Frequently Asked Questions

BootstrapArena is a platform designed to help founders discover AI products and not only, launch their startups and products to an engaged community, and explore an marketplace built specifically for builders, founders, and buyers.

It takes about two minutes: create a free account, click 'Submit', paste your website URL, and hit 'Autofill with AI' — it reads your site and fills in the listing, including your logo and cover image. Logo and screenshot uploads are optional (we fall back to your site's favicon), so nothing blocks you from submitting. Tip: if a file picker won't open, you're probably in an in-app browser (LinkedIn, Instagram) — open the site in Safari or Chrome instead.

No — listings are self-serve only. Your listing is tied to your own account so that you own it: you accept our Terms, you can edit it anytime, and you can connect Stripe or Google Analytics later for verified metrics. We don't accept listings submitted by email or created on someone's behalf. With AI autofill the whole flow takes about two minutes.

The Launchpad is where you can launch new products with or without revenue and get upvotes from the community to gain visibility. The Marketplace is where you can buy and sell the startups that have verified or unverified revenue. Both are designed to help builders succeed.

To get verified, you need to connect your Stripe account to your startup profile. This helps us verify that you're a legitimate business, that your recenue is real and gives buyers more confidence. Verified startups get a special badge and increased visibility in our directory.

Listings are completely free! You can list your startup and products at no cost. We also offer promoted listings and premium features for startups that want extra visibility and advanced analytics.

Yes! You can edit your startup information at any time by logging into your account and navigating to your startup dashboard. Changes are typically reflected immediately after saving.

Products on the Launchpad receive upvotes from community members. Products with more upvotes rank higher in daily, weekly, and monthly leaderboards. This helps the best AI products get discovered by more people.

We welcome all types of startups. But the focus is for SaaS products, AI tools, machine learning platforms, automation services, AI-powered apps, and any other AI-related businesses.

Besides basic listings, you can promote your startup through featured placements, promoted listings that appear in special sections, and by launching products on the Launchpad. Active engagement with the community also helps increase your visibility.

Startups are companies that have at least $1 in revenue. While Products are usually MVPs and are still in the validation phase or looking for product market fit. You can choose where you feel more comfortable listing your company/project/product, and you may list it in both categories as well!