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Chris Hulls

Executive Chair and Co-Founder, Life360, Inc.

Search every verified Chris Hulls interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Chris Hulls, co-founder and executive chairman of Life360, appeared on the Summation podcast in September 2026, where he discussed the company's early history, its public market experience, and his views on startup strategy. He recounted Life360's scrappy beginnings, including subletting office space in 2015, and noted that the launch of Apple's Find My feature in 2012 helped normalize the category and contributed to the company's growth. Hulls also reflected on Life360's decision to list on the Australian Securities Exchange before transitioning to the Nasdaq, describing public markets as "brutal" and stating that quarterly scrutiny makes it harder to take bold risks compared to operating as a private company. In the interview, Hulls expressed a preference for founders with "creative high conviction" over those following a lean startup approach, arguing that critical thinking is often lost when people become overly reliant on data. He also addressed the competitive landscape, mentioning that Life360 faced competitors who charged for their products, while the company remained free. Hulls served as CEO for 17 years before stepping back last year, and he previously served in the Air Force in Afghanistan.

Recent appearances

  • Life360 founder Chris Hulls on existential amusement and why public markets kill bold bets

    Chris Hulls is the co-founder and executive chairman of Life360 ($LIF), the family safety and location-sharing app now worth over $5 billion. He was CEO for 17 years before stepping back last year. Before Life360, he served in the Air Force in Afghanistan. ---------------------------- 0:00 - Introduction 0:31 - Early Scrappy Days & Subletting Office Space 1:53 - Going Public on the ASX (Australian Securities Exchange) First 6:39 - Transitioning to the Nasdaq & the Reality of Public Markets 8:37 - Fighting "Corporate Speak" and the Pressure to Play It Safe 12:50 - Insiders vs. Outsiders: Mainta…

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  • Chris Hulls, CEO of Life360, on how location sharing lead to the largest family app there is!

    Chris realized that the ability to understand where your loved one is located is incredibly valuable yet wasn't accessible in an easy format. He built Life360 and became a pioneer in location sharing, a technology that is now a basis of our every day lives in so many ways. Also helping to save lives. His founding story and reason for building the company is powerful. After being in the Armed Forces and witnessing the importance of real-time GPS with the safety that it can bring, he knew families would greatly benefit from a similar technology. With the creation of family oriented messagin…

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  • Freemium Done Right: Lessons From a Multi-Billion-Dollar App — Chris Hulls, Life360

    On the podcast we talk with Chris about how to do freemium the right way, drafting a customer “Bill of Rights” to guide product decisions, and why blindly following A/B test results can lead to short-term gains but undermine your business long-term. Top Takeaways: 🧮 Data has limits Short-term data can lie. When every experiment looks like a win in isolation, it’s easy to miss the slow erosion of trust happening in the background. Real harm often builds quietly and cumulatively — too subtle for A/B tests to detect, and too long-term for analytics dashboards to surface. 🧊 Freemium is a strate…

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  • Life360's 17-Year Journey to $3B | Chris Hulls, Founder and CEO

    Chris Hulls is the co-founder and CEO of Life360, the social network for families. At the time of recording, its the 15th largest app in the US, with over $330 million in annual revenue, and valued at over $3 billion in the public markets. We go inside the two decade journey building Life360, competing against Sam Altman and Woz, almost getting cancelled on TikTok, and going public twice - first in Australia, then again in the US. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:04) Why CEO’s are getting more authentic (04:59) Building a social network for family (08:14) Starting Life360 after Hurricane Katrin…

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  • Life360 $LIF CEO Chris Hulls - Trust, Data, and Modern Parenting

    Chris Hulls is the founder and CEO of Life360 ( ‪@Life360Inc‬ ) ( LIF ) the family safety platform used by over 70 million people worldwide. Life360 trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker LIF and has a market cap of $3.4 billion as of December 2024. #Life360 #LIF #Parenting Looking for more tech, data and venture capital news? Head to https://www.worldofdaas.com/ for our newsletter and events, and follow us on X   / worldofdaas   --------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Life360 CEO Chris Hulls 06:28 The evolution of parenting styles 12:15 Cultural shifts in paren…

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  • Life360 Co-Founder & CEO Chris Hulls

    On this episode of the CEO Podast, Clint interviews Chris Hulls, the CEO and co-founder of Life360. Chris shares his journey from college during Hurricane Katrina to creating a successful family safety app. They discuss the growth of Life360, the challenges of being a public company, and the importance of family-focused features. Chris also talks about the impact of AI on the company and his views on leadership and societal responsibilities. Tune in to hear about Chris's mentors, the inspiration behind Life360, and his unique perspective on leadership. Timestamps: 0:00 - 4:15 - Introduction…

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  • #21: How Life360's product org evolved from Series A to IPO with Chris Hulls

    Welcome to another episode of Supra Insider. In this episode, Marc and Ben sit down with Chris Hulls (  / chrishulls  , the founder and CEO of Life360, the world’s leading location-sharing app for families. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in scaling a tech startup and understanding the intricacies of product management in a rapidly growing company. In this episode, we covered the following topics: Chris's journey from founding Life360 to taking the company public The qualities Chris looks for in product leaders at different growth stages His views on metric-driven produ…

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  • Life360: Trolling TikTokers, Privacy vs. Safety, & the Future of Location Sharing w/ CEO Chris Hulls

    Katie Perry and Austin Hankwitz interview Chris Hulls, CEO of Life360, an app for family location tracking. Chris discusses the company's strategies, including a successful TikTok campaign with 7 billion views, and their monetization approach, where only 13% of users are paid subscribers. He emphasizes Life360's core values, security measures, and plans for expanding services to seniors. Chris shares insights on his leadership style, influenced by his military background, and how he turned a teen-led campaign against the app into a successful engagement strategy. The episode concludes with pla…

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  • Chris Hulls from Life360 (ASX:360) | Switzer Small and Micro Cap Investor Day

    Life360 CEO Chris Hulls speaks at the Switzer Small and Micro Cap Virtual Investor Day 2020. Subscribe to Switzer: Switzer Report - https://switzersuperreport.com.au/sub... Switzer Daily - https://switzer.com.au/subscribe The Peter Switzer Show - https://switzer.com.au/the-peter-swit... Follow Switzer: YouTube -    / @switzerreport   Facebook -   / switzer.com.au   Twitter -   / switzercomau   LinkedIn -   / switzer-media---publishing   #asx #sharemarket #stocks

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  • Christopher Hulls from Life360 (ASX:360) | The CEO Masterclass

    Peter Switzer speaks to the CEO of Life360 (ASX:360), Christopher Hulls. Subscribe to Switzer: Switzer Report - https://switzersuperreport.com.au/sub... Switzer Daily - https://switzer.com.au/subscribe The Peter Switzer Show - https://switzer.com.au/the-peter-swit... Follow Switzer: YouTube -    / @switzerreport   Facebook -   / switzer.com.au   Twitter -   / switzercomau   LinkedIn -   / switzer-media---publishing   #asx #sharemarket #stocks

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  • How Does Life360 Use Your Data? | Interview with the Life360 CEO | Lawyer Reacts

    #life360 #datapolicy #userdata Here is my complete, uncut and unedited Zoom interview with Chris Hulls, the CEO of Life360. We discussed at length the data policies of the app and how Chris is trying to improve the app to be more teenage user friendly. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the personal video blog of personal injury lawyer Tommy John Kherkher. Biography: Personal Injury Attorney Tommy John Kherkher Managing Partner of The Kherkher Law Firm PLLC | Attorney at Kherkher Garcia LP Principal offi…

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  • Chris Hulls CEO at Life360

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