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Startup Dad

Startup Dad

Adam Fishman

Adam Fishman (author of a top business newsletter on Substack with 10K+ subscribers) interviews executives, entrepreneurs, and company leaders in technology companies who are also fathers. They discuss the tough aspects of work, parenting, family, the mistakes made and lessons learned along the way.
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Adam Grenier is VP of Growth at Eventbrite, a ticketing company that is bringing the world together through live experiences. Prior to that he led growth for Masterclass and Lambda School, was an EIR at Reforge and was Head of Growth Marketing at Uber. He's also a loving husband and the father of 3 kids, including an autistic son. In this episode we discuss:


  • Adam's humble upbringing in the Midwest

  • How he got into improv and made his way to California

  • Poop (of course)

  • Raising a child with special needs

  • How to communicate your capacity to your spouse

  • Advocating for your children

  • Some of the shame around parenting

  • Setting up family guardrails and balance



Where to find Adam Grenier


Twitter: https://twitter.com/AKGrenier


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akgrenier


Where to find Adam Fishman:


Newsletter: https://www.fishmanafnewsletter.com


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/


Twitter: https://twitter.com/fishmanaf



In this episode, we cover:


[1:23] Introductions


[2:11] Adam’s Background


[7:12] Parents


[9:26] Discussing Role Models


[11:19] Arriving in California, Adam’s wife and kids


[20:08] Talk about Poop


[21:45] What it’s like with a special needs child


[24:15] Discussing capacity and Brene Brown


[26:06] How to advocate for your child


[31:55] Shame around parenting


[33:38] New parent support group anecdote


[34:06] Family guard rails


[37:12] Parenting disagreements


[39:03] How to balance work and family


[45:25] Rapid fire round


[51:21] Parting advice



Links we reference:


Second City
https://www.secondcity.com/


SNL
https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live


Brene Brown
https://brenebrown.com/


Butt Cream
https://www.forbes.com/health/family/best-diaper-rash-cream/



Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at http://www.armaziproductions.com/


Episode art designed by Matt Sutherland at https://www.mspnw.com/


This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit startupdadpod.substack.com
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Alex Cohen is Sr. Director of Product at Carbon Health, a modern health clinic that provides urgent and primary care for easier everyday health. He is also a serial entrepreneur, investor, and one of the most prolific "shitposters" on Twitter. He's a loving husband and the father of 1 kid, born during the peak of the pandemic. In this episode we discuss:

Getting fired from Office Depot

Marrying his high school sweetheart and prom date

Being the youngest parent in your neighborhood

His wife's take on his internet celebrity

How "shitposting" has made her choice to not work outside the home easier

The difficulties of parenting without community, family, or friends

Bringing home a baby during the peak of the pandemic

Where to find Alex Cohen

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/anothercohen

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-cohen/

Where to find Adam Fishman:

Newsletter: https://www.fishmanafnewsletter.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fishmanaf

In this episode, we cover:

[1:30] Introductions [2:02] Professional background

[5:16] Angel investing

[7:51] Marrying your high school sweetheart

[12:26] Leaving California for Texas

[17:51] His wife's decision to stay home

[18:32] Her take on his internet fame

[20:22] Starting a family

[21:46] Earliest fatherhood memory

[22:53] Lack of support network

[23:53] Instagram VS. real life

[25:56] Most surprising about being a new Dad

[27:38] Frameworks for parenting

[29:26] Having a Pandemic kid

[31:05] What his kid's reaction to an internet famous Dad will be

[33:33] Establishing strong partnership with his wife

[35:42] What did you give up to be a Dad?

