Hacker News with Generative AI: Entrepreneurship

The Devastating Decline of a Brilliant Young Coder (wired.com)
On Friday, September 13, 2019, Matthew Prince and Michelle Zatlyn, cofounders of the San Francisco internet security firm Cloudflare, stood on a slim marble balcony overlooking the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Technology, Business, Entrepreneurship, Biography

13 points by vincentchau 6 days ago | 2 comments

If only someone told me this before my first startup (johnrushx.substack.com)
1. Validate. I wasted at least 5 years building stuff nobody needed.

Startups, Entrepreneurship, Advice

35 points by mixmastamyk 8 days ago | 10 comments

How I Choose What to Work On (2023) (tynan.com)
A reader, “Moo”, asked me to write about my process for entrepreneurship and how I choose what to write on. Despite being a lifelong entrepreneur and being relatively successful at it, I don’t write a lot about it because I routinely make decisions that trade money for other things (freedom, autonomy, quality of life, stubborn insistence on what I want a product to be, etc).

Entrepreneurship, Productivity, Decision Making, Work-Life Balance

114 points by freemh 9 days ago | 31 comments

1k True Fans (2008) (kk.org)
To be a successful creator you don’t need millions. You don’t need millions of dollars or millions of customers, millions of clients or millions of fans. To make a living as a craftsperson, photographer, musician, designer, author, animator, app maker, entrepreneur, or inventor you need only thousands of true fans.

Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing, Creative Industries, Success

7 points by Tomte 11 days ago | 2 comments

Michael Seibel is leaving Y Combinator (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.

Startups, Y Combinator, Entrepreneurship

73 points by khaledg 13 days ago | 31 comments

The belay test and the modern American climbing gym (climbing.com)
Forty years ago, there was not a single purpose-built climbing gym in the U.S. In 1987, Seattle’s Vertical Club opened and a year later, the Portland Rock Gym launched. But the concept of a profitable indoor climbing gym was far from proven. This is the story of the person whose vision and determination would revolutionize climbing gyms as we know them today.

Climbing, History, Business, Entrepreneurship, Sports

155 points by vasco 14 days ago | 108 comments

Show HN: I indexed 25,000 Shopify stores to build an embedded shopping API (searchagora.com)
"My wife asked me for a pair of red shoes for Christmas. I quickly typed it into Google and found a combination of ads from large retailers and links to a 1948 movie called 'Red Shoes'. I decided to build Agora to solve my own problem (and stay happily married)."

E-commerce, APIs, Search Engines, Shopping, Entrepreneurship

9 points by pencildiver 15 days ago | 0 comments

Going from an Idea to MVP in Weeks: PromptPanda's Launch(es) (opensaas.sh)
Did you know that most co-founders meet each other through work? Lander Willem met his friend and co-founder Bram Billiet while they were working at the local venture fund. They both shared the love towards LLMs and got the idea to kickstart their SaaS after experiencing the same pain points with managing and versioning prompts.

Startups, SaaS, Entrepreneurship

26 points by Liriel 16 days ago | 4 comments

The Five-Week Solo Startup (taylor.town)
There are no shortcuts. You cannot build a successful company in five weeks.

Startup, Entrepreneurship, Business, Time Management

23 points by surprisetalk 18 days ago | 20 comments

Ingvar Kamprad (dyslexiahelp.umich.edu)
Ever wonder how IKEA came up with unique Swedish names for all of its furniture? It was from its founder, Ingvar Kamprad, who is dyslexic.

Dyslexia, IKEA, Business, Entrepreneurship

5 points by thunderbong 25 days ago | 0 comments

Netherlands Daft Visa for Americans (relocate.me)
The Netherlands DAFT visa provides a pathway for American entrepreneurs to establish and manage their own businesses in the Netherlands.

Netherlands, Visas, Entrepreneurship, Immigration

19 points by andrewstetsenko 26 days ago | 18 comments

Ask HN: How do I build a new social network? (ycombinator.com)
I am interested in building a new social network but I want it to be limited to North America only.

Social Media, North America, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Startups

16 points by babuloseo 27 days ago | 36 comments

Ask HN: Who's Pre-seed Investing? (March 2025) (ycombinator.com)
Share your information if you are interested in "sliding in a cheque" to pre-seed founders with a MVP and pilot users.

Startups, Funding, Investing, Entrepreneurship

19 points by borgster 30 days ago | 1 comments

"I scratched my own itch" isn't good enough (asmartbear.com)
“I had the problem myself, so I built a product.”

Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Startups

4 points by doppp 31 days ago | 0 comments

Mark Cuban offers to fund former 18F employees (techcrunch.com)
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban waded into the latest government tech shake-up on Saturday, offering support on the social network Bluesky for newly laid-off federal workers whose job it was to make government tech work better.

Government Technology, Startups, Funding, Entrepreneurship

374 points by softwaredoug 31 days ago | 432 comments

Sergey Brin says 60 hours a week is the 'sweet spot' (fortune.com)

Work-Life Balance, Productivity, Entrepreneurship

37 points by hakaneskici 32 days ago | 61 comments

A few words about indie app business (charliemonroe.net)
A while ago, someone asked me for advice about starting an indie app business. So I’d given it some thought and wrote back a few points – and I thought it would be a good idea to put it out here for anyone else who’s thinking about doing this. Let’s start from the beginning.

