I am an experienced product leader and growth consultant with a proven track record of leading teams, scaling products, and driving go-to-market success across various industries. I specialize in full product life cycles and customer-focused solutions, utilizing data-driven approaches to optimize user acquisition and engagement. With experience ranging from startups to AI ventures and angel investing, I thrive on developing innovative product strategies, managing cross-functional teams, and scaling businesses through strategic roadmap execution and viral social media growth techniques.

Linda Dao

I am an experienced product leader and growth consultant with a proven track record of leading teams, scaling products, and driving go-to-market success across various industries. I specialize in full product life cycles and customer-focused solutions, utilizing data-driven approaches to optimize user acquisition and engagement. With experience ranging from startups to AI ventures and angel investing, I thrive on developing innovative product strategies, managing cross-functional teams, and scaling businesses through strategic roadmap execution and viral social media growth techniques.

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I am an experienced product leader and growth consultant with a proven track record of leading teams, scaling products, and driving go-to-market success across various industries. I specialize in full product life cycles and customer-focused solutions, utilizing data-driven approaches to optimize user acquisition and engagement.

With experience ranging from startups to AI ventures and angel investing, I thrive on developing innovative product strategies, managing cross-functional teams, and scaling businesses through strategic roadmap execution and viral social media growth techniques.

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Experience Level

Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

German
Fluent
Vietnamese
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Freelance Product & Growth Consultant at Various Clients (Setting.io, SmallPDF / Sign.com, Strive Nutrition, Medbelle, GoDumpling)
June 1, 2023 - Present
Devised product and growth strategies to improve market positioning and user acquisition. Conducted user research, data analysis and A/B tests to improve conversion flows. Provided strategic guidance on product roadmaps, go-to-market execution, and scaling. Created viral social media content that significantly increased traffic and conversions.
Angel Investor at Fail Faster Ventures UG
January 1, 2023 - Present
Invested in startups including Medbelle and Jobflow, offering strategic and financial support to early-stage ventures.
AI Venture Lead at Genova AI
December 1, 2024 - September 3, 2025
Drove product vision, strategy, and go-to-market execution while managing a cross-functional team of developers, a marketing manager, and a UX/UI designer. Developed and launched AI-powered apps for story creation and interactive chats leveraging Hugging Face models and prompt engineering for custom character creation. Built and launched a viral AI-powered professional headshot app achieving over $100K revenue within three months via TikTok virality and paid acquisition.
Product Lead App and Webshop at GoTiger
May 1, 2023 - September 3, 2025
Led product and engineering teams to deliver sprints and ensure high-quality output. Worked directly with customers on UX/UI to define requirements and roadmaps. Achieved over €150K revenue within the first month for a quick commerce Asian groceries platform.
Product Manager Patient-Facing App at Medloop Technologies
January 1, 2022 - September 3, 2025
Executed product strategy and roadmaps for a patient-facing app supporting chronic care in the UK and Germany. Conducted user research and guided engineers to deliver user-centered features.
Founder at The Female Market
June 1, 2021 - September 3, 2025
Founded a marketplace supporting women in underserved communities. Sourced fair trade, ethical, and sustainable handmade products from women in four countries. Planned, created, and optimized digital paid ads and influencer marketing campaigns.
Business Development Manager at Homebell
May 1, 2019 - September 3, 2025
Managed business development for digital home improvement services venture.
VC Intern at COOPERATIVA Venture Group
August 1, 2018 - September 3, 2025
Supported deal sourcing and investment opportunities.
Analyst at Targobank
March 1, 2018 - September 3, 2025
Performed risk analysis for debt management optimizing portfolio performance.
Mobile App Intern at Mazda
July 1, 2017 - September 3, 2025
Streamlined and automated customer service processes.
Account Management Intern at HSBC
October 1, 2015 - September 3, 2025
Managed client’s shared transactions.
Freelance Product & Growth Consultant at Various Clients (e.g. Setting.io, SmallPDF / Sign.com, Strive Nutrition, Medbelle, GoDumpling)
June 1, 2023 - Present
Developed product and growth strategies to improve market positioning and user acquisition; conducted user research, data analysis, and A/B tests to optimize conversion flows; provided strategic guidance on product roadmaps, go-to-market execution, and scaling; created viral social media content to increase traffic and conversions significantly.
Angel Investor at Fail Faster Ventures UG
January 1, 2023 - Present
Invested in startups including Medbelle and Jobflow to support growth and innovation.
AI Venture Lead at Genova AI
December 1, 2024 - September 3, 2025
Led product vision, strategy, and go-to-market execution; managed a cross-functional team including developers, marketing manager, and UX/UI designer; developed and launched AI-powered apps leveraging Hugging Face models and prompt engineering for custom character creation; built and scaled a professional AI-powered headshot app, achieving over $100K revenue in first 3 months through TikTok virality and paid acquisition.
Product Lead App and Webshop (Employee #1) at GoTiger
May 1, 2023 - September 3, 2025
Led product and engineering teams to deliver sprints and ensure high-quality output; worked on UX/UI and engaged directly with customers to define requirements and roadmaps; helped generate over €150K revenue within the first month for quick commerce targeting Asian groceries.
Product Manager Patient-Facing App (Employee #4) at Medloop Technologies
January 1, 2022 - September 3, 2025
Executed product strategy and roadmaps for a patient-facing app supporting chronic care in the UK and Germany; conducted user research and guided engineers to deliver user-centered features.
Founder at The Female Market
June 1, 2021 - September 3, 2025
Created a marketplace supporting women in underserved communities; sourced fair trade, ethical & sustainable handmade products from four countries; planned, created, and optimized digital paid ads and influencer marketing campaigns.
Business Development Manager at Homebell
May 1, 2019 - September 3, 2025
Managed business development activities for a digital home improvement services venture.
VC Intern at COOPERATIVA Venture Group
August 1, 2018 - September 3, 2025
Supported deal sourcing and investment opportunities.
Analyst at Targobank
March 1, 2018 - September 3, 2025
Performed risk analysis for debt management optimizing portfolio performance.
Mobile App Intern at Mazda
July 1, 2017 - September 3, 2025
Streamlined and automated customer service processes.
Account Management Intern at HSBC
October 1, 2015 - September 3, 2025
Managed client’s shared transactions.

Education

Full Stack Web Dev Bootcamp at LeWagon, Berlin
May 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021
MSc. Entrepreneurship at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf & Kookmin University, Seoul
October 1, 2014 - April 1, 2017
BSc. Business Administration at University of Trier & Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj
October 1, 2011 - September 1, 2014
Full Stack Web Development Bootcamp at LeWagon, Berlin
May 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021
MSc. Entrepreneurship at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf & Kookmin University, Seoul
October 1, 2014 - April 1, 2017
BSc. Business Administration at University of Trier & Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj
October 1, 2011 - September 1, 2014

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Real Estate & Construction, Software & Internet, Healthcare, Financial Services, Retail, Professional Services