Hacker News
social news website
Common Themes
Videos Mentioning Hacker News
Your Whole Goal Is to Not Quit - Courtland Allen of Indie Hackers
Y Combinator
A popular news aggregator where Courtland Allen discovered the pattern of people sharing details about their profitable side projects, influencing the creation of Indie Hackers.
The Challenges a Repeat Founder Faces - Tikhon Bernstam
Y Combinator
A news aggregator where Parse.com (then Z Stack) was launched, leading to early traction.
Making Music and Art Through Machine Learning - Doug Eck of Magenta
Y Combinator
A social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship, mentioned for its role in discussions about Magenta and its impact.
Chris Tarbell: FBI Agent Who Took Down Silk Road | Lex Fridman Podcast #340
Lex Fridman
A social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship, where The Hacker and the Fed podcast topped the charts.
Q&A With Tim — On Wealth, Legacy, Grief, Lyme Disease, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A website recommended as a resource for advice on business topics like breaking up with partners due to its overrepresentation of tech-related posts.
Grace Garey Speaks at Female Founders Conference 2015
Y Combinator
A website where a link to Watsi was posted, leading to a surge in traffic and donations, and where Paul Graham first saw Watsi.
Browserbase: Browser Infrastructure For Your AI Agents
Latent Space
A source where BrowserBase looks for talent and where Paul Klein would be interested in hiring from.
Kathryn Minshew at Startup School NY 2014
Y Combinator
A news aggregator where startups' statuses, including those losing employees, can be observed, used as a source for talent scouting.
Chase Adam at Startup School NY 2014
Y Combinator
A website where Chase Adam posted about Watsi, leading to a significant surge in unique visitors and funding.
Office Hours at Startup School NY 2014
Y Combinator
A social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship, used as a channel for initial user acquisition for Salary Fairy.
Derek Sivers — Finding Paths Less Traveled, Taking Giant Leaps, and Picking the Right “Game of Life”
Tim Ferriss
A social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship, used as a comparison for Lobste.rs.
Chase Adam at Startup School 2013
Y Combinator
A platform where Watsi's launch post went viral, leading to significant traffic and visibility.
Drew Houston Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
A news aggregation website focusing on computer science and startups, created by Y Combinator. Drew Houston used it to get attention for Dropbox's demo video.
Mark Zuckerberg at Startup School 2013
Y Combinator
A tech news aggregator mentioned as an example where anonymous comments might lead to less civil discourse compared to discussions under real names.
Dan Siroker at Startup School 2013
Y Combinator
A platform where Optimzely was featured, contributing to its press and visibility.
Ben Silbermann at Startup School 2012
Y Combinator
A news aggregator where tech trends and investor sentiment are often discussed, relatable to how many people consume industry news.
From Pivot Hell To $1.4 Billion Unicorn
Y Combinator
A social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship, where PostHog had a significant launch.
How to Get Your First Customers | Startup School
Y Combinator
A social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship, often used by startups for product launches.
Cory Doctorow and Joe Betts-Lacroix on Adversarial Interoperability
Y Combinator
A prominent online forum and publication associated with Y Combinator, embodying a 'hacker' ethos that supports the idea of adversarial interoperability.
"Founder Mode," DOJ alleges Russian podcast op, Kamala flips proposals, Tech loses Section 230?
All-In Podcast
Ryan Breslow accused Y Combinator of skewing its rankings.
MIT 6.S094: Deep Reinforcement Learning for Motion Planning
Lex Fridman
A social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship, mentioned as a platform where the Deep Traffic project gained publicity.
Chris Sacca Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
A platform where non-technical founders can find technical co-founders by engaging with the developer community.
Matt Mullenweg Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
A popular online platform where one can learn about building web startups from anywhere, illustrating that formal education isn't the only path.
Eric Migicovsky - How to Talk to Users
Y Combinator
A platform where comments were posted during the original Dropbox launch, mentioned as a source where users might have already found solutions.