Hacker News with Generative AI: Startup

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
148 points by ilamont 5 days ago | 175 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 6 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 11 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 16 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 18 days ago | 20 comments
The Startup CTO's Handbook (github.com/ZachGoldberg)
Startup, Technology, Software, Engineering, Handbooks
649 points by simonebrunozzi 22 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 31 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 32 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 37 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 42 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 43 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 46 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 49 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 58 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 62 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 71 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 81 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 88 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 108 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 111 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 113 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 122 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 131 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 137 days ago | 10 comments
How did you find product market fit? (ycombinator.com)
Talking to fellow founders whenever I can as a pre PMF startup founder. The stories are wildly different than those I read or hear about on podcasts, blogposts and newsletters.<p>HN mostly being anon, I thought it would be an ideal place to share how you found PMF as a service to other startups and founders. Whether you are a 1 person company or 1,000, it does not really matter
Startup, Founder Stories, Community
10 points by warthog 141 days ago | 6 comments
Why Slight Failed: A Slight Post-Mortem (colmanhumphrey.com)
Back in late 2020, my good friend Raiden and I co-founded Slight. Over the next two and a half years, we got it off the ground, raised a pre-seed round, and got some customers on-board, but in the end we didn’t have enough traction to raise our seed round. We got close with a few investors (after I talked to many…), but getting close still means the company dies.
Startup, Business, Failure, Funding
155 points by KraftyOne 156 days ago | 73 comments
Cofounder Mode: My tactical guide to finding a cofounder (repromptai.com)
I spent 9 months and almost 100 “cofounder dates” finding my cofounder. It took way more time and effort than I was expecting. Since then, I’ve helped friends run a tight process to find their cofounder. Here’s the tactical guide I wish I had when I started.
Entrepreneurship, Startup, Co-Founders, Business, Advice
155 points by rob313 171 days ago | 75 comments
Show HN: CoffeeSpace – A simpler cofounder matching app (coffeespace.com)
This Playground lets you get a taste of the CoffeeSpace mobile app without signing up. If you're liking it so far, you'll get the full experience on the app!
Startup, Mobile Apps, Dating, Business
11 points by fauzanrm 173 days ago | 4 comments
Show HN: Learn – A curated knowledge base for building your next startup (postmake.io)
Turn Your Ideas Into Profitable Businesses with Curated Knowledge
Startup, Knowledge Management, Business, Software Development, Learning
15 points by Malfunction92 202 days ago | 6 comments
Ask HN: Should I put my startup on my resume? (ycombinator.com)
Hey guys I recently launched my company’s first product last month. It’s a ML driven comic collection manager app. We have 1200 users so it’s been a great success for a bootstrapped company.<p>Unfortunately I’m also trying to find a job. I’ve been stuck at as a mid level engineer with a 5 YOE. I’m debating whether or not I should put it on my resume.
Startup, Career Advice, Software Engineering, Resume
14 points by JohnBrookz 205 days ago | 21 comments