[38:08] Rapid fire round

Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at http://www.armaziproductions.com/

Episode art designed by Matt Sutherland at https://www.mspnw.com/


This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit startupdadpod.substack.com
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Nick Soman is the founder and CEO of Decent, a healthcare company that helps small businesses band together to get more affordable health insurance for their employees. Prior to that he led growth for Gusto, was a product manager on the Kindle at Amazon, and started a company that he sold to Napster! In this episode we discuss:


  • How Nick's parents influenced his own parenting

  • The challenging early times as a Dad and startup leader

  • Discoveries he's had as a Dad

  • The importance of partnership in your marriage and how to navigate conflict

  • His "irrevocable guidelines" around family

  • Silicon Valley hustle culture and incompatibility with family life

  • Bringing his own values into his company

  • Many mistakes he's made as a father and what they've taught him



Where to find Nick Soman:


Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicksoman


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicksoman/


Where to find Adam:


Newsletter: https://www.fishmanafnewsletter.com


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/


Twitter: https://twitter.com/fishmanaf



In this episode, we cover:


[1:50] Introductions


[2:36] Nick and Decent Health


[4:28] Nick’s background


[7:08] His Parents


[8:58] Family life and Starting a family


[12:27] Challenging early times as a Dad


[16:00] Responsibility cape/choice vs. obligation


[17:12] Masculine energy/Nature vs. Nurture


[20:44] Dad discoveries/Do as I say, not as I do.


[24:41] Dissonance between partners


[25:32] Importance of partnership/conflict


[28:00] Marriage advice


[30:22] How do you and your wife recharge?


[32:46] “Irrevocable guidelines” around my family


[33:27] Silicon Valley “hustle culture”


[34:19] A trap he fell into/a walkabout


[37:44] Bringing values into his company


[40:46] Mistake he’s made as a father


[44:28] Rapid fire round



Links we reference:


Rivian
https://rivian.com/


“Hold Me Tight,” Dr. Sue Johnson
https://www.amazon.com/Hold-Me-Tight-Conversations-Lifetime/dp/B084G9QFZY/ref=sr_1_2?crid=194BNQXYUKRWA&keywords=hold+me+tight+sue+johnson&qid=1680733560&sprefix=hold+me+tight+sue+%2Caps%2C107&sr=8-2


Nick's company, Decent
https://www.decent.com/


Andy Johns - How to Know When to Stop
https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-know-when-to-stop



Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at http://www.armaziproductions.com/


Episode art designed by Matt Sutherland at https://www.mspnw.com/


This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit startupdadpod.substack.com
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Aaron Huey is an award-winning National Geographic photographer, a three time Stanford Fellow and the founder and chief creative officer of Amplifier.org. He has broken crowdfunding records when he raised $3 million in a few weeks for projects like We the People and We the Future. Before he had kids he did a 3,349 mile solo walk across America with his dog Cosmo over 154 days. Most importantly Fatherly called Aaron the "3rd Coolest Dad in America" beating out Barack Obama and Childish Gambino. He's a husband and father of two kids.

In this episode we discuss:

  • His life with his wife and two children
  • Encouraging making, exploration and risk-taking
  • How to foster a lifelong love of creativity and expression in your kids
  • The complementary nature of his wife's steady personality with his high-speed ADHD personality
  • The inspiration behind his kids unique names
  • His thoughts on social media and when his oldest son skyrocketed to Instagram fame as a young kid
  • His involvement in social issues, tech innovations and storytelling

Where to find Aaron Huey

Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/aaronhuey

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/argonautphoto

His amazing website: https://www.helloprototype.com/

Latest project on climate change: https://www.crisiscurated.com/

Where to find Adam Fishman

Newsletter: https://startupdadpod.substack.com/

Newsletter: https://www.fishmanafnewsletter.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/

Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/fishmanaf

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/

In this episode, we cover:

[2:08] Welcome to the show

[2:25] Aaron’s professional life

[4:49] Record setting moments

[6:57] 3rd Coolest dad in America

[8:58] Aaron’s childhood

[10:20] Living all over the world

[10:57] Walking 3,349 miles across the country

[13:27] His wife and family

[15:38] All about his kids

[18:48] More about his amazing wife

[19:11] Their decision to have kids

[23:35] First memory of becoming a dad

[24:07] Most surprising thing about being a dad

[25:55] No blood, no foul

[28:14] Fostering creativity

[34:10] Exploration/risk taking

[37:08] Not always seeing eye-to-eye with his wife

[39:37] How his career affects family life

[43:37] Mistake made as a dad

[46:27] Pre-teens and social media

[50:51] Hustle culture

[53:44] Rapid fire round

[1:02:19] Thank you

Show references:

