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    Top-content observatory · Ranked archive + recent pool

    What rises in r/startups.

    859 ranked historical records · 1,000 inferred recent candidatesStudy what became prominent, what persists, and what is currently breaking through. This archive is not a census of all subreddit activity.
    Historical canon859

    Older ranked records represented before 2026-05-21. Useful for prominence and memory—not total activity.

    Recent candidate pool1,000

    Newest records from 2026-05-21 to 2026-08-08. The boundary is inferred because original retrieval provenance was not stored.

    Analysis availability · Core views

    Core views require at least 1,500 total records and 500 canon records; this corpus has 1,859 and 859. Topic comparison is withheld because this corpus has not been topic-enriched.

    Historical material available

    859 ranked historical records span 15 represented years. Topic evolution is not shown until this corpus has enriched topic assignments.

    15represented years
    Recent contenders

    What earned attention in this snapshot.

    Age bands are measured as of 2026-08-08, not today. The newest-post pool is filtered within those bands, then ranked by score and reply-count percentiles. Posts newer than 7 days are withheld when enough mature candidates exist.

    01
    Google just killed my ~$1M ARR startup because a hacker abused THEIR API design. 100k users locked out, 1M+ photos frozen, and they billed me for it. i will not promote.Unclassified · 60+ days old at snapshot · 1,035 score · 255 replies
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    02
    Girlfriend expecting equal equity in a startup which I started even before knowing her. I will not promote.Unclassified · 14–29 days old at snapshot · 368 score · 369 replies
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    03
    Is software dead? I will not promote.Unclassified · 30–59 days old at snapshot · 167 score · 281 replies
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    04
    Anyone given up on startups? What do you do? What do you think about? (I will not promote)Unclassified · 30–59 days old at snapshot · 98 score · 138 replies
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    05
    Is YC losing prestige with all of the AI Wrappers it invests in? I will not promoteUnclassified · 7–13 days old at snapshot · 229 score · 117 replies
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    06
    Why do the majority of startups sound so useless? I will not promoteUnclassified · 60+ days old at snapshot · 189 score · 119 replies
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    07
    My startup collapsed abroad, my visa expires in 11 days, and I have $0. Facing a brutal Catch-22, homelessness back home, and deteriorating health. I am desperate for perspective. (I will not promote)Unclassified · 60+ days old at snapshot · 142 score · 144 replies
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    I'm the only technical person holding a 5 person startup together and I think the founder doesn't get how fragile that is (I will not promote)Unclassified · 14–29 days old at snapshot · 218 score · 171 replies
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    09
    Founder wants me to build the entire commercial side of his startup. Is this compensation package fair? (I will not promote)Unclassified · 7–13 days old at snapshot · 86 score · 146 replies
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    10
    We launched 20 days ago. Today we crossed 30,000 users [i will not promote]Unclassified · 14–29 days old at snapshot · 165 score · 261 replies
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    11
    Why does the European work ethic have such a bad rep in the US? (i will not promote)Unclassified · 60+ days old at snapshot · 94 score · 193 replies
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    Pissed off by startup culture. I will not promoteUnclassified · 30–59 days old at snapshot · 78 score · 90 replies
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    Candidate index is relative to this recent pool, not a prediction of future quality or final Reddit rank.

    Candidate-pool signals

    Read the recent pool without contaminating the canon.

    Every lens below uses only the inferred newest-post cohort from 2026-05-21 onward. They describe patterns inside that selected pool—not subreddit-wide prevalence.

    Swipe or scroll horizontally to see all signal values.

    Repetition

    What the community keeps saying

    Distinct-post frequency across 1,000 titles and 1,000 available bodies. High-information two-word frames lead; normalized domain terms remain expandable.

