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Arrfounder Platform Help

Arrfounder平台使用指南

Step 1 — Gather context

步骤1 — 收集背景信息

references/learnings.md

exists, read it first for accumulated platform knowledge.

Ask the user:

What do you need help with?
- A) Getting listed on Arrfounder (submission, Twitter/X bio setup)
- B) Fixing a profile (not updating, not showing revenue, got rejected)
- C) Comparing Arrfounder vs TrustMRR / StartuPage / FounderMRR
- D) Using Arrfounder as a research / comp-check tool (before pricing a sale or fundraise)
- E) Improving leaderboard position
- F) Something else
Do you have an active Twitter/X presence with MRR/ARR in the bio already?
- A) Yes, bio currently has MRR or ARR
- B) Active Twitter/X but bio doesn't mention revenue
- C) Limited Twitter/X activity
- D) No Twitter/X

If the user's prompt already provides enough context, skip directly to the relevant step. Lead with your best-effort answer and ask only the most critical 1-2 clarifying questions.

如果存在

references/learnings.md

文件，请先阅读该文件以获取平台积累的相关知识。

向用户询问以下问题：

您需要哪方面的帮助？
- A) 入驻Arrfounder（提交申请、Twitter/X个人简介设置）
- B) 修复个人资料（未更新、未显示收入、审核被拒）
- C) 对比Arrfounder与TrustMRR / StartuPage / FounderMRR
- D) 将Arrfounder用作调研/竞品分析工具（在定价出售或融资前）
- E) 提升排行榜排名
- F) 其他问题
您是否拥有活跃的Twitter/X账号，且个人简介中已包含MRR/ARR信息？
- A) 是，当前个人简介中有MRR或ARR信息
- B) 拥有活跃的Twitter/X账号，但个人简介未提及收入
- C) Twitter/X账号活跃度有限
- D) 没有Twitter/X账号

如果用户的提问已提供足够背景信息，请直接跳至相关步骤。 先给出您的最佳解答，仅询问最关键的1-2个澄清问题。

Step 2 — Route or answer directly

步骤2 — 转至对应服务或直接解答

If the request maps to another skill, route with an explicit command:

User's problem	Route to
Selling a verified-revenue startup with API-level proof	`/sales-trustmrr {user's question}`
Full founder ecosystem with hiring / fundraising / co-founder / acquisition posts	`/sales-startupage {user's question}`
Picking which marketplace to list on for acquisition	`/sales-side-project-valuation {user's question}`
Listing on Acquire.com / Flippa / Empire Flippers	`/sales-acquire` , `/sales-flippa` , or `/sales-side-project-valuation {user's question}`
Growing Twitter/X audience (not the listing itself)	`/sales-audience-growth {user's question}`
Cross-directory launch for a product	`/sales-launch-directory {user's question}`

Otherwise, answer from platform knowledge below.

如果用户的请求对应其他技能，请使用明确指令转至对应服务：

用户问题	转至服务
出售具备API级验证收入的初创公司	`/sales-trustmrr {用户问题}`
包含招聘/融资/联合创始人/收购帖子的完整创始人生态系统	`/sales-startupage {用户问题}`
选择入驻哪个平台进行项目收购	`/sales-side-project-valuation {用户问题}`
入驻Acquire.com / Flippa / Empire Flippers	`/sales-acquire` 、 `/sales-flippa` 或 `/sales-side-project-valuation {用户问题}`
增长Twitter/X受众（非平台入驻本身）	`/sales-audience-growth {用户问题}`
产品跨目录发布	`/sales-launch-directory {用户问题}`

否则，请根据下方平台知识进行解答。

Step 3 — Arrfounder platform reference

步骤3 — Arrfounder平台参考资料

Read
references/platform-guide.md
for the full platform reference — submission flow, Twitter/X bio format, leaderboard mechanics, revenue tiers, positioning vs TrustMRR / StartuPage / FounderMRR, monetization, and known gaps.

Answer the user's question using only the relevant section — don't dump the whole reference.

