I pulled 40 freshly launched startups with contact emails into a free CSV (and the script to repeat it)

Description and use

An automation recipe that scrapes contact emails and marketing pixel data from newly launched startups on Hacker News, outputting a CSV for outreach.

Problem

No clean file of contact info for newly launched startups on Hacker News.

Outcome

A reusable automation recipe that gathers contact emails and marketing pixel data for newly launched startups, producing a ready‑to‑use CSV for outreach.

Workflow

• Read the Hacker News Algolia API for "show_hn" posts
• Visit each project’s website
• Extract public contact emails and X/LinkedIn links
• Check installed marketing pixels (Meta, Google Analytics/GTM, TikTok)
• Score each lead 0‑100 and generate an outreach hook
• Write results to a CSV file

Evidence

Every week hundreds of startups launch on Hacker News with a "Show HN" post.

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Reads the open Hacker News Algolia API for show_hn posts

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Visits each project's website

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Extracts public contact emails, X/LinkedIn links

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Checks which marketing pixels are installed (Meta, Google Analytics/GTM, TikTok)

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Scores each lead 0-100 and writes an outreach hook

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