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Linh Dao Smooke

Linh Dao Smooke

Linh Dao Smooke (neé Linh Ngoc Dao) is the COO of Hacker Noon.

Early Life & Education

Smooke was born Dao Ngoc Linh and raised in Hanoi, Vietnam to a family of musicians. In 2007, she was selected as one of five scholars from Vietnam to study at the United World Colleges. She graduated from UWC Mahindra College in Pune, India in 2009. Linh went on to attend Brown University on a full scholarship, majoring in international development. She graduated cum laude from Brown in 2013 with a thesis based on her work in education in Vietnam titled "Focus on Creativity - A Remedy for the Paradox of Education". [📁]

Career

Linh's career has centered around education & community development.

Before Hacker Noon

Linh Dao gives a talk about the Future of Higher Education at TedxTrangTienstreet 2015.

Linh Dao gives a talk about the Future of Higher Education at TedxTrangTienstreet 2015.

In the summer of 2012, Linh went back to Vietnam on a grant from Brown to launch CKP (Creative Kid Project), the first ever creativity camp for kids in Hanoi.

CKP is now fully functioning as its own non profit organization, 8 years after launch, graduating about 40 kids every year.

In 2014, she became Southeast Asia's Regional Director for Minerva Schools at KGI, a reimagined university for 21st century based in San Francisco. [1]

Hacker Noon

Linh Dao Smooke makes Hacker Noon profitable.

Since she joined the company full-time in August 2017, Hacker Noon has grown 2.5x in traffic & 2.7x in revenue.

Her experience in education has been instrumental in how Hacker Noon on boards, nurtures, and serves its community of writers and sponsors.

Personal Life

Linh is now residing in Edwards, Colorado with her husband David Smooke and their daughter Norah Smooke.

References

[1]
Citation Linkquora.comHacker Noon Equity Crowdfunding Campaign.
Jan 2, 2019, 10:41 AM
[2]
Citation Linkted.comCKP 2012
Jan 2, 2019, 11:21 AM
[3]
Citation Linkfacebook.comCKP official facebook page
Jan 2, 2019, 11:22 AM
[4]
Citation Linkscribd.comLinh Dao's thesis on Vietnam Education, published in 2013.
Jan 2, 2019, 11:31 AM
[5]
Citation Linkfacebook.comLinh Dao Smooke on Facebook
Jan 4, 2019, 8:06 PM
[6]
Citation Linkinstagram.comLinh Dao Smooke on Instagram
Jan 4, 2019, 8:09 PM
[7]
Citation Linklinkedin.comLinh Dao Smooke on LinkedIn
Jan 4, 2019, 9:39 PM
[8]
Citation Linkmedium.comLinh Dao Smooke on Medium (website)
Jan 4, 2019, 9:49 PM
[9]
Citation Linktwitter.comLinh Dao Smooke on Twitter
Jan 4, 2019, 9:50 PM
[12]
Citation Linkwww.youtube.comMeet Hacker Noon's CEO David Smooke & COO Linh Dao Smooke
Jan 4, 2019, 8:15 PM
[13]
Citation Linkwww.youtube.comUniversity of Boulder Live Edition: Hacker Noon Speaks at Disruptive Entrepreneurship Class
Jan 4, 2019, 8:33 PM
[14]
Citation Linkwww.youtube.com"Clint Eastwood" by the Gorillaz [Cover] By Dogs of War
Jan 4, 2019, 8:35 PM
[15]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comLinh with her family (2017)
Jan 4, 2019, 10:14 PM
[16]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comLinh & David during a Hacker Noon event in Hanoi, Vietnam (2018)
Jan 14, 2019, 10:33 AM
[17]
Citation Linkwww.youtube.comLinh Dao gives a talk about the Future of Higher Education at TedxTrangTienstreet 2015.
Jan 14, 2019, 12:36 PM
[18]
Citation Linkwww.youtube.comLinh Dao gave a speech about her research on Creativity and Education in Vietnam
Jan 14, 2019, 12:41 PM