIn
B2B buyers, professional network
Low·Tue–Thu 8–10am local
Medium
Broad general and tech readership; strong distribution for tutorials, engineering deep-dives, and founder stories via curated publications.
Low·Tue-Thu, 9-11am ET
MicroLaunch
indie products · month-long visibility
Low·Rolling
Product Hunt
makers, early adopters, PMs
Low·Tue 00:01 PT
r/SideProject
~250k indie makers & founders
Low·Weekday mornings ET
SaaSHub
SaaS discovery · alternatives & reviews
Low·Anytime (queued)
SideProjectors
side-project marketplace · makers buying & showcasing
Low·Anytime (queued)
Startup Stash
curated startup tools & resources · founder audience
Low·Anytime (queued)
Uneed
indie product launches · daily competition
Low·Rolling (pick launch date)
WIP
maker community shipping in public
Low·Any day
X (Twitter)
dev-Twitter, build-in-public founders
Low·Tue–Thu 9am ET
Ben's Bites
~100k+ subscribers · AI news for builders & founders
Medium·Daily (weekdays)
Hacker Newsletter
~60k subscribers · weekly best of Hacker News
Medium·Weekly (Friday)
Indie Hackers Discord
~10k indie founders, makers & entrepreneurs
Medium·Anytime in the share-your-project channel
r/Entrepreneur
broad entrepreneur audience
Medium·Weekday mornings ET
r/startups
founders & early operators
Medium·Weekday mornings ET
TLDR Newsletter
~7M+ subscribers · daily byte-sized tech digest
Medium·Daily (weekday mornings)
r/SaaS
SaaS founders & operators
High·Tue–Thu 10am ET
Rands Leadership Slack
~30k engineering leaders & managers
High·Weekday mornings (US)
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