David Hauser

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David Hauser
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New York, NY
Nationality American
Known forFounder, Grasshopper Group
Website www.davidhauser.com

David Hauser is an American entrepreneur, speaker and angel investor. [1] He is best known for co-founding the Grasshopper Group, a virtual telephone service acquired by the Citrix Systems for $170 million in 2015. [2] [3] Hauser is a founding member of the National Entrepreneurs' Day and has co-founded a number of tech companies including Grasshopper, Chargify, Spreadable PopSurvey, Deck Foundry and others. [4] [5]

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Early life and education

Hauser was born and raised in New York City. He attended City & Country School in Manhattan. Later, he went to Poly Prep for High school. [6] He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Babson College in 2004. [7]

Career

Hauser started a number of companies when he was in high school. In 1999, Hauser first co-founded an e-mail performance management company, Return Path to improve the content, reach and delivery of permission-based e-mail programs. During his time at Babson College, he met Siamak Taghaddos and they planned to start a virtual telephone service. [8] In February 2003, they launched GotVMail Communications, which gave customers a toll-free or local number to use for incoming calls. They later rebranded GotVMail to Grasshopper to empower entrepreneurs to succeed. [9]

In 2010, he launched PackageFox to track packages and file claims when the shipment were not delivered on time. In 2011, both Hauser and Taghaddos were named in 2011 Inc magazine's 30 under 30 list. [10] Later in the year, they started recurring billing and subscription management service, Chargify and received funding from Mark Cuban. They also started survey service PopSurvey. [11]

In 2015, Grasshopper was acquired by the Citrix Systems of California for $165 million in cash and $8.6 million in stock. [12] He also authored the chapter "Student Entrepreneur Giving Back" about his experience in launching GotVMail.

Investments

Hauser has invested in several technology companies including Intercom, Unbounce, Munchery, Groove and other.

Hauser has also been featured in various business publications, including The Boston Globe , The Wall Street Journal , Business Week and many other. [13] [14]

Member and accolades

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References

  1. ↑ "Grasshopper's David Hauser: 'I Couldn't Do My Job Without...'" . Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  2. ↑ "World's Largest Startup Company Platform | Startups.co". www.startups.co. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  3. ↑ "How Grasshopper Scrapped Their Way To $30M+ In Annual Revenue" . Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  4. ↑ Gerber, Scott. "Announcing a Live Chat With Grasshopper Founder David Hauser". Mashable. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  5. ↑ "Q&A with David Hauser, organizer of National Entrepreneurs' Day - Silicon Prairie News". Silicon Prairie News. 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  6. ↑ "Young Alumni Profile: David Hauser '00, Tech Start-Up Entrepreneur and Founder of Grasshopper, Which Supports Small Business". Poly Prep Country Day School. 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  7. ↑ "Interview with Grasshopper's David Hauser". News & Announcements Blog. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  8. ↑ "David Hauser on grasshopper and tips and advices for aspiring entrepreneurs". YHP. 2009-11-16. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  9. ↑ "Siamak Taghaddos and David Hauser, Founders of Grasshopper". Inc.com. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  10. ↑ "Top Young Entrepreneurs of 2011: 30 Under 30". Inc.com. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  11. ↑ "David Hauser, Co-Founder of Grasshopper, Shares His Startup Story | Foundora". foundora.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  12. ↑ "Unicorns may get all the attention, but Grasshopper shows the benefits of focusing on customers" . Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  13. ↑ "David Hauser Co Founder of Grasshopper". Business Interviews. 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  14. ↑ Wilpert, Chris Von (2017-03-28). "10 lessons I learned from David Hauser's $0 to $30M B2B SaaS interview". Rocketship Growth. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  15. ↑ Eilene Zimmerman (27 June 2011). "30 UNDER 30 2011: Siamak Taghaddos and David Hauser, Founders of Grasshopper". Inc.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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