Founder Identifications on HN

Users speculate on, confirm, or disclose that commenters are founders, co-founders, or CEOs of startups discussed in Hacker News threads.

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ilikehurdles • Aug 12, 2019 • View on HN

Based on his profile, he's the founder.

bigato • Jun 16, 2017 • View on HN

Are you the aforementioned co-founder by any chance? Geez

simonw • Jul 1, 2025 • View on HN

I think they meant Tobi Lutke, CEO of Shopify: https://twitter.com/tobi/status/1935533422589399127

feet • Oct 11, 2022 • View on HN

Co-founder of Palantir huh. That explains a lot

crawshaw • Dec 27, 2025 • View on HN

Hello, I am behind this company. My co-founder Josh Bleecher Snyder has also been hanging around the internet for a while. There are several of us hacking away. It is very early days, we have a lot of work to do to earn your trust but it is my intention to do so.

rahimnathwani • Jul 6, 2014 • View on HN

The question specifies co-founder. It doesn't specify CEO/CTO.

rutierut • Jun 28, 2019 • View on HN

You're thinking of Sahil Lavingia, CEO of Gumroad.

garrettdimon • Aug 18, 2016 • View on HN

Founder of Sifter here. Happy to discuss and answer questions.

danpalmer • Jan 21, 2024 • View on HN

Let me guess which co-founder. Yep.

danielsiders • Aug 13, 2014 • View on HN

Flynn cofounder here, happy to answer any questions