1947 Rise

59: Ryan Hoover (Weekend Fund) | "101 Guide For Emerging Fund Managers" | 1947 VC


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Ryan Hoover is the founder of the Weekend Fund.

Weekend fund is an early stage fund that writes $100k - $300k cheques into early stage starups around the world across consumer and B2B.
Weekend fund helps founders with product, community building, and GTM strategy alongside an LP collective of 350+ exceptional founders and operators.
Ryan also founded ProductHunt.

Timeline :

02:02 How did Ryan get into angel investing and what was the thought process behind staring weekend fund ?
03:46 How did Ryan decide on portfolio construction?
07:05 How did his portfolio construction evolve?
10:57 What is Ryan’s fund raising process?
17:36 What is Ryan’s value proposition as a fund among the many in the US?
21:05 What is the optimal time to start investing after the first close according to Ryan?
24:31 What are the tactics used by Ryan to continue conversations with LPs who are interested to invest but prefer later funds?
26:28 When should one begin raising Fund 2?
27:39 What is something Ryan knows now he wishes he knew earlier?
30:36 What is Ryan most excited about of late?
33:21 How much of his success does Ryan attribute to luck?
34:54 If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on?
35:45 What changes have Ryan made in his diet and fitness routine?
37:03 What do Ryan’s friends know him for?
38:03 How attentive is he to Suzy?

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