Ryan Hoover of Product Hunt shares how some startups started with a simple blog post. Episode 337: Blog-First Startups by Ryan Hoover of Product Hunt (Blogging as a Business & Online StartUp Ideas). Ryan Hoover, the founder of Product Hunt, is a product guy with a passion for startups, product design, and personal growth. He also created Startup Edition, worked as an EIR at Tradecraft, and was the Director of Product at PlayHaven. He's a contributing writer to Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal. Additionally, he has written over 150 essays, many of which are featured in TechCrunch, Forbes, Pando, Fast Company, and The Next Web. The original post is located here: http://ryanhoover.me/post/58917704787/blog-first-startups Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Thank you to TextExpander for sponsoring! Create short codes/snippets for anything you type or send frequently. Get 20% off by visiting: TextExpander.com/podcast