Business, Entrepreneurship, Advice, Software

84 points by msephton 34 days ago | 22 comments

Ask HN: Is it possible to start an AI product without venture capital? (ycombinator.com)
I have an AI idea that I'm developing, but I don't have any money to burn. I also worry that a $20 subscription might not be enough to cover the costs of the most active users. Is it possible to create an AI product and start a business without any cash on hand to attract customers?

Entrepreneurship, Artificial Intelligence, Business Models

9 points by devanil 34 days ago | 12 comments

Show HN: Ismyceoafraud, figure out how likely an entrepreneur is to commit fraud (ismyceoafraud.com)

Fraud Detection, Entrepreneurship, Machine Learning, Startups

10 points by jawerty 35 days ago | 1 comments

Freelancing: How I found clients, part 1 (crocspace.substack.com)
It took me 2 years to get my first client as an independent freelancer.

Freelancing, Business, Work, Entrepreneurship

418 points by lzr_mihnea 38 days ago | 117 comments

We don't need startups, we need Digital-Mittelstand (mertbulan.com)
Label it a cargo cult or something else, but countless nations strive to replicate the magic of Silicon Valley. The typical approach involves politicians designating a city and branding it as the “Silicon Valley of [Country Name].” They establish technology parks, offer financial incentives, and hope for the emergence of trillion-dollar enterprises. Yet, no country has succeeded in creating its own Silicon Valley. Why?

Startups, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Germany, Silicon Valley

137 points by mertbio 38 days ago | 236 comments

My startup journey with BYBE (drewknight.com)
Every startup has a story. Regardless of the outcome, there's always something to be learned, something to be shared. Because here's the thing: the startup journey isn't linear. It's a roller coaster. You enter with an idea, only to hit dead ends, take wrong turns, and double back. It's messy, frustrating, and often humbling. But when you finally reach the other side, you see how every twist and turn shaped your company and your perspective.

Startups, Entrepreneurship, Personal Experiences

21 points by azhenley 38 days ago | 10 comments

I'm broke and non-technical, trying to develop tech startup (ycombinator.com)
Before COVID, I started a marketing and consulting services in Nepal, which failed horribly leaving some thousand in debt. Since, I'm trying to develop a product for high school graduates and entrepreneurs to help finding out PMF and FMF, leaving no burden to start their journey as I've been there. I'm 22 now and the most productive age is slipping out of hand.

Startups, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Nepal, Product Development

5 points by vyasaveda 39 days ago | 27 comments

Ask HN: Are there online communities for single-owner run companies? (ycombinator.com)
I am wondering if there are any online communities(discord, slack, forums) for people who have single-handedly built and run their online businesses - AND it is not a cesspool of never-ending promos and garbage ads ala linkedin?

Entrepreneurship, Online Communities, Business, Networking

42 points by indulona 40 days ago | 8 comments

Fast Cash vs. Slow Equity (nateliason.com)
One mistake I’ve made in entrepreneurship is not understanding the difference between “cash businesses” and “equity businesses.”

Entrepreneurship, Business, Finance, Startups

104 points by jger15 40 days ago | 48 comments

Shopify lays off team supporting Black, Indigenous and women entrepreneurs (thelogic.co)
TORONTO — Shopify has laid off the team responsible for its social impact initiatives, including programs to support Black, Indigenous, and women entrepreneurs, sources have told The Logic.

Shopify, Business, Layoffs, Diversity, Entrepreneurship

42 points by nickcotter 42 days ago | 11 comments

I have a itch to build HR tech product but I dont know how to get started (ycombinator.com)
I am entrepreneur based out of Toronto, Canada. It's 12:35 am right now, my two kids and wife are asleep and I am here typing this to get some answers and guidance. I started my first business back in 2016, it was HR tech product that aimed to digitize the staffing agencies, it didn't end up working due to legal disputes with founders and burn out.

Entrepreneurship, HR Tech, Startup Advice

10 points by syed01 42 days ago | 9 comments

CEO Simulator: Startup Edition (vercel.app)
Welcome! Watch the video below to learn how to play. For detailed rules and additional information, simply click the menu button!

Startup, Entrepreneurship, Simulation, Business, Games

242 points by atorok 42 days ago | 72 comments

Talking to people before building took me from failed projects to $9K in revenue (ycombinator.com)
You’ve probably heard that you need to talk to your target audience before building, but I think you need to hear it again.

Startups, Customer Development, Business, Revenue, Entrepreneurship

5 points by felixheikka 43 days ago | 8 comments

Ask HN: Can I really create a company around my open-source software? (ycombinator.com)
This is a serious question because I'll be the first to admit, I'm not a great business person. Also genuinely not trying to just promote my software either, but looking for some advice and feedback.

Open Source, Business, Entrepreneurship, Software

76 points by darkhorse13 44 days ago | 66 comments