Aaron Huey's Website - https://www.helloprototype.com/

Aaron's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/argonautphoto

Hawkeye Huey's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hawkeyehuey/

Juno Huey's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/junohuey/

Aaron's Ted Talk - https://ed.ted.com/lessons/america-s-native-prisoners-of-war-aaron-huey

Amplifier.org - https://amplifier.org/

Fatherly.com - https://www.fatherly.com/entertainment/100-coolest-dads-in-america-2018

Kickstarter We The People - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amplifierfoundation/we-the-people-public-art-for-the-inauguration-and/posts

Kickstarter We The Future - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amplifierfoundation/we-the-future-art-for-the-classroom-and-beyond

National Geographic - https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/photographer/aaron-huey

2017 Women's March - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Women%27s_March

Lakota People - https://www.lakotamall.com/history-and-ancestry/

Rotary - https://www.rotary.org/en

John S. Knight Fellowship - https://jsk.stanford.edu/

Tom Shadyac - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Shadyac

Smithsonian Institution - https://www.si.edu/

Heyoka - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heyoka

Hayao Miyazaki - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0594503/

Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at http://www.armaziproductions.com/

Episode art designed by Matt Sutherland at https://www.mspnw.com/

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Buster Benson is Principle Product Manager at Medium, the platform creating a new model for digital publishing. He a published author of the book Why Are We Yelling? The Art of Productive Disagreements, the founder of 750Words, and most importantly the father of two boys. In this episode we discuss:


  • Joining and leaving companies in pursuit of being a better father

  • Starting a family while being broke with no insurance

  • Home birthing

  • Having a kid who doesn't sleep for more than 30 minutes at a time

  • Separation and divorce

  • How to talk to your kids about divorce

  • Maintaining an amicable relationship with your ex and connection to your kids



Where to find Buster Benson:


Twitter: https://twitter.com/buster


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/busterbenson/


750 Words: https://750words.com/


Amazon: Why Are We Yelling?


Where to find Adam Fishman:


Newsletter: https://www.fishmanafnewsletter.com


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/


Twitter: https://twitter.com/fishmanaf



In this episode, we cover:


[1:26] Introduction


[2:30] Background


[6:22] Decision to start a family


[7:49] Homebirth


[9:28] Homebirth community


[11:06] About Buster’s kids


[12:47] Why parenting is hard


[14:40] Buster’s earliest fatherhood memories


[17:53] Surprising fatherhood things


[19:45] External pressure


[21:45] Frameworks for parenting


[24:14] ADHD/Diagnosis


[25:13] The story of his separation and divorce


[28:43] Telling the kids about their separation


[31:04] Advice for separation


[34:46] Agreements in parenting


[36:42] Managing complex demands


[39:46] Mistakes in fatherhood


[43:33] Rapid fire round



Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at http://www.armaziproductions.com/


Episode art designed by Matt Sutherland at https://www.mspnw.com/


This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit startupdadpod.substack.com
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Sean Ellis is a growth legend and the creator of the term “growth hacker.” He has built a legendary framework (the “Sean Ellis test”) for determining product/market fit, wrote the original book on Growth (“Hacking Growth), and has founded several companies along with working at or advising companies like LogMeIn, Dropbox, Eventbrite, Bounce and more. In addition to his role as the Godfather of Growth he’s also a husband and the father of two adult children.

Maintaining strong relationships with your daughters during the tumultuous teenage years and into their 20’s

Sean’s philosophy on not waiting until it’s convenient

Navigating big challenges with kids—from autoimmune disorders to depression

Balancing the approach between letting kids figure stuff out on their own vs. jumping in to help them

When to push and when to back off

Sean’s meteoric rise as a CEO and head coach of a youth soccer team

Some controversial approaches that worked for his family

Where to find Sean Ellis

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanellis/

X: https://twitter.com/SeanEllis

Sean’s Newsletter: https://substack.com/@seanellis

Where to find Adam Fishman

FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/

In this episode, we cover:

[2:05] Welcome

[2:42] Sean’s professional background

[7:49] Childhood

[9:13] How Sean met his wife; all about their kids?