阅读
references/platform-guide.md
获取完整平台参考信息——包括提交流程、Twitter/X个人简介格式、排行榜机制、收入层级、与TrustMRR / StartuPage / FounderMRR的定位对比、盈利模式及已知不足。

仅使用相关部分解答用户问题——不要直接搬运整个参考资料。

Step 4 — Actionable guidance

步骤4 — 可执行指导建议

You no longer need the platform guide — focus on the user's specific situation.

Before submitting: Fix the Twitter/X bio first — MRR or ARR as a distinct string (e.g.,
```
$10k MRR
```
,
```
100k ARR
```
), then product name(s) and URL(s), then a short product description. Arrfounder's AI extracts from the bio, so if revenue isn't explicit there, you won't rank correctly. Submit via the Airtable form; approval is 24-48h.
After approval: Keep the bio accurate — profiles auto-sync within hours of bio edits. A stale bio (e.g., an old MRR figure you haven't updated) is the #1 reason leaderboard position drifts wrong.
What Arrfounder is not: Not a marketplace, not acquisition-grade verification, no payment-provider integration. If a buyer or investor asks for "verified" revenue in the forensic sense, Arrfounder's social-proof model will not satisfy due diligence — point them at TrustMRR (API-verified) or StartuPage (API-verified via Stripe / Lemon Squeezy / Polar / RevenueCat / Dodo).
As a research tool: Arrfounder is best-in-class for "who's building what at $X MRR" browsing. Use the ARR-tier filters ($1K-$10K, $10K-$100K, $100K-$1M, $1M-$10M, $10M+) to build a comp set before pricing a sale, pitching investors, or benchmarking your stage. Follow the highest-ranked founders directly on Twitter/X — the data stream is the bio, not the Arrfounder profile.
Stack it, don't replace: Arrfounder works well alongside an API-verified profile. Have StartuPage or TrustMRR for the "verified" proof a serious buyer/investor wants, and Arrfounder for the discoverability that comes with a curated leaderboard and founder interviews. They attract different audiences.

If you discover a gotcha, workaround, or tip not covered in

references/learnings.md

, append it there with today's date.

您无需再查阅平台指南——专注于用户的具体情况。

提交申请前：先完善Twitter/X个人简介——将MRR或ARR作为独立字符串（例如
```
$10k MRR
```
、
```
100k ARR
```
），然后添加产品名称及网址，最后附上简短产品描述。Arrfounder的AI从个人简介中提取信息，因此如果收入信息未明确标注，您将无法获得正确排名。通过Airtable表单提交申请；审核周期为24-48小时。
审核通过后：保持个人简介信息准确——个人简介修改后，资料会在数小时内自动同步。过时的个人简介（例如未更新的旧MRR数值）是导致排行榜排名异常的首要原因。
Arrfounder的局限性：它不是交易平台，不提供收购级验证，也没有支付服务商集成。如果买家或投资者要求“可验证”的收入证明（取证级），Arrfounder的社交证明模式无法满足尽职调查要求——请引导他们使用TrustMRR（API验证）或StartuPage（通过Stripe / Lemon Squeezy / Polar / RevenueCat / Dodo进行API验证）。
作为调研工具：Arrfounder在浏览“哪些创始人正在打造收入为X美元MRR的产品”方面表现最佳。使用ARR层级筛选器（1K-10K美元、10K-100K美元、100K-1M美元、1M-10M美元、10M+美元）构建竞品组，以便在定价出售、向投资者推介或进行阶段基准对比前参考。直接在Twitter/X上关注排名最高的创始人——数据来源是他们的个人简介，而非Arrfounder上的资料。
组合使用，而非替代：Arrfounder可与API验证资料配合使用。使用StartuPage或TrustMRR提供严肃买家/投资者所需的“验证”证明，同时使用Arrfounder借助精选排行榜和创始人访谈获得曝光。它们吸引的受众有所不同。

如果您发现

references/learnings.md

中未涵盖的陷阱、解决方法或技巧，请在文件末尾添加相关内容并标注日期。

Gotchas

常见陷阱

Best-effort from research — review these, especially items about submission criteria and monetization that may be outdated.

