David Hauser, CTO Of Grasshopper - Innovator Interview
David Hauser is Co-Founder & CTO of Grasshopper – the virtual phone system designed for to Empower Entrepreneurs and make running a small business easier than ever. David oversees the strategic direction and operations of Grasshopper and serves as the company’s technology visionary.
Some Career Highlights include:
• One of youngest co-founders to be named to Inc.’s List of 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America
• CNN | Featured as part of the series “Young People Who Rock”
• BusinessWeek | One of “Top 5 Entrepreneurs Under 25”
• American Venture Magazine | One of “40 Under 40” young entrepreneurial leaders
• Entrepreneur | Named a small business “Power Player”
• U.S. Small Business Administration | Selected as “Massachusetts Young Entrepreneur of the Year”
• Featured in multiple publications including the Boston Globe, Business Week and the Wall Street Journal
In this interview David shares how values translate into real world action, the importance of being entrepreneurial, and an innovative branding campaign (involving chocolate covered grasshoppers) that put Grasshopper on the map.
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David, Impressive site and information. We would love to have you as a member of our invitation only site for networking with entrepreneurs and investors.
Visit http://entrepreneurdex.com and I’ll approve your membership.
With Google voice why would anyone need this?
Hey Todd,
Good question.
I happen to use both services and each one has its own perks.
Google Voice is nice because I can customize voicemails for different numbers, record the calls with the press of a button, and use it like an inbox.
Grasshopper is great for entrepreneurs because it provides a toll free number with extensions (one of the many features). This is important because it can create a virtual office for the professional on the go. Google voice doesn’t do this. I would say this is the main benefit - creating a virtual office (extensions, hold music, name directory, etc…).
But I will still keep using my Google Voice number too.
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