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Created 12 years ago in Sales & Marketing / Inbound Marketing
I've written over 150 essays, many of which are featured and quoted in Forbes, Fast Company, and The Next Web. Visit http://medium.com/@rrhoover for all my writing.
I also co-created Startup Edition years ago to bring blogging founders, hackers, and designers together to share their learnings to a single question each week.
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Ryan Hoover
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I founded Product Hunt and now invest in early-stage startups out of Weekend Fund. Prior to that, I helped write Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and worked in product in the gaming industry.
Reviews (33)
Ryan is brilliant! He gave me great advice on building a user community for my startup. He highlighted the variables that would lead to building a strong community in the industry we are in. This wasn't my first call with him. I am going to reach out to him again, as his advice is always spot on!
Source: Clarity Mala Ag Mar 27, 2024Ryan was super helpful on the call. He patiently listened to me and gave some excellent feedback and suggestions! I've got some great points to work on.
Source: Clarity Anupam Varshney Dec 21, 2022Got amazing insights from Ryan regarding the startup Im working on. Thanks a ton!
Source: Clarity John Crestani Jul 25, 2022Ryan is the best
Source: Clarity Mickey Haslavsky Dec 25, 2021Ryan really takes the time to talk through specifics and get a general understanding of strengths and opportunities. Highly recommend a conversation for an outsiders perspective.
Source: Clarity Adam DePasqua Jul 8, 2021Ryan is very knowledgeable and supportive. Ryan brings a unique perspective as an investor and former Product Manager. He took the time out to review my SaaS product idea doc ahead of the call and distil his thoughts. Great product and business insight. Highly recommended.
Source: Clarity Ryan Falconer Jun 8, 2021Just had a great call with Ryan. Really appreciate him taking the time. Got some actionable insight and new strategies for identifying markets and validating concepts. Definitely recommended!
Source: Clarity Josh Wright Jan 17, 2020Just had an hour long in-depth conversion with Ryan regarding early-stage fundraising, community-centric platforms, and strategies for user growth.
Ryan has a wealth of knowledge around these topics. Not only would he offer a great perspective to my answers, but he also included examples and provided thought-provoking suggestions. Talking to Ryan was meaningful and something we could apply right away to improve our chances of succeeding as a startup team. This call made me a better founder.
Source: Clarity Alex Cruz Jun 11, 2019the startups.com platform
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