Ryan Hoover

Ryan Hoover

Business & Entrepreneurship entrepreneurs

Ryan Hoover is the founder of Product Hunt, a platform for discovering new products. He's also an angel investor and advisor to startups. Based on his book recommendations, he seems interested in habit formation, product design, and business strategy.

19 books recommended

Books Recommended by Ryan Hoover 19

Taking the Work Out of Networking

Taking the Work Out of Networking

by Karen Wickre

"ATTN INTROVERTS: This new book by @kvox (ex-Google and Twitter) might speak to you: h/t @sacca"

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"Might speak to you."

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The Great CEO Within

The Great CEO Within

by Matt Mochary

"Highly recommended read, especially for CEOs by @mattmochary and @maccaw"

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"A super quick read filled with very actionable advice for CEOs and managers."

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Indistractable

Indistractable

by Nir Eyal

"Ryan Hoover mentioned this book on Twitter."

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"Nir Eyal, author of Hooked, just published his next book, Indistractible 👏🏼 (I’m grabbing the audiobook)"

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Mindful Design

Mindful Design

by Scott Riley

"This looks like a great book for product designers. Bookmarking for myself."

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"Looks like a great book for product designers. Bookmarking for myself."

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The Untethered Soul

The Untethered Soul

by Michael A. Singer

"Just finished reading The Untethered Soul. This quote resonated with me the most: “You cannot spend your life avoiding things that are not actually happening, or everything will become negative”"

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"A useful read for those suffering with anxiety."

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The Courage to be Happy

The Courage to be Happy

by Ichiro Kishimi

"Touches on very controversial ideas around parenthood and friendship. It will challenge some of your beliefs with its counter-intuitive Adlerian ideas."

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Crush It!

Crush It!

by Gary Vaynerchuk

"I love how he cuts to the point - no BS."

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The Four Steps to the Epiphany

The Four Steps to the Epiphany

by Steve Blank

"Too much (good) info but thankfully there's a summary in the Appendix."

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Ikigai

Ikigai

by Héctor García

"Ryan Hoover mentioned this book on Twitter."

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The Business of Belonging

The Business of Belonging

by David Spinks

"Very few people understand community as well as [this author]. Get his book."

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Hooked

Hooked

by Emily McIntire

"I've learned a lot about product design from @nireyal 👉🏼"

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Shape Up

Shape Up

by Jesse Schell

"Short, actionable, and free. We'll be applying some of their ideas to our process at Product Hunt."

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Viral Loop

Viral Loop

by Adam L. Penenberg

"Interesting stories about today's biggest viral web businesses but lacking insights, imho."

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Why Are We Yelling?

Why Are We Yelling?

by Buster Benson

"Ryan Hoover mentioned this book on Twitter."

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