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

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

38 minutes Posted Apr 13, 2023 at 1:14 pm.

How did Ryan get into angel investing and what was the thought process behind staring weekend fund ?

How did Ryan decide on portfolio construction?

How did his portfolio construction evolve?

What is Ryan’s fund raising process?

What is Ryan’s value proposition as a fund among the many in the US?

What is the optimal time to start investing after the first close according to Ryan?

What are the tactics used by Ryan to continue conversations with LPs who are interested to invest but prefer later funds?

When should one begin raising Fund 2?

What is something Ryan knows now he wishes he knew earlier?

What is Ryan most excited about of late?

How much of his success does Ryan attribute to luck?

If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on?

What changes have Ryan made in his diet and fitness routine?

What do Ryan’s friends know him for?

How attentive is he to Suzy?

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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.

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