I think a site like HN will be always a good direction to follow but beware of some 'issues': - HN hasn't annoying ads. (How will you monetise it? Because you

I think a site like HN will be always a good direction to follow but beware of some 'issues': - HN hasn't annoying ads. (How will you monetise it? Because you must monetise it somehow in the near future and we have already a lot of 'code schools' where people pay a fee to access). - HN is his community. No community and your site will die. Many clones of HN have already died. Anyway good luck!