[11:18] Are 20 year olds “kids”?

[12:00] Decision to start a family

[13:01] Earliest memory of becoming a Dad

[15:31] Maintaining relationship w/daughters into adulthood

[20:55] Surprising thing you learned as a Dad?

[22:28] Advice for younger Sean

[23:41] Shared advice to friends

[25:31] Balancing parenting techniques

[30:20] Did the kids come back home while working?

[31:54] Sean the soccer coach

[37:05] Parenting style evolution

[41:41] Where Sean and his wife don’t align on parenting

[43:36] Kid’s relationship with technology

[45:36] What he gave up to become a dad?

[47:24] Mistakes he made as a dad?

[49:10] Where to follow along

[49:55] What inspired you to write again?

[52:00] Lightning Round

[55:38] Thank you

Show references:

LogMeIn: https://www.logmein.com/

Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/

Bounce: https://usebounce.com/

UC Berkeley: https://www.berkeley.edu/

UCLA: https://www.ucla.edu/

Breathalyzer: https://www.amazon.com/BACtrack-Breathalyzer-Professional-Grade-Smartphone-Connectivity/dp/B079XXNBF3/ref=zg_bs_g_15992781_d_sccl_1/143-4646178-9363038?psc=1

Vuori: https://vuoriclothing.com/

Anastasia: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118617/

National Lampoon’s European Vacation :https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089670/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

For sponsorship inquiries email: [email protected].

For Startup Dad Merch: www.startupdadshop.com

Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at http://www.armaziproductions.com/


This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit startupdadpod.substack.com
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Bianca Schulze is the founder and editor of The Children's Book Review—a resource devoted to children's literature and literacy—and the host of The Growing Readers Podcast. Bianca is also the author of DON'T WAKE THE DRAGON which has been translated into 20 languages and is now a six-book series, as well as 101 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU GROW UP which is an Amazon Editors' pick for Best Nonfiction for Kids. She also a wife and the mother of three kids! In our conversation today we discussed:

How to raise readers in your household

How to foster a love of reading within your family

Her Top 5 book recommendations for 2024

The Children’s Book Review journey from blog to important literary resource

How she came to write her earliest books

Classic holiday stories for families

How parents can work with kids who are struggling to find reading enjoyable

Where to find Bianca Schulze

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancaschulze/

Website: https://www.biancaschulze.com/

The Children’s Book Review: https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/

Where to find Adam Fishman

FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/

In this episode, we cover:

[1:38] Welcome

[2:19] Professional background

[4:05] Family

[5:13] Children’s book review evolution

[8:11] How does being an author inform your work?

[10:25] Don’t Wake the Dragon Series

[14:27] Inspiration for 101 Books to Read

[17:25] Top book recommendations by age

[27:55] New releases you’re excited about?

[29:08] Where to buy all your books

[31:41] Classic holiday book recommendations

[33:24] How do you choose age level books?

[35:29] Using Children’s Book Review as a resource

[37:05] Trends in children’s literature right now

[39:17] How to encourage children to love reading

[44:24] Diversity/representation in literature

[46:45] Growing Readers Podcast

[48:44] What’s next?

[49:46] Advice on how to juggle work & family

[53:25] Lightning round

[58:43] Thank you

Show references:

Children’s Book Review: https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/

Growing Readers Podcast:https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/thegrowingreaderspodcast/

Bianca’s Published Works: https://www.biancaschulze.com/#published-works

CU Boulder: https://www.colorado.edu/

Dragons Love Tacos : https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dragons-love-tacos-adam-rubin/1107389326

Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illustrator): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/impossible-creatures-katherine-rundell/1143746993

The Poisoned King (B&N Exclusive Edition) (Impossible Creatures #2) by Katherine Rundell: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-poisoned-king-katherine-rundell/1146144609

