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 StartupsWhat Problem is YC's qm supposed to solve?
ferran.sh · 5 points · 0 comments
Defcon and HN, the only two audiences I might find
4 points · 10 comments
Depression has tripled in the last 15 years. Arthur Brooks about the cause
bigthink.com · 45 points · 67 comments
Google DeepMind enters a new era as co-founder Demis Hassabis shifts AI role
theguardian.com · 6 points · 0 comments
DeepMind's WeatherNext model achieves breakthrough forecasting cyclones
deepmind.google · 449 points · 128 comments
He Had Tenure. The New School Laid Him Off Anyway
nytimes.com · 5 points · 0 comments
Psychological Warfare in Reverse Engineering (2015)
github.com · 40 points · 4 comments
Kalshi and Polymarket bets on clinical trials criticized as 'ghastly'
npr.org · 11 points · 18 comments
Clef – spaced repetition for piano over MIDI
playclef.com · 8 points · 3 comments
AI psychosis is the new leadership blind spot
fastcompany.com · 175 points · 104 comments
Killing Complexity Before Complexity Kills Growth
bain.com · 4 points · 0 comments
What is a product?
roge.onwrite.app · 42 points · 68 comments
Goiânia Accident
en.wikipedia.org · 20 points · 10 comments
AMD acquires Taalas to boost inference performance by etching models in silicon
theregister.com · 369 points · 722 comments
Dress made of living mycelium can renew and repair itself
dezeen.com · 92 points · 53 comments
Launch HN: ProvenMetal (YC S26) delivers circuit boards in days instead of weeks
provenmetal.com · 96 points · 156 comments
CityEdit – Open-source map for voting on NYC street changes
cityedit.org · 4 points · 0 comments
Nikita Bier Steps Down as Head of Product at X
twitter.com · 38 points · 282 comments
Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence (2025)
arxiv.org · 20 points · 107 comments
"No KYC" Crypto Cards Tap Corporate Issuing Loopholes
fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com · 5 points · 2 comments
What would make you list your AI product on a new marketplace?
2 points · 3 comments
Launch HN: HyperProbe (YC S26) – Agents that do read-only debugging in prod
hyperprobe.co · 69 points · 51 comments
Detach from your work to make it work
productidentity.co · 7 points · 0 comments
Text adventure to learn skills and agents
meridian-claude.dogeared.dev · 4 points · 3 comments
Anthropic Inks $10B Computing Deal with New Startup Volta Park
bloomberg.com · 6 points · 1 comments
I built one of the most advanced web-based drum/beat sequencers
maximecb.github.io · 4 points · 2 comments
Making difficulty curves in games
davetech.co.uk · 169 points · 91 comments
How can I improve my products? Which one to keep working on?
2 points · 4 comments
Amtrak Bicycle Access
amtrak-bike-map.transittools.dev · 4 points · 0 comments
After Losses, Retail Investors Flock to 3x Leverage as 2x Product Are Restricted
asiae.co.kr · 3 points · 118 comments