David Smooke

HackerNoon Founder & CEO

@davidsmooke 11.5K X followersFirst product launched 10y ago

Total monthly visits: <5K; Sep 2026 · Below 5K floorAll others besides Terminal Reader are <5K
Public revenue: Undisclosed; No public revenue across products
Products: 12; +1 +4 +4
Since Sep 2016
Latest launch: 7d ago; Deduplication<5K visits/mo

100% full-depth creator dossier open: complete product portfolio, 12-month combined traffic & MRR curves, shipping cadence, and timeline events.

Products

Products and research metrics
Product	Tagline	Category	Visits · Sep	MoM	Launched	Revenue
Terminal Readerterminal.hackernoon.comModern API Monitoring for your apps	Modern API Monitoring for your apps	Books & Reading	<5K	Prev <5K	2022-02	Undisclosed
Free Internet PluginOSSfreeinternetplugin.comif you don’t want to pay for the experience, the headline shouldn’t even be an option to click.	if you don’t want to pay for the experience, the headline shouldn’t even be an option to click.	Browser Utility Extensions	<5K	Prev <5K	2021-05	Undisclosed
Nooniesnoonies.hackernoon.comStar Tech	Star Tech	Quizzes, Memes & Fun	<5K	Prev <5K	2020-08	Undisclosed
Noonificationnoonification.comThe HackerNoon Newsletter: I Have Two Testers for my App. One of Them is my Wife (9/2/2026)	The HackerNoon Newsletter: I Have Two Testers for my App. One of Them is my Wife (9/2/2026)	News & Media	<5K	Prev <5K	2020-01	Undisclosed
Deduplicationdeduplication.techDe	De	Market & Competitive Intelligence	<5K	Prev <5K	2026-11	Undisclosed
Poop Poemspooppoems.comMedium, for people who are pooping	Medium, for people who are pooping	Unclassified	—	—	2016-09	Undisclosed
Story Licensingstorylicensing.comRepublish high quality blog posts	Republish high quality blog posts	Marketplaces & Classifieds	—	—	2018-06	Undisclosed
Expertsexperts.hackernoon.comread, write and learn about any technology	read, write and learn about any technology	News & Media	—	—	2020-12	Undisclosed
Writing Contestswritingcontests.xyzHackerNoon Writing Contests Announcements's blog	HackerNoon Writing Contests Announcements's blog	News & Media	—	—	2024-04	Undisclosed
Multiversetheorymultiversetheory.techWhich Universe is this Simulation?	Which Universe is this Simulation?	News & Media	—	—	2025-07	Undisclosed
NewsBytenewsbyte.techFounder Text Interviews, published via NewsByte & HackerNoon	Founder Text Interviews, published via NewsByte & HackerNoon	News & Media	—	—	2025-07	Undisclosed
Proof of Usefulnessproofofusefulness.comValidation System for Real World Usefulness	Validation System for Real World Usefulness	Event Management & Ticketing	—	—	2026-07	Undisclosed

Timeline

Launches, marketing, revenue milestones, and pricing/plan/positioning changes across products

Nov 8 · 7d ago
- Deduplication launchedNew product
Nov 1 · 14d ago
- Terminal Reader Removed technology: Cloudflare Browser InsightsFeatures
  Cloudflare Browser Insights→—
- Terminal Reader Removed technology: Cloudflare Rocket LoaderFeatures
  Cloudflare Rocket Loader→—
- Terminal Reader Removed technology: HTTP/3Features
  HTTP/3→—
Jul 7 · 4mo ago
- Proof of Usefulness launchedNew product

Products

Timeline

Nov 8 · 7d ago

Nov 1 · 14d ago

Jul 7 · 4mo ago