Kate DiCamillo: https://www.katedicamillo.com/

Priya's Kitchen Adventures: A Cookbook for Kids by Priya Krishna: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/priyas-kitchen-adventures-priya-krishna/1142903399

The Yellow Bus by Loren Long: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-yellow-bus-loren-long/1143921425

Where Is Koketso?: A Search, Seek & Find by Nyasha Williams, Anna Abl (Illustrator): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/where-is-koketso-nyasha-williams/1144786418

The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-remarkable-journey-of-coyote-sunrise-dan-gemeinhart/1128564272

Coyote Lost and Found by Dan Gemeinhart: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/coyote-lost-and-found-dan-gemeinhart/1143297511

BookShop: www.bookshop.org

Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/

The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-outsiders-s-e-hinton/1100458329

Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/twas-the-night-before-christmas-clement-clarke-moore/1102050730

Stick Man by Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illustrator): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/stick-man-julia-donaldson/1015184424

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series #1) by Jeff Kinney: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-jeff-kinney/1100714716

Dog Man (Dog Man Series #1) by Dav Pilkey: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dog-man-dav-pilkey/1123324195

Harry Potter: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone:(Harry Potter Series #1) by ...

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Today I’m releasing the best of Startup Dad from 2024! Across over 50 hours of conversations, hundreds of topics, and approaching 100 Dads (and Moms) I’ve covered a lot. In this episode you’ll hear from dozens of executives and founders like Scott Belsky of Adobe, Immad Akhund from Mercury, Siqi Chen from Runway, Chris Miller from Hubspot, Lane Shackleton from Coda and Adam Nash from Daffy. You’ll also hear best-selling authors and experts like Sean Ellis, Nir Eyal, Linda Flanagan and “Dad Brain” expert Darby Saxby alongside some lesser-known founders and solopreneurs who are making it work or sometimes just barely surviving.

The goal of Startup Dad has always been to learn something new about parenting and to normalize hearing more successful male leaders talk about their families—the struggles and the successes.

In this episode highlights include:

The role of technology and artificial intelligence in our kids’ lives

The importance of modeling the right behavior and how to recover when you don’t

How to partner successfully with your significant other

How we approach our own aging parents

Navigating cultural differences inside your own family

Building companies while raising kids

How to approach paternity leave as a startup founder

Defining and creating quality time

Whether work/life balance is possible, a myth, or should be re-thought entirely

Where to find Adam Fishman

FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/

In this episode, we cover:

[1:49] AI/Tech & parenting

[7:56] Talking to kids about over-reliance on AI?

[8:57] What's the most interesting thing that one of your kids has done with ChatGPT?

[19:46] Tech parents limiting kid’s access to tech

[21:53] Modeling behavior

[33:15] Adult children & relationships

[41:18] Aligned & disaligned w/ partner in parenting

[55:45] Raising families with cultural differences

[1:09:25] Parenting & Startups

[1:28:52] Paternity leave as a startup founder

[1:30:23] Partnership

[1:52:33] Healthy habits & kids

[2:01:39] Being present

[02:23:39] Cooking as a Dad

[02:27:39] Difficult times/adversity

[02:49:50] Frameworks

[3:20:10] Nurturing kid’s growth

[03:41:10] Thank You

Show references (more coming soon!):

Harriet Tubman: https://www.biography.com/activists/harriet-tubman

Gundam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam

Transformers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers

ChatGPT: chatgpt.com

Troomi: https://troomi.com/

Inside Out 2: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22022452/

Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting

by Pamela Druckerman: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bringing-up-b-b-pamela-druckerman/1111325335

Alexa:https://www.alexa.com/

Tanzania: https://www.britannica.com/place/Tanzania

Daring Girls: https://daringgirls.org/

Paid Family Medical Leave Act: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/paid-family-and-medical-leave-pfml-overview-and-benefits

Ready to Die album by Notorious B.I.G: https://www.amazon.com/Notorious-BIG-Ready-Die-Remaster/dp/B0002GTWYW

