Re:Lobste.rs
by nickpsecurity on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @09:35PM
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I've even gotten job offers from HN. Definitely can be profitable. I'd say it's rarely profitable for most of us. Just a nice place to learn about stuff and meet interesting people. The profit potential is a bonus.
Depending on how you do the accounting, I imagine HN is very profitable. How many people apply to the incubator because of HN? How many of their startups get a big word of mouth boost from the free publicity and association?
Regardless of how it's entered on the tax forms, I imagine the HN costs are considered well worth it by the investors.