Ryan Hoover — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder of Product Hunt, serving as CEO from November 2013 to October 2020.
Founder and Investor at Weekend Fund since 2017.
Co-Creator of Startup Edition (May 2013 - Jan 2014).
Holds a B.S. with an Entrepreneurship Concentration and a minor in Computer Information Technology.

Biography

Ryan Hoover is an entrepreneur and investor known for founding Product Hunt and Weekend Fund.

He founded Product Hunt in November 2013 and served as its CEO until October 2020. Prior to this, he was a Co-Creator at Startup Edition from May 2013 to January 2014 and an EIR at Tradecraft from September 2013 to May 2014.

Since 2017, Hoover has been the Founder & Investor at Weekend Fund. He also writes on his personal website, ryanhoover.me, since 2012.