Meet the Product Guy – Ryan Hoover

Ryan Hoover is a self-proclaimed “product guy”. He founded Product Hunt, an online community which features the best new products out in the market every day. The community members are product enthusiasts just like Hoover. On the site, they can discuss the pros and cons of the latest mobile apps, tech products, websites, and hardware that are made available to the public.

Prior to founding Product Hunt, Hoover also created Startup Edition, a website similar to Product Hunt with a focus on bloggers within the startup community. He also worked as an EIR at Tradecraft, an in-depth training program for budding UX designers, sales and business development professionals, and growth hackers. Hoover was also part of PlayHaven as Director of Product.

Hoover is also a writer, having written over 150 articles and essays published in TechCrunch, FastCompany, and many others. He also contributed to Nir Eyal’s book called Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products.