The question is how "much" monetization, right...? I think because it's a very tightly targeted group, there is a fair amount of room - whether for some of the

The question is how "much" monetization, right...? I think because it's a very tightly targeted group, there is a fair amount of room - whether for some of the more innovative offerings below, or just B2B things for startups - but it seems like scalability would be a difficulty, in terms of 'growing' the business. (Plus, the business aspects in that sense could corrode some of the real motivations for HN). HN _does_ serve a business purpose and I think it provides Y Combinator with -great- ROI : )