I recreated Papers Please but you're deciding which YC startups to fund
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Beat 98% of Show HN launches that day
#2 of 179 on Nov 11
#1 of 6 Education & Learning launches on Show HN on Nov 11. 5.9% of Education & Learning launches (1 of 17) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Education & Learning →
points · traction gained Nov 12, 10:31 UTC → Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 18, 19:12 UTC).
comments · buzz +8 in latest interval
listed Nov 11, 19:12 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 239points
- Comments
- 93
- Rank in EDUC this week
- #1of 22 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #7of 1,038 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 5.9%1/17 · 7D
- Traction line
- Hit10+ points
- First reading
- 224Nov 12, 10:31 UTC
- Last reading
- 239Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Readings
- 2over 39h
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Top on Nov 11 · 179 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1YogurtFree, private, open-source alternative to Granola290 points
- #3Black Ops II statically recompiled to native ARM64 macOS149 points
- #4Godbolt-in-a-floating-window for Neovim (C, C++, Rust)104 points
- #5Klad, a paint app your coding agent can drive (source-available)83 points
- #6Pomerado (YC F26)Turn any website into an MCP for agents61 points
More in Education & Learning · top Show HN launches, last 7 days
- KapsoIterative learning from enterprise data45 points▲ +45
- BackwordsLet AI teach you how to speak in reverse13 points0
- Inp-analyser skillanalysis and fix your Interaction to Next Paint4 points0
- Kiosk, a first-class AI assistants' intefrace to online services3 points0
- AI Math KitOpen Problems. Explore Honestly3 points▲ +3
Grades · each graded against other Education & Learning launches from the same source
Momentum
—+15 points
Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Too few peers to grade (19; need 20)
Velocity
A6.26 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 99% · vs 73 Education & Learning · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
—3.9 per 10 points
Comments per 10 points
Too few peers to grade (7; need 20)
Staying Power
——
Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)
Launch-day race · #2 of 179 Show HN launches on 2026-11-11
- #1Yogurt290 points
- #2I recreated Papers Please but you're deciding which YC startups to fund239 points
- #3Black Ops II statically recompiled to native ARM64 macOS149 points
- #4Godbolt-in-a-floating-window for Neovim (C, C++, Rust)104 points
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