| 1 | YC Application Rejections | Startups & Business | 343 | 📉 |
| 2 | Finding Startup Co-Founders | Startups & Business | 327 | 📉 |
| 3 | Silicon Valley Startup Hubs | Startups & Business | 255 | 📉 |
| 4 | YC Value Debate | Startups & Business | 248 | 📉 |
| 5 | Y Combinator Value | Startups & Business | 240 | 📉 |
| 6 | YC-Backed Startups | Startups & Business | 230 | ➡️ |
| 7 | Email Contact Requests | Career & Jobs | 177 | 📉 |
| 8 | Paul Graham Essays | Startups & Business | 169 | 📉 |
| 9 | Local Tech Meetups | Career & Jobs | 168 | 📉 |
| 10 | Clickable Links | Web Development | 147 | ➡️ |
| 11 | HN Karma System | Other | 145 | 📉 |
| 12 | New Social Network Skepticism | Startups & Business | 137 | 📉 |
| 13 | YC VC Debate | Startups & Business | 136 | 📉 |
| 14 | Startup Idea Suggestions | Startups & Business | 131 | 📉 |
| 15 | Duplicate HN Threads | Other | 128 | 📉 |
| 16 | Co-Founder Equity Splits | Startups & Business | 128 | 📉 |
| 17 | HN Idea Validation | Startups & Business | 115 | 📉 |
| 18 | LLC Formation Advice | Startups & Business | 115 | 📉 |
| 19 | Ideas vs Execution | Startups & Business | 111 | 📉 |
| 20 | Startup Founder Age | Startups & Business | 111 | 📉 |
| 21 | Local Meetup Networking | Startups & Business | 110 | 📉 |
| 22 | Digg to Reddit Exodus | Startups & Business | 110 | 📉 |
| 23 | MySpace Decline Comparisons | Startups & Business | 110 | 📉 |
| 24 | Startup Culture Critique | Startups & Business | 109 | 📉 |
| 25 | Technical Co-Founders Debate | Startups & Business | 108 | 📉 |
| 26 | VC-Founder Interactions | Startups & Business | 107 | 📉 |
| 27 | Lisp Popularity Debate | Programming Languages | 106 | 📉 |
| 28 | Startup Resource Recommendations | Startups & Business | 100 | 📉 |
| 29 | HN Comments UI Issues | Web Development | 99 | 📉 |
| 30 | Quitting Job for Startup | Startups & Business | 99 | 📉 |
| 31 | Startup Competition Advice | Startups & Business | 98 | 📉 |
| 32 | Meetup Attendance | Other | 98 | 📉 |
| 33 | HN Moderation of YC Criticism | Startups & Business | 97 | ➡️ |
| 34 | Startup Idea Aggregation | Startups & Business | 96 | 📉 |
| 35 | Facebook Valuation Debate | Startups & Business | 95 | 📉 |
| 36 | Personalized HN Feeds | Startups & Business | 95 | 📉 |
| 37 | Startup Work-Life Balance | Startups & Business | 94 | 📉 |
| 38 | Early-Stage Startup Funding | Startups & Business | 93 | 📉 |
| 39 | Post-Ballmer Microsoft | Startups & Business | 92 | ➡️ |
| 40 | Scheme Programming Language | Programming Languages | 92 | 📉 |
| 41 | Startup Quality Debate | Startups & Business | 91 | 📉 |
| 42 | Silent Application Rejections | Career & Jobs | 91 | 📉 |
| 43 | Website Design Criticism | Web Development | 90 | 📉 |
| 44 | Lisp Obsession on HN | Programming Languages | 90 | 📉 |
| 45 | Startup Funding Challenges | Startups & Business | 89 | 📉 |
| 46 | Startup Survivorship Bias | Startups & Business | 88 | 📉 |
| 47 | Facebook Acquisition Speculation | Startups & Business | 87 | 📉 |
| 48 | Invite Requests | Startups & Business | 87 | 📉 |
| 49 | Django vs Flask | Web Development | 87 | 📉 |
| 50 | Bootstrapped Tech Founders | Startups & Business | 86 | 📉 |
