103: After the Big Exit - Investing Philosophy and Life Optimization with David Hauser

Invest Like a Boss

Sam Marks Johnny FD Derek Spartz

Business, Investing

4.8 • 518 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2018

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

David Hauser is an entrepreneur and a speaker based in Las Vegas. He is the founder of Grasshopper, Chargify, and Angel Investor. Grasshopper is a virtual phone system company which was sold to Citrix for almost $175M. His passion in the business industry has led him to build more startups. This successful exit has led him to realize what he really cares about – and that is to inspire others.

On this episode, David shares his journey after selling the company that he built and managed for over 12 years. He reveals the emotional struggle he went through after his big exit and what he did with his money after that. David gives his perspective on what financial freedom means. He also shares his investment strategies including the investment platforms he ventured in. This conversation gives you several tips and advice on how to manage and grow your wealth.

Where we are:

Johnny – San Francisco, California
Sam – Tampa, Florida
David – Las Vegas

Links:

David's New Book - Evolvebook.com
Davidhauser.com

Discussed:

Time Stamps:

08:48 – The creation of Grasshopper.com
10:33 – His passion in becoming an entrepreneur
11:04 – Where and when did they build the company?
12:35 – The Company’s growth after the exit
13:25 – What came after the big exit?
16:44 – Diversifying his wealth and assets
20:40 – His strategy for managing his assets
23:31 – The value of investment advisors
26:50 – What is financial freedom for him?
29:05 – His engagements after the exit
30:58 – His new book
31:49 – The secret behind his productivity
33:46 – Life optimization
37:20 – His advice to help increase productivity

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Invest Like a Boss podcast. I'm Sam Marks and I'm Johnny FD. We're self-made entrepreneurs who invest our own money and use modern technology to invest like a boss.
0:08.8	Join us each week for exclusive interviews with our network of modern investors, business owners, and multimillionaires to discover new ways to invest our hard-earned cash.
0:18.1	Hey everyone, this is Johnny and welcome to episode 103 of the Invest Like a Boss podcast.
0:23.5	I am actually in San Francisco, California.
0:26.2	Sam is on the East Coast in Tampa, Florida.
0:28.5	Welcome to the show, buddy.
0:29.3	Welcome to the show, Johnny.
0:31.2	Missing you, missing our weekly podcast here at Invest Like a Boss.
0:36.7	Took a week off last week, digested the credit card episode and got myself some new credit
0:42.6	cards.
0:43.4	Glad to be back on.
0:45.1	Big shout out to all the bosses out there.
0:47.0	We've had a ton of reviews come in the last week and those are inspiring and helpful
0:51.6	for us.
0:52.9	So keep those coming.
0:54.1	Johnny's good to be reunited again.
0:56.8	I actually, I haven't even checked all the new reviews.
0:59.5	Do you have any of them handy?
1:00.9	I don't.
1:01.6	I don't.
1:03.3	We'll get into this in the outro, but I just set up.
1:06.2	I actually just moved apartments again in Tampa.
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