[vowelless]

Of course. Remember that Dropbox started here [0]. It inspires lots of people to apply to YC. YC founders participate in these forums. It raises everyone's value in general. HN members often are the early adopters on many YC products, giving important feedback (for free) to these companies.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863

[snypox]

Oh, how funny is it, that the top comment would be still the top comment today.