Ryan Hoover

Ryan Hoover is the Founder of Product Hunt, the home for product-loving enthusiasts to share and geek out about the latest mobile apps, websites, hardware projects, and tech creations. Product Hunt is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, CrunchFund, Google Ventures, Betaworks, and A-Grade Investments. Previously, Hoover created Startup Edition, worked as an EIR at Tradecraft, and was the Director of Product at PlayHaven.

Hoover is also a contributing writer to Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal. He has written over 150 essays which have been featured in TechCrunch, Forbes, Pando, Fast Company, and The Next Web.