Hacker News with Generative AI: Startup

Launch HN: Better Auth (YC X25) – Authentication Framework for TypeScript (ycombinator.com)
Hi HN! We’re Bereket and KinfeMichael of Better Auth (https://www.better-auth.com/), a comprehensive authentication framework for TypeScript that lets you implement everything from simple auth flows to enterprise-grade systems directly on your own database, embedded in your backend.

Authentication, TypeScript, Backend Development, YC, Startup

257 points by bekacru 4 days ago | 104 comments

Show HN: I cloned a YC funded app in a day as an MVP (mvpwrappers.com)
Turn your study materials into notes, quizzes, flashcards and more.

Startup, MVP, Education, Productivity

28 points by eashish93 6 days ago | 7 comments

Show HN: I’m 16 years old and working on my first startup, a study app (notiv.app)

Startup, Education, Mobile Apps, Teen Entrepreneurs

82 points by WilliamCranna 12 days ago | 126 comments

Figma sent a cease-and-desist letter to Lovable over the term 'Dev Mode' (techcrunch.com)
Figma has sent a cease-and-desist letter to popular no-code AI startup Lovable, Figma confirmed to TechCrunch.

Legal Disputes, Software, AI, Startup, Design

20 points by stanislavb 32 days ago | 5 comments

Startup Exercise: What can't be solved with money? (2011) (asmartbear.com)
What can’t be solved with money, are the most valuable things.

Startup, Money, Business, Entrepreneurship

15 points by mooreds 35 days ago | 13 comments

Show HN: I Made YC Rejection Simulator (vercel.app)
AboutPlace your YC application here:Reject Me Ruthlessly

Y Combinator, Startup, Web Development, Humor

37 points by hakimihsan 40 days ago | 20 comments

Charlie Javice convicted of defrauding JPMorgan in $175M startup sale (apnews.com)
Charlie Javice, the charismatic founder of a startup company that claimed to be revolutionizing the way college students apply for financial aid, was convicted Friday of defrauding one of the world’s largest banks, JPMorgan Chase, out of $175 million by exaggerating her customer base tenfold.

Startup, Fraud, Finance, Law, Business

149 points by ilamont 56 days ago | 178 comments

A Startup Linked to Peter Thiel Wants to Build "Next Great City" in Greenland (insidehook.com)

Startup, Greenland, Real Estate, Urban Planning, Peter Thiel

3 points by amarcheschi 57 days ago | 0 comments

$9B in pre-orders for super-slow, super-quiet aircraft (newatlas.com)
Electra's aircraft looks conventional enough, but it generates ludicrous amounts of lift, to take off and land at incredibly slow speeds, using almost no runway. With US$9 billion in pre-orders, it's outselling anything from the eVTOL world.

Aviation, Technology, Startup, Transportation

14 points by harambae 62 days ago | 6 comments

Startup Rippling sues competitor Deel, claiming a spy stole sales data (cnbc.com)

Startup, Lawsuits, Competition, Technology, Business

3 points by isaacfrond 66 days ago | 1 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 68 days ago | 20 comments

The Startup CTO's Handbook (github.com/ZachGoldberg)

Startup, Technology, Software, Engineering, Handbooks

649 points by simonebrunozzi 73 days ago | 206 comments

The Era of Solopreneurs Is Here (manidoraisamy.com)
DeepSeek just dropped a bombshell: $200M in annual revenue with a 500%+ profit margin—all while charging 25x less than OpenAI. But DeepSeek didn’t just build another AI model. They wrote their own parallel file system (3FS) to optimize costs—something that would have been unthinkable for a company of their size. This was possible because AI helped write the file system. Now, imagine what will happen in a couple of years—AI will be writing code, optimizing infrastructure, and even debugging itself.

Startup, Artificial Intelligence, Business Models, Revenue, Cost Optimization

76 points by QueensGambit 82 days ago | 100 comments

Efabless – Shutdown Notice (efabless.com)
Due to funding challenges, Efabless has shut down operations until further notice.

Startup, Funding, Semiconductor Industry, Business

161 points by KenoFischer 83 days ago | 77 comments

Launch HN: SubImage (YC W25) – See your infra from an attacker's perspective (ycombinator.com)
Hi HN! I’m Alex, and along with my co-founder Kunaal, we are thrilled to introduce SubImage (https://subimage.io): a tool that lets your security team fix issues before they’re found by attackers.

Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Startup, YC W25

135 points by alexchantavy 88 days ago | 31 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 93 days ago | 72 comments

Feature Overload Is Killing Your MVP–This AI Prompt Fixes It in Minutes (founderplaybook.substack.com)
Building too much, too soon? Use this AI-powered method to cut the clutter and launch faster.

Startup, MVP, Artificial Intelligence, Product Development

3 points by readytolaunch 94 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Affected by the recent funding freeze / mass layoffs? Share your story (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: Affected by the recent funding freeze / mass layoffs? Share your story

Funding, Layoffs, Technology, Employment, Startup

13 points by Red_Tarsius 96 days ago | 4 comments

Labdeck – Alternative to Labview and Matlab (labdeck.com)
Empowering startups to be at the frontier of technology by allowing them to express ideas with less lines of code and less work.

Programming, Software, Tools, Startup

3 points by amai 99 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Solo developer building a product? Show us your work and get feedback (ycombinator.com)
Are you an indie hacker building a product?<p>Show your work, and we’ll share our initial feedback!<p>Please, let’s make it a positive, constructive thread.

Solo Development, Feedback, Startup, Indie Hackers, Community

17 points by mgl 109 days ago | 28 comments

Launch HN: Karsa (YC W25) – Buy and save stablecoins internationally (ycombinator.com)

Startup, Finance, Cryptocurrency, International Transactions

129 points by Shasnani 113 days ago | 224 comments

Fish Startup Allegedly Faked Most of Its Sales (yahoo.com)
EFishery Pte, one of Indonesia’s most prominent startups, may have inflated its revenue and profit over several years, according to an internal investigation triggered by a whistleblower’s claim about the company’s accounting.

Startup, Fraud, Indonesia, Accounting, Business

3 points by ChrisMarshallNY 122 days ago | 0 comments

Astral AI startup demos how to flood the Y Combinator subreddit (twitter.com)

Startup, AI, Y Combinator, Reddit

9 points by qingcharles 132 days ago | 4 comments

CTO / cofounder exit deal after 1.5y at 600k revenue without SHA (ycombinator.com)
I co-founded a deeptech company in France 1.5 years ago with another founder. We both invested €30k initially. My co-founder, who has a business background and is CEO, owns 51% of the shares and has 2/3 of the voting rights, while I own 49% of the shares and hold 1/3 of the voting rights. I have a PhD in AI and serve as the CTO.

Startup, Founders, Equity, Business, Legal

46 points by biphasic 138 days ago | 69 comments

I Left Norway to Build My Startup (thefp.com)
ZURICH, Switzerland — In the summer of 2018, I co-founded a company called Dune that allows people to easily analyze data from the blockchain—creating transparency in the crypto industry.

Startup, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Norway

23 points by noch 158 days ago | 9 comments

Who says bootstrapped means small? (indiehackers.com)
Starting small doesn’t mean staying small.

Startup, Business, Growth, Entrepreneurship

6 points by sebg 162 days ago | 0 comments

Startup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refunds (arstechnica.com)
Startup Embodied is closing down, and its product, an $800 robot for kids ages 5 to 10, will soon be bricked.

Startup, Robotics, Consumer Products, Business

18 points by LinuxBender 164 days ago | 1 comments

Can Europe build its first trillion-dollar startup? (ft.com)
Can Europe build its first trillion-dollar start-up?

Startup, Europe, Business, Finance

15 points by aaraujo002 173 days ago | 19 comments

Next.js B2B Starter Kit – fast-track your SaaS app from 0 to 1 (workos.com)
Every business starts with an idea, followed by the challenge of picking the right tech stack. In a crowded field where choosing the right technology is key yet time-consuming, starter kits help you focus on building your idea rather than reinventing the basics. That’s why we’re announcing the WorkOS-built Next.js B2B Starter Kit today.

Next.js, SaaS, Startup, Business, Development

3 points by handfuloflight 182 days ago | 0 comments

I shut down my startup. Here's the honest truth (medium.com)
Today, I’m announcing Zencape Health’s shutdown. After four years, two major pivots, countless experiments, tens of thousands in annual revenue, one launched app, thousands of patient interactions, and a multi-million-dollar marquee hospital partnership, we have come to the end of our journey.

Startup, Entrepreneurship, Business, Healthcare

35 points by HideInNews 188 days ago | 10 comments