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 StartupsAI's top startups are barely publishing their research
science.org · 619 points · 317 comments
YC startup offers interviews to people who get their name permanently tattooed
15 points · 14 comments
Turning a dumb AC unit smart (without losing my security deposit)
prilik.com · 207 points · 170 comments
Live ski resorts webcam ranking by snow
whogotsnow.com · 3 points · 0 comments
PgDog (YC P25) Is Hiring
ycombinator.com · 1 points · 0 comments
Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice
digitalfoundry.net · 441 points · 183 comments
College application essay inspiration and brainstorm
essaycompass.net · 5 points · 0 comments
RepoInPeace – A marketplace to buy and sell abandoned startup IP
repoinpeace.app · 6 points · 2 comments
Launch HN: Tokenless (YC S26) – Automatic model switching to save money
usetokenless.com · 71 points · 63 comments
Open-source engine running Gemma 4 26B in 2 GB RAM on any M-series Mac
github.com · 904 points · 342 comments
Moonshot AI Raises $3.5B at $35B Valuation
bloomberg.com · 10 points · 1 comments
Goldenboy – in-browser dithering and pixel art for photos and video
goldenboy.app · 6 points · 2 comments
Russia issues international arrest warrant for Telegram founder Durov
euronews.com · 12 points · 2 comments
How I pivot product logic. In production. Fast [video]
vimeo.com · 2 points · 0 comments
After the AI Crash
potsandpansbyccg.com · 128 points · 236 comments
I built a $8/mo Intercom alternative that integrates with Paddle/Stripe
userscom.com · 3 points · 0 comments
A unique social media platform that will replace X, Reddit, Discord:)
heahy.com · 2 points · 1 comments
Amiga Graphics Archive
amiga.lychesis.net · 170 points · 25 comments
SQLite in Production: Optimizing WAL Mode, Concurrency, and VFS Layers
micrologics.org · 258 points · 77 comments
I made a convenient file sharing service (NOT A STARTUP)
coldfiles.dev · 2 points · 1 comments
Verifiable receipts for firmware CVE reproduction
github.com · 4 points · 0 comments
Xi Jinping, pioneering venture capitalist
economist.com · 8 points · 0 comments
Injex – tiny typed DI for Python validates the graph before startup
github.com · 2 points · 0 comments
Italy Blocks Reproductive Health Websites Women on Web and Women Help Women
ooni.org · 114 points · 165 comments
Psychology Research Is Mostly Fine
astralcodexten.com · 4 points · 0 comments
We analyzed 18k flashcard reviews from our app's usage data
studycardsai.com · 2 points · 1 comments
Nyctography: A substituton cypher by Lewis Carroll
en.wikipedia.org · 82 points · 15 comments
FilmMap – Where Films and TV series were filmed
thefilmmap.com · 7 points · 0 comments
Tell HN: Our paid Claude AI subscription unavailable >1 week and no support
43 points · 22 comments
CTO / Head of Eng / VPE folks at startups are leaving / burning out
twitter.com · 5 points · 3 comments