Numbers

What 1,596 public posts said, counted. Self-reported, read on 21 September 2026: a sample, not a census.

1,596posts read for this map
517call themselves a founder
814said where they are, or are from

What each post actually said

  • Named a project482 · 30%
  • Described a product30 · 2%
  • Named a craft or market687 · 43%
  • Introduced themselves397 · 25%
  • Not listed: held back by the collector143 · 9%
The first four rows are the people on the map.

Where they say they are

  • from Nigeria26
  • from India25
  • San Francisco16
  • India12
  • from Türkiye11
  • Germany11
  • United States10
  • London9
  • Nigeria9
  • Barcelona8
  • from Germany8
  • Netherlands8
  • Lagos, Nigeria7
  • Amsterdam6
  • Australia6

Building in

  • Sales marketing50
  • Consumer app44
  • Services34
  • Devtools28
  • Productivity26
  • Content23
  • Fintech23
  • Saas b2b23
  • Community22
  • Education22
  • Design18
  • Health16
  • Ai13
  • Marketplace13
  • Ai infra10
  • Hr recruiting9
  • Crypto8
  • Infra8
  • Media7
  • Ecommerce5
  • Hardware3
  • Coaching1
  • 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 work97%
  • Named a project44%
Original posts · 927 people
  • Described their work61%
  • Named a project23%
Shared feed excerpts · 1 person
  • Described their work100%
  • Named a project0%