    01love hearphrase
    2026-05 · 8.02026-06 · 4.42026-07 · 5.82026-08 · 5.8Peak 8.0 · latest 5.8
    55 posts · 5.5%
    02promote heyphrase
    2026-05 · 9.62026-06 · 3.92026-07 · 3.12026-08 · 4.7Peak 9.6 · latest 4.7
    44 posts · 4.4%
    03promote buildingphrase
    2026-05 · 6.42026-06 · 2.92026-07 · 5.52026-08 · 0.0Peak 6.4 · latest 0.0
    41 posts · 4.1%
    04startup promotephrase
    2026-05 · 3.22026-06 · 4.22026-07 · 3.42026-08 · 8.1Peak 8.1 · latest 8.1
    41 posts · 4.1%
    05first timephrase
    2026-05 · 4.82026-06 · 2.72026-07 · 5.82026-08 · 2.3Peak 5.8 · latest 2.3
    41 posts · 4.1%
    06early stagephrase
    2026-05 · 6.42026-06 · 4.42026-07 · 2.12026-08 · 1.2Peak 6.4 · latest 1.2
    35 posts · 3.5%
    07months agophrase
    2026-05 · 5.62026-06 · 2.92026-07 · 2.42026-08 · 4.7Peak 5.6 · latest 4.7
    32 posts · 3.2%
    08social mediaphrase
    2026-05 · 0.02026-06 · 3.72026-07 · 2.62026-08 · 4.7Peak 4.7 · latest 4.7
    29 posts · 2.9%
    Show recurring domain terms
    09promoteterm
    2026-05 · 98.42026-06 · 97.82026-07 · 97.42026-08 · 97.7Peak 98.4 · latest 97.7
    977 posts · 97.7%
    10peopleterm
    2026-05 · 35.22026-06 · 38.82026-07 · 35.32026-08 · 43.0Peak 43.0 · latest 43.0
    374 posts · 37.4%
    11startupterm
    2026-05 · 38.42026-06 · 32.22026-07 · 39.82026-08 · 39.5Peak 39.8 · latest 39.5
    365 posts · 36.5%
    12productterm
    2026-05 · 26.42026-06 · 30.52026-07 · 39.82026-08 · 24.4Peak 39.8 · latest 24.4
    330 posts · 33.0%
    13buildingterm
    2026-05 · 37.62026-06 · 31.22026-07 · 30.12026-08 · 25.6Peak 37.6 · latest 25.6
    311 posts · 31.1%
    14allterm
    2026-05 · 24.02026-06 · 32.92026-07 · 27.52026-08 · 29.1Peak 32.9 · latest 29.1
    294 posts · 29.4%
    15actuallyterm
    2026-05 · 32.02026-06 · 28.02026-07 · 28.82026-08 · 32.6Peak 32.6 · latest 32.6
    292 posts · 29.2%
    16firstterm
    2026-05 · 25.62026-06 · 25.12026-07 · 32.22026-08 · 36.0Peak 36.0 · latest 36.0
    288 posts · 28.8%
    17timeterm
    2026-05 · 27.22026-06 · 25.32026-07 · 28.82026-08 · 25.6Peak 28.8 · latest 25.6
    269 posts · 26.9%
    18workterm
    2026-05 · 29.62026-06 · 26.52026-07 · 25.12026-08 · 24.4Peak 29.6 · latest 24.4
    262 posts · 26.2%
    Inspect language emerging within the recent pool
    Emergence

    What started appearing more often

    Per-post prevalence in 500 earlier versus 500 later posts · 1,000 bodies available. Minimum support removes one-off spikes.

