Ep.480 ~ Selling a Company for $170 Million ~ David Hauser

<p style="text-align:center;">David Hauser ~ Founder of GrassHopper.com</p> <p style="text-align:center;">~ Current Series ~</p> <p style="text-align:center;">100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers</p> <p> </p> <p>On the mic today we are joined by an individual who sold the company he and his partner built for $170 Million. <a href='https://www.davidhauser.com/'>David Hauser</a> is a serial entrepreneur who has founded or co-founded multiple companies over the years, making his largest exit from Grasshopper.com. David and his partner are 100% focused on building companies that focus on rapid growth, and delayed gratification for themselves. This is how they took Grasshopper to $1 Million in year one, scaling it to $30 Million annual revenue then selling it after 12 years for the amount mentioned earlier for $170 Million. </p> <p> </p> <p>David not only co-founded Grasshopper he also started Chargify that was invested into by Mark Cuban himself half a million dollars over a short three email exchange. David founded ReturnPath, SuperFat, invested in Intercom, Unbounce, Broove, The Hustle and 50+ more companies.  He is also a founding member of National Entrepreneurs’ Day, and has been featured in Inc. Magazine’s 30 Under 30!</p> <p> </p> <p> 02:27  Who is David Hauser?</p> <p>     11:11  Starting a Company His Second Year in College</p> <p>     14:23  Making $1 Million While Still in College</p> <p>     23:47  A Growth Business vs. A Lifestyle Business</p> <p>     28:25  Making the Decision to Sell for $170 Million</p> <p>     37:09  Remote Teams vs. Teams in an Office</p> <p>     39:47  Letting Go of Team Members that Get You to $5 Million But Can’t Get    You to $10 Million</p> <p>     43:44  Why Happiness & Freedom Don’t Come With Massive Amounts of Money</p> <p>     51:58  Valuing Experience Over Things</p> <p>     54:02  Importance of Catching People Doing Good Things</p> <p>     56:58  How You Do One Things is How You Do Everything</p> <p>     58:20  Work Hard Be Nice<