Founders Struggle to Grow Niche Tools Under Reddit's Self-Promo Limits
A legal-niche tool builder finds Reddit's anti-self-promotion policies choke organic community-driven growth and asks peers what alternative channels worked. Reflects a broader constraint: community platforms structurally limit direct founder promotion.
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