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Ask HN: How does HN make money?

• towelguy 12y ago
  It does?
• byoung2 12y ago
  HN itself doesn't make any money, but it serves as a community that attracts people who apply for YC, and in turn generate returns (similar to the playground at a McDonalds). There are other startup accelerators that don't have a community like HN, and they miss out on this source of potential applicants.
• api 12y ago
  Indirectly: brand identity, community building, etc. YC makes money off seed funding deals. Lots of venture capitalists blog heavily for the same reason.
• logn 12y ago
  HN makes YC's investment portfolio more valuable, via: https://news.ycombinator.com/jobs https://news.ycombinator.com/jobs http://www.ycombinator.com/apply/ http://www.ycombinator.com/apply/