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I guess the existing user mass is a big reason why changing focus instead of starting again is preferrable.

Personally, I don't care about startup news, so I didn't bother to register until now; obviously I think it's a good idea. Perhaps my opinion doesn't count?

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Presumably existing users are smart enough to track another site.

It has some downsides too, such as overlapping content, but it might not have been a bad idea.

It doesn't take much intelligence to follow two websites, but it does take some more effort.

Also, it's perhaps that the site now caters more to the target audience than to the thing that unites them (Y combinator/startups).

>"Personally, I don't care about startup news..." This begs an obvious question. Why visit a site on a topic you have no interest in?

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