    01productterm
    2026-05 · 26.42026-06 · 30.52026-07 · 39.82026-08 · 24.4Peak 39.8 · latest 24.4
    +7.6pp · 29.2% → 36.8%
    02everyterm
    2026-05 · 13.62026-06 · 11.52026-07 · 19.12026-08 · 20.9Peak 20.9 · latest 20.9
    +7.4pp · 11.8% → 19.2%
    03nextterm
    2026-05 · 6.42026-06 · 5.42026-07 · 11.32026-08 · 14.0Peak 14.0 · latest 14.0
    +6.6pp · 5.2% → 11.8%
    04firstterm
    2026-05 · 25.62026-06 · 25.12026-07 · 32.22026-08 · 36.0Peak 36.0 · latest 36.0
    +6.0pp · 25.8% → 31.8%
    05startupterm
    2026-05 · 38.42026-06 · 32.22026-07 · 39.82026-08 · 39.5Peak 39.8 · latest 39.5
    +5.0pp · 34.0% → 39.0%
    06marketterm
    2026-05 · 12.82026-06 · 11.12026-07 · 17.82026-08 · 10.5Peak 17.8 · latest 10.5
    +4.8pp · 11.4% → 16.2%
    07adviceterm
    2026-05 · 16.02026-06 · 14.32026-07 · 18.32026-08 · 18.6Peak 18.6 · latest 18.6
    +4.4pp · 14.2% → 18.6%
    08closeterm
    2026-05 · 3.22026-06 · 2.72026-07 · 6.02026-08 · 12.8Peak 12.8 · latest 12.8
    +4.2pp · 2.8% → 7.0%
    09usuallyterm
    2026-05 · 2.42026-06 · 4.22026-07 · 7.32026-08 · 10.5Peak 10.5 · latest 10.5
    +4.2pp · 3.6% → 7.8%
    10salesterm
    2026-05 · 5.62026-06 · 8.82026-07 · 12.32026-08 · 8.1Peak 12.3 · latest 8.1
    +3.8pp · 7.8% → 11.6%
    11building productphrase
    2026-05 · 0.82026-06 · 2.02026-07 · 3.72026-08 · 2.3Peak 3.7 · latest 2.3
    +1.8pp · 1.6% → 3.4%
    12promote everyonephrase
    2026-05 · 0.82026-06 · 2.02026-07 · 2.92026-08 · 5.8Peak 5.8 · latest 5.8
    +1.8pp · 1.6% → 3.4%
    Show more emerging patterns
    13appreciate advicephrase
    2026-05 · 0.82026-06 · 1.02026-07 · 2.62026-08 · 4.7Peak 4.7 · latest 4.7
    +1.8pp · 1.0% → 2.8%
    14promote firstphrase
    2026-05 · 0.82026-06 · 0.22026-07 · 2.62026-08 · 0.0Peak 2.6 · latest 0.0
    +1.6pp · 0.4% → 2.0%
    15almost everyphrase
    2026-05 · 0.02026-06 · 0.02026-07 · 1.82026-08 · 1.2Peak 1.8 · latest 1.2
    +1.6pp · 0.0% → 1.6%
    16every dayphrase
    2026-05 · 0.82026-06 · 1.52026-07 · 2.92026-08 · 4.7Peak 4.7 · latest 4.7
    +1.6pp · 1.4% → 3.0%
    17time founderphrase
    2026-05 · 0.82026-06 · 0.72026-07 · 3.12026-08 · 0.0Peak 3.1 · latest 0.0
    +1.6pp · 0.8% → 2.4%
    18technical co-founderphrase
    2026-05 · 0.02026-06 · 0.22026-07 · 1.82026-08 · 1.2Peak 1.8 · latest 1.2
    +1.4pp · 0.2% → 1.6%
    Sources

    Inspect available source posts.

    Open the posts behind the interpretation. The score distribution is a diagnostic of this selected source set—not a model of the subreddit as a whole.

    Inspect collected-score distribution

    How attention is distributed

    Collected posts grouped into Reddit score bands.

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    1-9543
    10-49428
    50-99122
    100-499482
    500-99952
    1k-2k9
    2k-5k1
    5k+0
    Sampling and methodology

    Collected records: 1,859

    Represented range: 2012-07-26 → 2026-08-08

    The corpus combines a broad newest-post listing with bounded top/year and top/all listings. The interface infers the recent boundary from the newest 1,000 records because original retrieval provenance was not stored.

    Older records are analyzed as a ranked historical canon. They can show what was prominent and repeatedly surfaced within ranked retrieval; they cannot estimate total monthly activity, publishing habits, or whole-conversation prevalence.

    Recent contender ranking compares posts within age bands using score and reply-count percentiles. Platform attention is not evidence quality, accuracy, representativeness, or future performance.