Fady Yacoub co-founded HOF Capital after emigrating from Egypt, bringing an immigrant founder-turned-investor perspective that helps him relate to international founders building globally ambitious companies from outside traditional hubs. He focuses on frontier technologies that can reshape massive industries and serves as a bridge between Middle Eastern and African entrepreneurial ecosystems and U.S. capital markets, helping international founders access American distribution, hiring, and follow-on capital.

• Value placed on independent thinking and intellectual diversity, suggesting that reading obscure sources rather than popular consensus helps generate original ideas. He frequently highlights the need to break previous mental models and reexamine assumptions to achieve outsized outcomes.
• Focus on disciplined execution and velocity over simple speed. He respects the difference between looking busy and creating actual impact, favoring professionals who practice their craft obsessively to eliminate errors rather than just practicing until they get it right once.
• Search for resilience and emotional control in founders. He points to the importance of running toward fear when facing challenges rather than avoiding them, and emphasizes keeping the ego out of ideas to maintain clarity and presence.
• Interest in the intersection of finance, science, and future-forward trends. This includes a focus on crypto and fintech, as well as a philosophical view that innovation remains constant even when markets fluctuate, favoring those who build solutions rather than just predicting problems.
• Appreciation for bold aesthetics and cultural depth, from legendary architecture to cyberpunk literature like Snow Crash and Japanese animation. This suggests a potential connection with founders who value strong design and futuristic narratives alongside business metrics.