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Hacker News was originally called "Startup News". At launch it was exclusively about startups. https://news.ycombinator.com/hackernews.html https://news.ycombi

Hacker News was originally called "Startup News". At launch it was exclusively about startups. https://news.ycombinator.com/hackernews.html https://news.ycombinator.com/hackernews.html

Scarblac 7y ago
But the name changed to reflect the broader focus. It's not just that anymore.