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It is ironic that HN has not yet been monetized like metafilter was.
by goethes_kind 4y ago
It is ironic that HN has not yet been monetized like metafilter was.
- VoidWhisperer 4y agoMy guess is that to some extent, YC benefits from having this around in a form people actually want to use - they are able to surface the projects they have funded on it and that can help drive engagement to those projects. If they attempted to monetize the platform itself, it would likely drive away many of the users that would otherwise be interested in or be possible hires for the companies they fund.
- vl 4y agoLook at the URL. It’s monetized. HN is a marketing arm of Y Combinator. HN contributed significantly to Y Combinator’s early success.
- mdaniel 4y agoI believe the occasional YC hiring posts are also part of the deal, given the audience that tends to hang out here I seriously wish the monthly "Who's Hiring" and "Who Wants to be Hired?" were a more structured feature of the site, but maybe that's the charm of them