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Can I turn around this question and ask how much does it cost to run HN?

• giancarlostoro 8y ago
  This I definitely want to know. I figure PG has no problem funding HN but how much does it cost to run HN? It wouldn't surprise me if it's bills are footed by someone else though, like reddit or somebody whose grateful to ycombinator.
• bluedino 8y ago
  One server, probably < $100/month
  • yitchelle 8y ago
    Are they any full time admins/mods of HN? Probably wrong, I get the feeling those who moderates are doing it during their idle time while working at YC?
    • justplay 8y ago
      dang works for full-time to moderate HN as per https://blog.ycombinator.com/meet-the-people-taking-over-hacker-news/ https://blog.ycombinator.com/meet-the-people-taking-over-hac...
  • i88y6 8y ago
    2 mods, at least $100k/yr