We just crossed 5 million subscribers here on r/Entrepreneur. Which is super ironic, because they just switched the user interface to display views not subscribers, so you will have to take my word for it!

That’s honestly a pretty surreal number to type out. It took us 8 years to reach 1m subs.

In the past, when we’ve hit big milestones, we’ve usually marked them with a quick celebration post, given out some FLAIR. This time, the mod team wanted to do something that actually gives back to the community in a more lasting way, instead of just acknowledging the number and moving on.

So in celebration of hitting 5 million subscribers, we’re announcing something we’ve been quietly working on for a while.

We’re launching the official r/Entrepreneur AMA Podcast, powered by Reddit Community Funds.

Back in 2024, we applied for a Community Funds grant with a pretty straightforward idea. Take the AMA format that this subreddit is known for and experiment with turning it into a long-form, video-based conversation. Same spirit, same honesty, just more room to actually unpack the story behind the answers.

The grant was awarded, and over the past several months the mod team has been building this in the background. Some parts went smoothly. Some parts took longer than expected. That’s kind of how most entrepreneurial projects go, which felt fitting.

For a bit of context, I joined the r/Entrepreneur moderation team back in 2015. For the last decade, I’ve volunteered alongside a really solid group of mods helping run AMAs and other community programming. This podcast isn’t a pivot away from that. It’s an extension of it.

AMAs work incredibly well, but they also have limits. Some founders have stories that don’t neatly fit into short answers or a single thread. We wanted to see what would happen if we gave those conversations more space while still keeping the community involved.

Here’s what we ended up making.

We filmed 12 episodes with 12 founders/operators/SMEs, produced in partnership with u/BRNDMKRS. These are in-person, long-form conversations. No scripts. No highlight-reel only storytelling.

Each episode will be released over the coming weeks. After each episode goes live, we’ll invite that same guest back to r/Entrepreneur for a live AMA, so you can ask follow-up questions, push back on ideas, or dig into things that didn’t get covered in the episode.

The goal was never to replace AMAs. The goal was to make them better.

We’re releasing the first episode this Monday.

Our first guest is Christian Reed, founder of Reekon Tools
https://reekon.tools/

His episode drops Monday, and we’ll follow it shortly after with his live AMA here in the subreddit.

Along with this post, we’re also sharing a short sizzle reel. It’s about a minute long and gives a quick preview of the season and the kinds of conversations we had.

Five million subscribers doesn’t happen by accident. It happens because people show up, ask thoughtful questions, give honest answers, and help each other figure things out. This podcast is our way of saying thanks and continuing to invest in the community as it grows.

We’re proud of what we made, and we’re excited to finally share it with you.

As always, feedback is welcome.
The r/Entrepreneur Mod Team