I was on reddit pretty early on when it was mostly programming links and PG essays. There was a submission announcing &quot;Startup News&quot; and I clicked it and signed up. I searched to find the original announcement, this may be the first post:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;comments&#x2F;15gkq&#x2F;startup_news_ycombinator_enters_the_social_news" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;comments&#x2F;15gkq&#x2F;startup_news_ycombinat...</a>