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Auren Hoffman
Personal blog · auren.substack.comstartupsbusiness
Auren Hoffman's personal blog at auren.substack.com covers startups and business. Since 2021, 13 different Hacker News readers have linked it 23 times, most often “Are You a Nirav or a Naval?”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-08, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Auren Hoffman's Substack for posts on hosting parties and events, plus monthly roundups of things to read. The one linked comment cites a reading roundup and a related post on event tips.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
plus five interesting links (monthly) to make you smarter.
Most-linked posts?
- Are You a Nirav or a Naval?4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2023-03-14
- Founders: Stop reimbursing your VC's legal fees3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2025-05-22
- If you can't get a job today, it's your fault3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2026-05-16
What Hacker News says?
Found via: https://auren.substack.com/p/top-5-things-to-read-in-novembe... See also: https://x.com/wangzjeff/status/1983914310738047291 And also Nick Gray's 2 hour cocktail party book My personal thoughts on events: (These don't really apply to parties, but they do apply to non-party events) 1. Do intro circles: If it's a 5-25 person event with a handful of people that don't know each other, do an intro circle about…
Comment linking /p/top-5-things-to-read-in-november
on “Facts about throwing good parties”Submitted Let’s talk about founder compensation as a story · 94 points
HN discussionSubmitted Founders: Stop reimbursing your VC's legal fees as a story · 7 points
HN discussionSubmitted If you can't get a job today, it's your fault as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted The guide to holding world class dinner parties as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted 46ers, 55ers, 81ers, and Today as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted FOUNDERS: stop reimbursing your VC's legal fees as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Everything you think you know about your first VC pitch is wrong as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Why there is a PayPal Mafia but no Google Mafia as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Absolute wealth, relative wealth, taxes, and staying rich as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted If you can't get a job today, it's your fault as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted If you can't get a job today, it's your fault as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Founders: Stop reimbursing your VC's legal fees as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Founder's Paradox: Walking Fast, Earning Less, Dreaming of Founderland as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Are You a Nirav or a Naval? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Disposable software: software is now just paper plates as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Data is not a great VC-backed business as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Networking is overrated and probably not worth doing for most people as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted A Nirav or a Naval? – that is the question as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted A Nirav or a Naval? – that is the question as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted A Nirav or a Naval? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Five Links for July 2021 as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Now is a great time to build a pure-play data (DaaS) business as a story · 1 points
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