Find Leads on Hacker News Before Your Competitors Do

It means scanning Ask HN, Show HN, and HN comments for posts where people describe a need, ask for a recommendation, or complain about a competitor — then turning those real conversations into outreach. Each lead is a person who raised their hand in public, and with Agenmatic those posts are scored and ranked for you.

Yes. There is no scraper to build and no feed to babysit — with Agenmatic, Hacker News is read through its public, key-less search API, so you get buyer-intent posts without the engineering overhead. No login or API key required.

No. Monitoring runs continuously and ranks every post by intent, so you review a short, high-signal list instead of scrolling the firehose by hand. The repetitive hunting is handled for you.

The strongest come from buying intent: Ask HN buying questions, comments with 'looking for' or 'alternative to', and competitor complaints. Show HN launches and 'who is hiring' threads are context and growth signals — useful, but a different tier of intent.

Yes. Add your own pain-point queries and niche keywords, and each post is mapped against your offerings with a fit score — so the leads you see match what you actually sell.

Leads are sorted newest-first and filtered to the last few days, so you reach prospects while their need is still top of mind. Replying within hours of a post is what turns a thread into a conversation.

Usually, yes. People who post on Hacker News have already described a problem or asked for a tool — they raised their hand on their own. Outreach built on that context is helpful, not intrusive, which is why it converts better than a cold list.

A generic scraper returns every post and leaves you to dig for the few that matter. Filtering to purchase intent first turns the output into a short, high-signal list of people who just expressed a need — not a raw dump of the whole site.

Yes. AI-written reply drafts are built from your profile and personalized to the poster's stack and stated need. You review the draft, edit if needed, and publish your reply while the conversation is still live.

With Agenmatic, you get an intent score out of 100, urgency and budget signals, and a ranked list drawn from 40+ communities including Hacker News. Real people post the intent; AI only filters, scores, and prioritizes it, so you reach clients before competitors reply.

Start with buying-intent threads: Ask HN questions like 'best tool for X', comments with 'looking for' or 'alternative to', and competitor complaints. Score each by fit, then reply with something genuinely helpful. The goal is to catch people mid-decision, not to broadcast.

The best are Ask HN buying questions and 'alternative to' complaints — direct, high-intent, and easy to answer. Show HN launches and 'who is hiring' threads are strong secondary sources: less intent, but great warm-intro moments for the tool or service you sell.

Lead with the poster's context, not your pitch. Answer the question or the complaint first, mention your product only if it fits, and never message people who didn't ask. Helpful replies in a public thread build trust; copy-pasted pitches get downvoted.