It’s content marketing for Y Combinator itself, like a blog on steroids. Y Combinator wants to market to the following groups: - startup founders, that could a

It’s content marketing for Y Combinator itself, like a blog on steroids. Y Combinator wants to market to the following groups: - startup founders, that could apply to YC - investors, that could invest in YC companies - potential customers for YC companies - potential employees for YC companies HN brings all of these people into a YC controlled community, and gets them thinking about YC frequently. It’s outstanding marketing, and like all great content marketing, it also provides value to the people being marketed to.