Data is self-disclosed — not payment-provider-verified. Arrfounder's filter rules + AI extraction reads what founders put in their Twitter/X bios. There is no Stripe / Lemon Squeezy / Polar API integration. For forensic-grade verification, use TrustMRR or StartuPage. Arrfounder disclaims this openly in its About page.
Twitter/X bio is the source of truth — not a form field. Revenue, products, and descriptions all pull from the bio. If you change your bio to remove MRR, your Arrfounder profile silently drifts out of the leaderboard. There is no in-platform edit flow to decouple profile data from the live bio.
Submission requires both a bio with MRR/ARR and manual approval. Submitting via the Airtable form is only step one — a human reviews for "real founder, real product, active Twitter/X, transparent revenue sharing". Missing any of those 4 signals → rejection without detailed feedback.
Approval is 24-48h but can be longer. If submission lacks a clearly formatted revenue figure in the bio, expect rejection or an ignored submission. Founders report the fastest approvals when MRR/ARR is the first or second element in the bio, not buried at the end.
Free to join — but monetization via sponsor cards is opaque. Sponsor pricing isn't published on the site. Sponsor cards appear via UTM-tracked links (visible in HTML); to sponsor, contact
```
@Folyd
```
on Twitter/X directly. Founders can be listed for free indefinitely — there's no paid tier to boost ranking.
No public API.
```
/api
```
and similar routes 404. Programmatic access requires scraping (against ToS) or direct contact. Third-party scrapers exist for similar platforms (TrustMRR has an Apify scraper) — none documented for Arrfounder as of April 2026.
Leaderboard rank = ARR from bio only. If a founder has multiple startups with separate revenue, and only one is in their Twitter/X bio, the other doesn't count. Contrast with StartuPage's "Top Founders" which aggregates across connected sub-pages.
Platform is small and solo-built — founded 2024 by @Folyd (same person behind Geddle). Feature set evolves; leaderboard tiers (currently
```
Under $1K
```
/
```
$1K-$10K
```
/
```
$10K-$100K
```
/
```
$100K-$1M
```
/
```
$1M-$10M
```
/
```
$10M+
```
) and the "Friends" section (Geddle, Aiberm, Meiguo) are subject to change. Check the site before quoting specifics.
Verification is "social proof" — reputational, not cryptographic. The implicit check is "this is a real Twitter/X account the community recognizes" + "founders would be called out if they lied publicly". That's meaningful for peer discovery but won't survive an acquirer's CPA or a due-diligence checklist. Be upfront with buyers/investors about which proof you have.
Rejected or stuck submissions have no retry UX. If your submission is silently ignored or rejected, the only recourse is to re-submit via Airtable (with a fixed bio) or DM @Folyd on Twitter/X. No ticket system or support email.

