# Work at a Startup

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Work at a Startup and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A job board for Y Combinator startups, with filters by stage, location and remote work, and internship applications. Commenters say its hiring side has been far from perfect.

## Why people recommend it

- Filters YC companies by stage and location (1 comments): "lets you filter YC companies to see health startups, by stage and location (or remote)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48666245))
- Lets you apply for internships (1 comments): "You can apply for internship roles there (by configuring it in your profile)." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49152546))
- Offers a startup hiring side (1 comments): "ostensibly does give you something like this on the hiring side, although it's been far from perfect in my experience" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49093082))

## What people warn about

- Hiring side far from perfect (1 comments): "ostensibly does give you something like this on the hiring side, although it's been far from perfect in my experience" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49093082))
- Seen as engagement farming and free labor (1 comments): "I immediately realize it's engagement farming + free labor." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47171880))

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.workatastartup.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Work at a Startup", https://hackerapproved.com/p/work-at-a-startup/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).