| 51 | Initial User Acquisition | Startups & Business | 86 | 📉 |
| 52 | OpenID Authentication | Security | 86 | 📉 |
| 53 | YC Startup Success | Startups & Business | 86 | 📉 |
| 54 | Startup Bootstrapping | Startups & Business | 84 | 📉 |
| 55 | Bootstrapping vs VC Funding | Startups & Business | 83 | 📉 |
| 56 | Hacker Definition Debate | Other | 82 | ➡️ |
| 57 | HN Upvoting Mechanics | Other | 81 | 📉 |
| 58 | Founder Traits Debate | Startups & Business | 81 | 📉 |
| 59 | Idea Theft Fears | Startups & Business | 81 | 📉 |
| 60 | Rails Relevance Debate | Web Development | 80 | 📉 |
| 61 | Ruby on Rails | Web Development | 80 | 📉 |
| 62 | Common Lisp Recommendations | Programming Languages | 80 | 📉 |
| 63 | Startup Book Recommendations | Startups & Business | 75 | 📉 |
| 64 | Website Feedback Debate | Startups & Business | 75 | 📉 |
| 65 | Website UI Readability | Web Development | 74 | 📉 |
| 66 | AI Dot-Com Bubble Comparison | AI & Machine Learning | 74 | ➡️ |
| 67 | TechCrunch Criticism | Startups & Business | 74 | 📉 |
| 68 | Co-Founder Disputes | Startups & Business | 74 | 📉 |
| 69 | Landing Page Feedback | Startups & Business | 73 | 📉 |
| 70 | Online Community Decline | Politics & Society | 73 | 📉 |
| 71 | HN Downvoting System | Other | 73 | 📉 |
| 72 | College vs Entrepreneurship | Startups & Business | 73 | ➡️ |
| 73 | Startup Naming Debate | Startups & Business | 72 | ➡️ |
| 74 | Investor Tricks Against Founders | Startups & Business | 72 | 📉 |
| 75 | Domain Name Selection | Startups & Business | 72 | 📉 |
| 76 | Promoting on Hacker News | Startups & Business | 72 | 📉 |
| 77 | Facebook Project Reactions | Open Source | 71 | 📉 |
| 78 | Duplicate HN Submissions | Other | 71 | 📉 |
| 79 | Website Traffic Estimators | Startups & Business | 71 | 📉 |
| 80 | Startup Pitch Decks | Startups & Business | 71 | 📉 |
| 81 | Facebook's Lack of Originality | Startups & Business | 70 | 📉 |
| 82 | Ideas vs Execution | Startups & Business | 70 | 📉 |
| 83 | PHP Relevance Debate | Programming Languages | 69 | 📉 |
| 84 | Adobe Flash Comparisons | Web Development | 69 | 📉 |
| 85 | Startup Failures | Startups & Business | 69 | 📉 |
| 86 | Reddit-like HN Discussions | Other | 67 | 📉 |
| 87 | SICP Book Recommendations | Programming Languages | 66 | 📉 |
| 88 | US Startup Visas | Startups & Business | 66 | ➡️ |
| 89 | Startup vs BigCo Jobs | Career & Jobs | 66 | 📉 |
| 90 | eBay Comparisons and Critique | Startups & Business | 65 | 📉 |
| 91 | Outlook Email Client | Other | 65 | 📉 |
| 92 | Startup Accelerators & Incubators | Startups & Business | 65 | 📉 |
| 93 | Beginner Programming Language Recommendations | Programming Languages | 65 | 📉 |
| 94 | Web Hosting Providers | DevOps & Infrastructure | 64 | 📉 |
| 95 | Inspiring Startup Story | Startups & Business | 64 | 📉 |
| 96 | Bootstrapping Debate | Startups & Business | 64 | 📉 |
| 97 | Steve Jobs Comparisons | Startups & Business | 63 | ➡️ |
| 98 | Google vs Facebook | Startups & Business | 63 | 📉 |
| 99 | VC Exit Incentives | Startups & Business | 62 | 📉 |
| 100 | HN Comments-to-Points Penalty | Other | 62 | 📉 |