基于研究的最佳总结——请仔细查看，尤其是关于提交标准和盈利模式的内容可能已过时。

数据为自我申报——未经过支付服务商验证。 Arrfounder的筛选规则+AI提取会读取创始人在Twitter/X个人简介中填写的内容。目前没有集成Stripe / Lemon Squeezy / Polar API。如需取证级验证，请使用TrustMRR或StartuPage。Arrfounder在其关于页面中已公开声明这一点。
Twitter/X个人简介是唯一数据源——而非表单字段。 收入、产品及描述均来自个人简介。如果您修改个人简介移除MRR信息，您的Arrfounder资料会自动退出排行榜。平台内没有编辑流程可将资料数据与实时个人简介解绑。
提交申请需同时满足个人简介含MRR/ARR及人工审核通过。 通过Airtable表单提交只是第一步——工作人员会审核是否符合“真实创始人、真实产品、活跃Twitter/X账号、收入透明”这4个标准。缺少任何一项信号→无详细反馈直接拒审。
审核周期为24-48小时，但可能更长。 如果提交的个人简介中收入数值格式不清晰，可能会被拒审或忽略。创始人反馈显示，当MRR/ARR位于个人简介的第一或第二位，而非末尾时，审核速度最快。
免费入驻——但赞助商卡片盈利模式不透明。 网站未公布赞助商定价。赞助商卡片通过UTM追踪链接展示（HTML中可见）；如需赞助，请直接在Twitter/X上联系
```
@Folyd
```
。创始人可永久免费入驻——没有付费层级可提升排名。
无公开API。
```
/api
```
及类似路由返回404。程序化访问需要爬虫（违反服务条款）或直接联系平台。类似平台已有第三方爬虫（TrustMRR有Apify爬虫）——截至2026年4月，尚无针对Arrfounder的爬虫记录。
排行榜排名仅基于个人简介中的ARR。 如果创始人拥有多个独立收入的初创公司，但仅在Twitter/X个人简介中提及其中一个，其他公司的收入不计入排名。这与StartuPage的“顶级创始人”排行榜不同，后者会汇总所有关联子页面的收入。
平台规模较小且为单人开发——由@Folyd于2024年创立（Geddle的开发者也是他）。功能会不断演进；排行榜层级（当前为
```
1K美元以下
```
/
```
1K-10K美元
```
/
```
10K-100K美元
```
/
```
100K-1M美元
```
/
```
1M-10M美元
```
/
```
10M+美元
```
）和“好友”板块（Geddle、Aiberm、Meiguo）可能会变更。引用具体信息前请先查看网站。
验证为‘社交证明’——基于声誉，而非加密验证。 隐含的审核标准是“这是社区认可的真实Twitter/X账号”+“创始人公开撒谎会被揭发”。这对同行发现有意义，但无法通过收购方的CPA或尽职调查清单。请向买家/投资者明确说明您拥有的验证类型。
被拒审或卡住的申请无重试界面。 如果您的申请被静默忽略或拒审，唯一解决方法是完善个人简介后重新通过Airtable提交，或在Twitter/X上私信@Folyd。平台没有工单系统或支持邮箱。

Related skills

Examples

示例

Example 1: Get listed on Arrfounder as a $3K MRR indie hacker

示例1：作为月收入3K美元MRR的独立开发者入驻Arrfounder

User says: "I run a $3K MRR SaaS, have 2K Twitter followers, want to get on Arrfounder. What do I do?" Skill does:

Check current Twitter/X bio — it needs a clean
```
$3k MRR
```
(or
```
36k ARR
```
) string, product name, product URL, short description

Suggest bio format like:

Building Foo — $3k MRR SaaS that does X. foo.com. Also building Bar.

Submit via the Airtable form (link from arrfounder.com/how-to-join)
Expect 24-48h approval; watch for the confirmation email
After approval, keep the bio accurate — updates auto-sync within hours
Note: Arrfounder listing is free and social-proof-based. For payment-provider-grade proof (investor / acquirer contexts), pair with StartuPage or TrustMRR. Result: Bio ready, submission in, expectations set on verification strength.

用户提问：“我运营着一个月收入3K美元MRR的SaaS，拥有2K Twitter粉丝，想入驻Arrfounder。我该怎么做？” 技能操作：

检查当前Twitter/X个人简介——需包含清晰的
```
$3k MRR
```
（或
```
36k ARR
```
）字符串、产品名称、产品网址及简短描述

建议个人简介格式：

打造Foo——月收入3k美元MRR的SaaS，专注于X领域。foo.com。同时开发Bar。

通过Arrfounder官网how-to-join页面的链接提交Airtable表单
预计24-48小时审核通过；留意确认邮件
审核通过后，保持个人简介信息准确——修改后数小时内自动同步
注意：Arrfounder入驻免费且基于社交证明。如需支付服务商级验证证明（用于投资者/收购方场景），请搭配StartuPage或TrustMRR使用。结果：个人简介准备就绪，申请已提交，明确验证强度预期。

Example 2: Use Arrfounder to price a micro-SaaS sale

示例2：使用Arrfounder为微型SaaS定价出售

User says: "I'm about to list my $1.5K MRR SaaS on Acquire.com. Can I use Arrfounder to sanity-check my asking price?" Skill does:

