Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Founder Friends
Video chat with startup founders.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Founder Friends launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hi HN community! A huge number of startup founders are reading Hacker News, but it's still very hard to make new personal connections here and help each other with product building, growth, or fundraising. As an experiment to make HN founder community more connected, I've created a system of chat groups, organized by location, industry sector, and priority tasks. We were testing it out for the last couple of weeks, starting with 200+ YCombinator alum companies. Now already have 1000+ startups there, and 80+ venture investors have joined to connect with founders early. Many pitch practices…
2019 · its alternatives →
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Your entrepreneurial questions answered by ppl in the know
2015 · its alternatives →
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StartupTalks▲176A curated collection of startup related videos and podcasts
2014 · its alternatives →
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Questions to ask your co-founder to know each other better
2021 · its alternatives →
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Top pieces of advice in the startup world, through a podcast
2021 · its alternatives →
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Employees Only▲201Video series with the people behind your favorite startups
2016 · its alternatives →
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Listen to founders and makers on how to startup and grow
2020 · its alternatives →
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Founders Choice▲132Sharing the best startups and helping you build your own
2019 · its alternatives →
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Learn from the life & origin stories of successful founders
2020 · its alternatives →
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