I don't think anyone has figured it out yet, because if you aren't paying for news, then you are the product and not the consumer, and yet most news is still free.
...or maybe they have figured it out.
...or maybe they have figured it out.
At least the product supporter ;)
Yes. We the users of HN are product - both individually, and also as a market segment, and also as a smart[0] crowd.
From [1],
Y Combinator provides seed funding for startups.
That is not to detract from the (very probable) angle of pg & team wishing to render a public service for the public good :-)
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[0] the occasional bad thread notwithstanding ;-)
[1] https://www.ycombinator.com/about/#whatwedo
[2] aka HN hug of death