Confirms Arrfounder is for discovery, not transactions — asking price data comes from actual listings on Acquire / Flippa / TrustMRR
Uses Arrfounder's
```
$10K-$100K ARR
```
tier (your ~$18K ARR falls here) to browse 10-15 peer founders, note their product types and public growth stories
Cross-references against TrustMRR's public listings (API-verified) and Acquire.com closed-deal data for actual multiples
Positions Arrfounder as one input (comp set by stage), not a pricing source
Routes the actual pricing question to
```
/sales-side-project-valuation
```
Result: User gets a useful peer-research step, then hands off to the valuation skill for the actual price.

用户提问：“我打算在Acquire.com上列出我的月收入1.5K美元MRR的SaaS。我可以用Arrfounder来验证我的报价是否合理吗？” 技能操作：

明确Arrfounder用于发现，而非交易——报价数据来自Acquire/Flippa/TrustMRR上的实际列表
使用Arrfounder的
```
10K-100K美元ARR
```
层级（您的年收入约18K美元属于此层级）浏览10-15位同行创始人，记录他们的产品类型和公开增长故事
结合TrustMRR的公开列表（API验证）和Acquire.com的已成交数据获取实际估值倍数
将Arrfounder定位为一个输入项（按阶段划分的竞品组），而非定价来源
将实际定价问题转至
```
/sales-side-project-valuation
```
结果：用户获得有用的同行调研步骤，然后转至估值技能获取实际报价。

Example 3: Compare Arrfounder vs TrustMRR for founder credibility

示例3：对比Arrfounder与TrustMRR的创始人可信度

User says: "I want a public 'verified revenue' page. Should I use Arrfounder or TrustMRR?" Skill does:

Frames the axis: Arrfounder is social-proof-based (Twitter/X bio → AI extraction); TrustMRR is API-based (Stripe / LemonSqueezy / Polar / Paddle / RevenueCat / Superwall / Creem / Dodo read-only key)
Recommends TrustMRR if the audience is investors / acquirers / anyone who will demand provable numbers — cryptographic-ish proof matters there
Recommends Arrfounder if the audience is peer founders, Twitter followers, or community discovery — reach and curation matter more than forensic proof
Recommends both in parallel if the user wants maximum surface area — they attract overlapping-but-distinct audiences and are both free to list (TrustMRR's directory tier is free; boost tiers are optional)
Notes StartuPage as a third option that blends API verification with a founder ecosystem (hiring / fundraising / co-founder / acquisition posts) — read
```
/sales-startupage
```
if the user wants more than a directory entry. Result: Clear trade-off framing with a concrete recommendation based on audience.

用户提问：“我想要一个公开的‘已验证收入’页面。我应该用Arrfounder还是TrustMRR？” 技能操作：

明确对比维度：Arrfounder基于社交证明（Twitter/X个人简介→AI提取）；TrustMRR基于API（Stripe / LemonSqueezy / Polar / Paddle / RevenueCat / Superwall / Creem / Dodo只读密钥）
如果受众是投资者/收购方/任何要求可证明数据的人群，推荐TrustMRR——类加密验证在此场景至关重要
如果受众是同行创始人、Twitter粉丝或社区发现，推荐Arrfounder——触达范围和精选程度比取证级验证更重要
如果用户想要最大曝光度，推荐同时使用两者——它们吸引的受众有重叠但又不同，且入驻均免费（TrustMRR的目录层级免费；进阶层级可选）
提到StartuPage作为第三个选项，它融合了API验证与创始人生态系统（招聘/融资/联合创始人/收购帖子）——如果用户想要的不仅仅是目录条目，请查看
```
/sales-startupage
```
。结果：清晰的权衡框架，并根据受众给出具体建议。

Troubleshooting

故障排查

Profile not showing my correct revenue

资料未显示正确收入

Symptom: Listed on Arrfounder but ARR/MRR on profile is stale, wrong, or missing Cause: Twitter/X bio changed, bio uses a format Arrfounder's AI doesn't pick up (e.g., "Making real money", "6 figures"), or the sync hasn't run yet Solution: Open your Twitter/X bio and verify MRR or ARR appears as a distinct numeric string with

and

MRR

ARR

(e.g.,

$5k MRR

$120k ARR

$2M ARR

). Remove fuzzy phrases. Save the bio and wait a few hours for the next sync. If still wrong after 24h, re-submit via the Airtable form with a note about the update, or DM

@Folyd

on Twitter/X. No in-platform edit UI exists.

