New products launch on Hacker News every day. Most of them, you'll never see.

The front page rotates fast. By the time you check, the startup that could have been your next investment, acquisition, or competitor is buried on page 5.

Here's what this tracker fixes.

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Pain Point #1: You're Always Late

The Problem:

You find out about a new tool on Twitter three days after it launched. By then, the founder has 10,000 followers, VCs are in their DMs, and the opportunity window closed.

The Solution:

The tracker runs every 15 minutes. You see launches within an hour, not a week.

What You Gain: First-mover advantage on every HN launch.

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Pain Point #2: Noise Overwhelms Signal

The Problem:

HN is full of blog posts, GitHub repos, and deep links to tutorials. You don't care about /blog/how-to-x. You care about newstartup.com.

The Solution:

The tracker filters out paths. Only root domains and subdomains get captured. Pure signal, zero noise.

What You Gain: Only the launches that matter.

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Pain Point #3: No Historical Memory

The Problem:

Was there a productivity tool wave last month? Are AI domains trending up? You have no data to answer these questions.

The Solution:

PostgreSQL stores every domain with timestamps and scores. Query trends over weeks, months, or years.

What You Gain: Pattern recognition across the startup ecosystem.

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Pain Point #4: Product Hunt Isn't Early Enough

The Problem:

Product Hunt is curated. Startups prep their launches. By the time you see them, they've been polished and promoted. The raw signal is gone.

The Solution:

HN is unfiltered. Founders share their domains the moment they're ready. You see v0.1, not v1.0.

What You Gain: Access to launches before they're "ready."

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Pain Point #5: Manual RSS/Alerts Fail

The Problem:

You've tried HN RSS feeds or keyword alerts. They're either too broad (every mention of "startup") or too narrow (miss anything not using your exact keywords).

The Solution:

Domain filtering is structural, not keyword-based. If it's a plain domain, it's captured. No tuning required.

What You Gain: Set-and-forget accuracy.

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Pain Point #6: No Score Context

The Problem:

A domain appeared on HN. But was it a flop or a hit? Without scores, you can't prioritize.

The Solution:

The tracker stores HN scores. Sort by engagement. Focus on what's resonating.

What You Gain: Quality-ranked startup discovery.

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Pain Point #7: Expensive SaaS Alternatives

The Problem:

Crunchbase, PitchBook, and other startup databases charge hundreds per month. They're great for funded companies, useless for day-zero launches.

The Solution:

One-time purchase. Self-hosted. GitHub Actions free tier. Your only cost is a database (often free).

What You Gain: 99% cost reduction vs. commercial tools.

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The Real Cost of Missing Launches

Every day without this system:

• An investor misses a pre-seed opportunity
• A founder misses a competitor entering their space
• A journalist misses a scoop
• A sales rep misses a warm lead

The data is flowing through HN right now. The only question is whether you're capturing it.