[thereticent]

Isn't this exactly what 37signals and even joelonsoftware were? Isn't HN essentially a free conduit to YCombinator awareness?

I don't see the problem with what you're describing. It seems like one of the most contributory ways to market well.

[nottorp]

You're right, but those are the good examples.

Another decent one would be linux sysadmin info from Digital Ocean and the likes.

But for every joelonsoftware there are 99999 sites that have all copy/pasted the same tutorial about something basic and try to push some random product or just ads.