Startups stories
The startup ecosystem on Hacker News spans bootstrapped side projects, YC launches, Series A announcements, and hard-won lessons from founders who have been through it. This archive tracks the stories that matter to people building companies.
Funding rounds, pivot stories, growth tactics, and product-market-fit debates all surface here. Whether you are evaluating your next idea or following how experienced founders navigate uncertainty, these discussions offer signal beyond the press release.
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RSS feed for StartupsThe closing of the U.S. economy's K-shaped gap
axios.com · 14 points · 1 comments
Suzanne: AI tool for designing and manufacturing physical products
suzanne3d.com · 39 points · 42 comments
Rocky Linux Founder Kurtzer Launches OpenWALDO to Open Up AI Training Data
techstrong.ai · 5 points · 0 comments
Apple Silicon and macOS VMs: Faster LLM Inference with llama.cpp
github.com · 287 points · 41 comments
Launch HN: Keet (YC S24) – An app to create video courses on anything
trykeet.com · 40 points · 48 comments
Recycle – Floppydisks
floppydisk.com · 120 points · 51 comments
Sergey Brin has now spent $100M to fight the billionaire tax
techcrunch.com · 37 points · 10 comments
Scroll through all 43252003274489856000 Rubik's Cube states
everycube.alen.is · 85 points · 122 comments
NYC, MTA eye first-of-its-kind plan that might keep subway platforms cooler
cbsnews.com · 10 points · 1 comments
Nvidia is pulling Wall Street into the AI buildout
thenextweb.com · 8 points · 0 comments
Launch HN: Stoa Markets (YC S26) – A Marketplace for GPUs and AI Servers
stoaexchange.com · 56 points · 51 comments
What's the best programming language for coding agents?
danluu.com · 14 points · 188 comments
Convince an AI it's not alive in psychological horror game Prove You're Human
theguardian.com · 14 points · 4 comments
Europe's extreme heat could wipe out EU growth in 2026, Triodos bank says
reuters.com · 8 points · 1 comments
ui.camera – Product photography for software
ui.camera · 5 points · 5 comments
AI coding got faster. Why didn't engineering?
thenewstack.io · 6 points · 2 comments
Germany Sets New Six-Month Startup Record
gtai.de · 27 points · 21 comments
Django is moving to an annual release cycle
djangoproject.com · 17 points · 1 comments
Switching from GPT-5.5 to GPT-5.6 Made Me Less Productive
vincentschmalbach.com · 5 points · 4 comments
Docker Sandboxes – Disposable, isolated sandboxes for AI agents
docker.com · 583 points · 396 comments
How do you set comp at an early stage startup?
2 points · 6 comments
35k+ paper psychedelic library that knows LSD from Lumpy Skin Disease
consciousnesslibrary.org · 31 points · 12 comments
Two wheels, a few tradeoffs, and gas prices
blog.raed.dev · 6 points · 55 comments
NYC Tenants Sue over Spying Operation in Public Housing
prospect.org · 4 points · 0 comments
Hims and Hers sent user health data to social media giants bombshell FTC lawsuit
nypost.com · 6 points · 2 comments
Production Imminent: 40 Solar-Charging Aptera EVs Coming Soon
frequal.com · 49 points · 55 comments
Analyzing data from Silicon Valley ventures and founders prosecuted for fraud
pubsonline.informs.org · 198 points · 99 comments
An enjoyable and efficient way for product teams to communicate
fosbury.ai · 3 points · 3 comments
Qwen 3.8 and Claude Opus 5 show why raw benchmark scores don't predict the bill
venturebeat.com · 6 points · 1 comments
I asked 4 AI companions what they were. They lied, then texted me the next day
papers.ssrn.com · 11 points · 2 comments