This is an interesting opening that is gaining popularity in international chess lately, and though it may seem counterintuitive to develop like this as white, I'd invite you to explore some of the positive aspects of the white position. 

I'm hoping to exchange ideas and foster growth in this system.

Find Jobava's games with white in this line, or Rapport, or the top German GM, or Stefanova. Attacking players like this line. Also GM's. Harikrishna, Nakamura, Ganguly, our own Eric Prie and world junior champion Ipatov have contributed to the line.

This scheme of development is about speed/development, unorthodoxy, piece play, sacking the b pawn, f3-g4/e4 ideas and oftentimes trying for reversed Albin/Chigorin lines with white up a tempo (often with Bf4 thrown in, which arguably is a good natural developing move.) 

Some may scoff and suggest this is a downright wrong way to play for an edge as white. Ok, at 2700+ maybe it's important to constantly search for computer perfect edge/truth schema, but I'd invite you to contemplate similar themes as the one here that I am suggesting. The Trompowsky, and the London system still for example, have much practical sting! These are all developing moves, after all. White moves with purpose. Arguably, this is a fascinating line that is exploding in popularity right now, and should be respected. Don't forget, chess is ultimately 0.00 and drawn, it happens in the Slav, the Grunfeld, Ruy Lopez and anything else. It's very much worth looking into as a white weapon, and has strong practical value.

Some ideas, 

1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.Nc3!? Bf5 (the move that is played against me the most) and now:

4.f3 (trying for e4 or g4) e6 (or c6 are most common here and lead to similar reactions from white)
5.g4 Bg6 6.h4 h5 (6...h6!?) 7.g5 Nd7 8.e4 and white has an advantage in space, development and better coordination. White will try to castle queenside if possible, and play for mate on the black king. 

1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c5!? 4.e4!? Is a common idea in these types of positions, leading to interesting gambit play. 

1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bf5 4.f3 e6 5.g4 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.e3 (white can and often does just get on with simple development, nothing flashy. How can this be wrong? I put the question to you, black plays like this in respected Chigorin lines, so why not I say?) 

7...c5 8.h5 Bh7 9.Nb5!? (Another common idea in these types of positions, especially of late in international chess. A couple of points;

1. The knight move obviously threatens c7, and forces some concession,

2. As the knight hops to b5, the c pawn can move now, either to c3 to solidify the Slav/London pawn centre, or c4 gaining space. 

3.The knight foray into the queenside will usually be met by Na6, an ugly rim move for the horse, and if we compare knights, whites is vastly superior. It controls some key dark squares in blacks camp, and working in tandem with our old friend the Dark Squared Bishop at f4, restricts black and can set up the foundation for a continued assault on the queenside. Add one more piece, or an open file for a rook into the matter, and white might very well be able to penetrate blacks position. Blacks knight has to sit on the rim at a6 and watch this happen. I like white.