Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderInteresting article - a lot of good stuff in it but I found it a bit to general to be really useful. As an example, the author states: "So you need to get to market with a viable product before anyone else does." That's the type of statement that I question - there are plenty of examples of companies creating products in saturated markets where they were not the first mover. In fact, sometime being a first mover can be…
Here is what I have seen happen and work quite effectively. - Find a bunch of investors (that is anyone with lots of disposable cash) - Befriend them. Use the 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' techniques on them. - Come up with any idea, doesn't matter what it is at that point, could be "Uber For Dogs" or "Bitcoin Microloans for Clowns" ... - Get the cash for the startup. Rent an office. Put CEO on your title…
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 765
- Total comments
- 177
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-25 | How to pick startup ideasFirst breakout · Best thread | coffeemug | 385 | 74 |
| 2016-11-07 | How to pick startup ideas (2015)Latest 20+ point return | tosh | 373 | 103 |
| 2018-06-08 | How to pick startup ideas (2015) | mdoliwa | 2 | 0 |
| 2019-06-06 | How to Pick Startup Ideas | asimjalis | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-06-26 | How to pick startup ideas (2015) | cellis | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-12-01 | How to pick startup ideas – defmacro | lifeisstillgood | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-03-15 | Startup Ideas (2015) | graderjs | 1 | 0 |