# Hacker News

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Also called: HN, Hackernews, news.ycombinator.com, Hacker News Show HN

A news and discussion site about technology and startups run by [Y Combinator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/y-combinator). Readers submit links and vote, and [founders](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) post launches there.

**For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) posts the [open-source](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/open-source) tool on Hacker News and gets hundreds of comments and a jump in signups.

Official site: <https://news.ycombinator.com>

## Connects to (6)

- [Y Combinator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/y-combinator): A startup accelerator.
- [Startup ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/startup-ecosystem): The people, money and organizations in one place that help new companies start and grow.
- [Social media](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/social-media): Sites and apps where people share posts, photos and videos and follow each other, such as LinkedIn, YouTube and Facebook.
- [Indie Hackers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/indie-hackers): An online community where founders share how they build profitable, often self-funded, businesses, with posts, interviews and revenue…
- [Open source](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/open-source): Software whose code is published for anyone to read, use and build on, under a license that sets the rules for doing so.
- [Indie hacker](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/indie-hacker): Someone who builds and runs a small software business on their own or with a tiny team, usually without outside investors.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hacker-news