If I were to guess - reading news lead to getting interested about startups, and reading about those led him to YC and HN.
But there's an alternative way people from various fields may end up here - HN discussions are sometimes top results when googling for some niche, not necessarily tech-related topics.
But there's an alternative way people from various fields may end up here - HN discussions are sometimes top results when googling for some niche, not necessarily tech-related topics.