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Ryan Hoover

Founder of Product Hunt. Investor at Weekend Fund.

United States

Work Experience

  • Founder & Investor

    2017

    Weekend Fund is an early-stage fund backing your next favorite thing. We also like to build: signatureblock.co, rolodexer.co, and more coming.

  • Writer

    2012

    I enjoy writing about my curiosities at ryanhoover.me/writing. I am also a contributing writer for the book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products.

2013 - 2020

  • Founder & CEO

    2013 - 2020

    Product Hunt is the place to discover your next favorite thing. What started as a side project became the launchpad for makers and founder around the world. We sold the co to AngelList in 2016 and I stepped down as CEO four years later. It was a journey. :)

2013 - 2014

  • EIR

    2013 - 2014

    Training smart people to succeed in traction roles at high growth startups.

2013 - 2014

  • Co-Creator

    2013 - 2014

    Startup Edition is a curated gathering of bloggers in the startup community, sharing their wisdom and response to a single question each week. Visit startupedition.com to subscribe to the weekly digest.

2010 - 2014

  • Director of Product

    2011 - 2014

    PlayHaven is changing the way game developers manage the business of their games.

  • Product Manager

    2010 - 2011

2009 - 2010

  • Product Manager

    2010 - 2010

  • Marketing Analyst

    2009 - 2010

  • Social Media Marketing Intern

    2009 - 2009

  • Service and Lending Consultant

    2008 - 2009

  • Member Service Representative

    2006 - 2008

  • Customer Service Agent

    2004 - 2005