How does the Ask HN Lead Finder Feed help find customers?

It scans, curates, and filters real HackerNews discussions where users ask for software recommendations, complain about current tools, or post hiring roles, helping you identify high-intent prospects.

Can I customize the generated outreach templates?

Yes. You can use the built-in Pitch Customizer to enter your product name, value proposition, and CTA, which updates the suggested outreach pitches in real-time.

Is this tool completely free?

Yes, the feed search and custom pitching are free to use. For real-time active alerts, auto-replies, and broader platform integrations, you can upgrade to Knivik Premium.

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Ask HN Lead Finder Feed

Monitor real-time HackerNews discussions containing warm buying intent signals. Pitch your product using our dynamic customizable outreach templates.

Pitch Customizer

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Customize your product profile below. The outreach pitches generated on each lead card will update dynamically.

Product Name

Value Proposition

Call to Action (CTA)

Why HackerNews?

Founders and tech buyers regularly use HackerNews ask threads to solicit tool choices or voice frustrations. Getting in early with highly relevant, helpful context yields high conversion rates.

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2 hours ago•@techfounder_99•recommendations

high Intent

Ask HN: What is the best way to monitor brand mentions on Reddit and HN?

I want to track mentions of my SaaS product and competitors in real-time. Currently doing manual searches, but it's very tedious and slow. Are there any lightweight alerts tool or indexer you'd recommend?

Brand MonitoringSocial AlertsSocial Listening

Hey @techfounder_99, I saw your Ask HN post regarding: "What is the best way to monitor brand mentions on Reddit and HN?". We built Knivik specifically to solve this: automatically tracks social lead buying intent and drafts custom outreach in seconds. Particularly, it provides automated real-time scanning of Reddit, HackerNews, and Twitter with active buying intent filtering and instant outreach drafts. If you'd like to check it out, you can try our free demo at knivik.com. Let me know if you want a quick walkthrough!

HN Discussion Context

@indie_hack1 hour ago

I've been looking for this too. F5Bot is cool but it only supports HN and Reddit, and doesn't do any smart sorting. Half of the alerts are noise.

@growth_lead45 mins ago

Most social listening tools are built for enterprise and cost $500/mo. We need something simpler.

Get real-time Alerts for @techfounder_99 and automate pitch flows.

Monitor HN Alerts

4 hours ago•@clod_dev•recommendations

high Intent

Ask HN: Help me find a reliable Auth0 alternative for a simple NextJS application

Auth0 is getting too expensive for our side projects and the setup is too complex. We need something simple, secure, and with a generous free tier. Next-Auth is cool but we want a managed database auth solution.

AuthenticationNextJSSaaS Boilerplate

6 hours ago•@saas_guy•pain points

medium Intent

Ask HN: What's your biggest pain point with current CRMs like HubSpot/Salesforce?

I'm looking to build a micro-CRM for solo founders and small agencies. What are your biggest frustrations with existing tools? What feature do you wish they had?

CRMB2B SalesSales Operations

10 hours ago•@knivik_jobs•hiring

high Intent

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2026)

Knivik is looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer (React/TypeScript). We are building tools for modern sales teams. Fully remote, competitive equity and salary. Apply at jobs@knivik.com.

ReactTypeScriptEngineering Roles

1 day ago•@outreach_dan•feedback

medium Intent

Ask HN: How do you build your B2B lead list?

We just launched our developer tool and want to reach out to engineering managers. ZoomInfo is way too expensive. Traditional outbound feels saturated. How are you sourcing warm leads?

Lead SourcingOutreachCold Email

1 day ago•@marketer_tim•recommendations

high Intent

Ask HN: Any tools to audit email templates for spam?

Our cold emails are hitting the spam folder recently. We're using standard copy with a few links and CTA. Are there tools to analyze the copy for spam risk and warmth before sending?

Email DeliverySpam FiltersCopywriting

2 days ago•@api_dev_pete•feedback

medium Intent

Ask HN: Seeking feedback on a landing page for a developer API

We just launched our payment routing API. Conversion rates are low (around 0.5%). Would love some brutal feedback on the landing page layout and copy. Link: https://payroute.dev

Landing PageUX AuditDevTools

2 days ago•@sec_ops•recommendations

high Intent

Ask HN: What tool do you use to manage your API keys?

We have multiple microservices and team members sharing developer keys (OpenAI, Stripe, AWS). Git secrets are a risk, and Vault feels like overkill for 5 devs. What do you use?

SecurityAPI KeysSecrets Management