症状：已入驻Arrfounder，但资料上的ARR/MRR过时、错误或缺失原因：Twitter/X个人简介已修改、个人简介使用了Arrfounder AI无法识别的格式（例如“盈利可观”、“六位数收入”），或同步尚未完成 解决方案：打开您的Twitter/X个人简介，确认MRR或ARR以独立数字字符串形式呈现，包含

、

及

MRR

ARR

（例如

$5k MRR

、

$120k ARR

、

$2M ARR

）。移除模糊表述。保存个人简介并等待数小时进行下一次同步。如果24小时后仍未更正，请通过Airtable表单重新提交并备注更新内容，或在Twitter/X上私信

@Folyd

。平台内没有编辑界面。

Submission was never approved (or silently rejected)

提交申请从未通过审核（或被静默拒审）

Symptom: Submitted via Airtable days ago, no confirmation email, profile doesn't appear Cause: Usually one of: Twitter/X bio didn't have MRR/ARR in a parseable format, Twitter/X account looks inactive or low-quality, product URL doesn't resolve, submission failed the "real founder / real product" authenticity check Solution: Update the Twitter/X bio first — put MRR/ARR near the top with a product URL that resolves to a real product page. Make sure the Twitter/X account has recent activity (tweets in the last 30 days). Re-submit via the Airtable form. If still nothing after another 48h, DM

@Folyd

on Twitter/X briefly noting the product and revenue — the team is small and a direct nudge is the only fast path.

症状：通过Airtable提交申请数日，未收到确认邮件，资料未显示原因：通常为以下情况之一：Twitter/X个人简介中的MRR/ARR格式无法被解析、Twitter/X账号看起来不活跃或质量低下、产品网址无法访问、申请未通过“真实创始人/真实产品”真实性审核 解决方案：先更新Twitter/X个人简介——将MRR/ARR放在靠前位置，并附上指向真实产品页面的有效网址。确保Twitter/X账号有近期活动（过去30天内有推文）。重新通过Airtable表单提交申请。如果48小时后仍无消息，请在Twitter/X上私信@Folyd，简要说明产品和收入情况——团队规模小，直接提醒是最快解决途径。

I need an API to pull leaderboard data programmatically

需要API以程序化方式提取排行榜数据

Symptom: Want to build a dashboard, comparison tool, or automation using Arrfounder data Cause: Arrfounder has no public API (as of April 2026) — only the public website Solution: The site renders server-side so data is visible in HTML. Scraping is technically feasible but violates ToS — do not build on it for anything public. The legitimate paths are: (1) DM

@Folyd

to request data access, (2) use TrustMRR's public API (

tmrr_*

Bearer token, 20 req/min, documented endpoints) if you can work with their ~100+ startup subset instead, (3) use FounderMRR which pulls from TrustMRR. For peer-research use cases a one-off manual browse is usually enough.

症状：想要使用Arrfounder数据构建仪表盘、对比工具或自动化流程原因：截至2026年4月，Arrfounder无公开API——仅提供公开网站 解决方案：网站为服务器端渲染，数据可见于HTML。技术上可通过爬虫获取，但违反服务条款——请勿用于公开项目。合法途径包括：(1) 私信@Folyd请求数据访问权限；(2) 如果可使用TrustMRR的约100+初创公司子集数据，使用其公开API（

tmrr_*

Bearer令牌，每分钟20次请求，有文档说明的端点）；(3) 使用FounderMRR，其数据来自TrustMRR。对于同行调研场景，通常手动浏览一次即可满足需求。