Numbers

What 1,193 public posts said, counted. Self-reported, read on 18 September 2026: a sample, not a census.

1,193posts read for this map
517call themselves a founder
792said where they are, or are from

What each post actually said

  • Named a project442 · 37%
  • Described a product30 · 3%
  • Named a craft or market685 · 57%
  • Introduced themselves36 · 3%
  • Not listed: held back by the collector140 · 12%
The first four rows are the people on the map.

Where they say they are

  • from Nigeria26
  • from India25
  • India12
  • from Türkiye11
  • Germany11
  • San Francisco10
  • United States10
  • London9
  • Nigeria9
  • Barcelona8
  • from Germany8
  • Netherlands8
  • Lagos, Nigeria7
  • Amsterdam6
  • Australia6

Building in

  • Sales marketing47
  • Consumer app39
  • Services31
  • Devtools26
  • Productivity24
  • Content23
  • Fintech21
  • Education20
  • Saas b2b19
  • Community16
  • Health16
  • Design15
  • Ai10
  • Ai infra10
  • Marketplace10
  • Hr recruiting9
  • Crypto7
  • Infra7
  • Media7
  • Ecommerce5
  • Hardware3
  • Coaching2
  • Security1

What they call themselves

  • Solo founder211
  • Founder210
  • Builder190
  • Engineer190
  • Co-founder73
  • Creator51
  • Designer47
  • Marketer46
  • Operator34
  • Solo builder26
  • Organisation17
  • CEO14
  • Student13
  • Solopreneur9
  • Nomad1

Replies against quote-posts

Replies · 350 people
  • Described their work94%
  • Named a project36%
Quote-posts · 318 people
  • Described their work96%
  • Named a project44%
Original posts · 524 people
  • Described their work99%
  • Named a project34%
Shared feed excerpts · 1 person
  • Described their work100%
  • Named a project0%