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

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: Adviceperiod.com (David’s advisor) The best investment advice you'll never get Transparentinvesting.com Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEO A New Kind of Investment Outlook A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing (Eleventh Edition) How Many Mutual Funds Routinely Rout the Market? Zero How Has The 4% Rule Held Up Since The Tech Bubble And The 2008 Financial Crisis? Do Not Dollar-Cost-Average for More than Twelve Months   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   If you enjoyed this episode, do us a favor and share it! Also if you haven’t already, please take a minute to leave us a 5-star review on iTunes and claim your bonus here! Copyright 2017. All rights reserved. Read our disclaimer here.