The transparent community where bootstrapped founders build in public, learn together, and grow sustainable businesses.
Follow real founders building real companies. Share your journey. Learn from others 6 months ahead. Build a better business together.
Start Your Project JourneyWhy FounderHow Exists
The Problem
Building a bootstrapped company is lonely. You're making critical decisions in isolation. Generic business advice doesn't apply to your specific stage.
The Vision
What if you could watch 100 founders build their companies in real-time? What if you could learn from their wins and losses?
That's FounderHow
A community of peers who understand the bootstrapper journey. Build in public. Learn together. Grow sustainably.
How It Works
Share Your Journey
Create your project and commit to regular updates. Share your MRR, your challenges, and your progress through video or blog posts. Build in public and benefit from community accountability.
Browse Projects →Learn From Others
Follow projects at every stage. See what works (and what doesn't) in real-time. Attend daily live learning sessions hosted by active founders.
View Live Sessions →Grow Together
Make business referrals that matter. Invite collaborators to join your project. Get introductions to customers, partners, and service providers.
Join to Get Started →Build Better Companies
With transparency, community support, and peer learning, you'll make better decisions, avoid costly mistakes, and build a sustainable business you're proud of.
What Makes Us Different
Radical Transparency Wins
- ✓ Public MRR numbers
- ✓ Real failure stories, not just wins
- ✓ Actual progress, not vague updates
- ✓ Approved by community, not algorithm
Learn By Watching Others Build
- ✓ 100+ founders building live
- ✓ Every stage from concept to scaling
- ✓ Daily learning sessions from active builders
- ✓ Real data, real decisions, real time
Peer-to-Peer Value Exchange
- ✓ Business referrals with commission tracking
- ✓ Collaboration invitations for skills you need
- ✓ Direct connections, not networking theater
- ✓ Give to get, build real relationships
For Bootstrappers, By Bootstrappers
- ✓ No VC pressure or exit timelines
- ✓ Sustainable growth, not hypergrowth
- ✓ Profitable businesses, not just revenue
- ✓ Your pace, your values, your way
Who This Is For
You Should Join If:
- ✓ You're bootstrapping or planning to bootstrap
- ✓ You believe in transparency and building in public
- ✓ You want to learn from real founders, not gurus
- ✓ You're willing to share your journey authentically
- ✓ You value community over competition
- ✓ You want to build a sustainable, profitable business
This Might Not Be For You If:
- • You're raising VC and playing that game (nothing wrong with it, just different)
- • You're not ready to be transparent about your journey
- • You want quick hacks and shortcuts, not real learning
- • You're more interested in appearing successful than being helpful
- • You're building in stealth mode
Influences & Philosophy
We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants
The Build in Public movement taught us that transparency builds trust and community. Pioneers like Pieter Levels, Courtland Allen, and the Indie Hackers community proved that founders helping founders works.
The Open Startup movement (Buffer, ConvertKit, Baremetrics) showed us that sharing real numbers creates deeper learning.
Y Combinator proved that peer founders helping each other accelerates growth more than any course or book.
Reality TV taught us that following real journeys creates emotional investment and authentic learning.
We're taking it further by combining project tracking, live learning, business referrals, and collaboration tools into one transparent community.
Join the Movement
What You'll Get:
- ✓ Access to 100+ founders building in public
- ✓ Daily live learning sessions
- ✓ Business referral network
- ✓ Collaboration opportunities
- ✓ Accountability and community support
- ✓ Real data and real learning
What We Need From You:
- ✓ Authentic updates about your journey
- ✓ Willingness to help other founders
- ✓ Participation in the community
- ✓ Transparency about your progress
- ✓ Commitment to building in public
Start Your Journey Today
Create your project. Share your first update. Follow founders ahead of you. Attend a live session. Make your first referral. Build better together.