Stating the obvious, Reddit was in the first YC batch; YC is HN’s parent company. Further, HN was created in part because Reddit’s intend is more general than HN; HN’s intend is to focus on substantially new information that triggers both curiosity & notable dialogues.
I don't think intent is a verb. It is either a noun or adjective. In the sentence "She is intent on winning the election" the verb would be "is" and "intent" is an adjective that describes her.
Compare:
His program focused on dinosaurs. (verb)
His program is focused on dinosaurs. (adjective describing his program).
You would never say "his program intented on dinosuars" because it's not a verb.