Dadversity: https://dadversity.co.uk/

Five Love Languages: https://5lovelanguages.com/

The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

by Naoki Higashida, KA Yoshida (Translator), David Mitchell (Translator): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-reason-i-jump-naoki-higashida/1115218514

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-will-to-change-bell-hooks/1100306349

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Andrew Capland is the founder of Growth coaching and advisory, Delivering Value. He’s also been the Head of Growth at Postscript and Wistia and was an early employee at Hubspot. He’s a loving husband and the father of two kids, including one who was 6 weeks old during our chat! In our conversation today we discussed:

Going from one kid to two and thriving with a newborn

Managing your life and paternity leave as a Solopreneur

The support structures needed with a second kid

Bottle washing hacks!

What do you do when you and your spouse are both exhausted?

What to do with different religious values in the household

How to set yourself up for success with clients and a newborn

Where to find Andrew Capland

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewcapland/

X: https://x.com/acapland

Delivering Value: https://deliveringvalue.co/

Where to find Adam Fishman

FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/

In this episode, we cover:

[1:24] Welcome

[1:42] Professional background

[3:02] Inspiration for pod

[4:52] Childhood

[8:12] Family now

[9:15] First date with wife?

[9:56] How old are your kids?

[10:34] What does your wife do for work?

[10:58] Decision to start a family

[13:17] First thing you remember when 6 week old was born?

[15:15] Support structures w/ second kid

[17:41] Paternity leave as a solopreneur

[19:17] How to manage new parenthood and soloprenuer

[21:19] Transition from 1 to 2 kids

[24:00] Any bottle washing hacks?

[24:50] Earliest memory of becoming a dad

[25:59] Emotions w/ first child vs. second

[27: 22] What are some surprising things you discovered?

[28:14] Advice to younger Andrew

[29:57] Advice to ignore

[31:10] Favorite books to read to your kids?

[32:09] Frameworks

[32:59] What do you do if you’re both exhausted?

[33:59] How has parenting evolved

[36:10] Where do you and your partner not align?

[37:45] Differences in religions amongst couples

[40:14] Kid’s relationship to technology

[42:25] What is something you gave up to be a dad?

[43:59] Recharge batteries

[44:59] Mistake as a dad

[46:31] Follow along

[47:47] Rapid fire

Show references:

Andrew’s Podcast: https://media.deliveringvalue.co/t/show

Adam’s episode of Andrew’s Podcast: https://media.deliveringvalue.co/p/how-to-deal-with-overwhelm-imposter

Delivering Value: https://deliveringvalue.co/

PostScript: https://postscript.io/

Wistia: https://wistia.com/

HubSpot: https://www.hubspot.com/products/get-started-f049

Kings: https://www.playatkings.com/

Bright Horizons: https://www.brighthorizons.com/

Little Blue Truck Makes a Friend: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Blue-Truck-Makes-Friend/dp/0358722829

Little Blue Truck Leads the Way:https://www.amazon.com/Little-Blue-Truck-Leads-board/dp/0544568052

iPad: https://www.apple.com/

MiniMeis backpack: https://us.minimeis.com/

Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads by Gary Greenberg & Jeannie Hayden:

https://www.amazon.com/Be-Prepared-Gary-Greenberg/dp/0743251547/

Toy Story: https://toystory.disney.com/

Jaws: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/

Nantucket: https://www.nantucket-ma.gov/

Kia Telluride: https://www.kia.com/us/en/telluride

For sponsorship inquiries email: [email protected].

For Startup Dad Merch: www.startupdadshop.com

Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at http://www.armaziproductions.com/


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Rob Schutz is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of multi-billion-dollar online health company, Ro. He has also founded the domain name service company, Snagged. He invests alongside me in the 20Growth fund. In addition to his skill as a founder he’s also a husband and the father of two kids. In our conversation today we discussed:

How to set a good example for your kids in how you treat others

Not putting too much pressure on yourself to have hard and fast rules or systems

Adjusting your life to be more present

The emotions and feelings you go through as a new Dad

The most surprising aspects of fatherhood

The difference between the relationship he wants his kids to have with technology vs. social media

Some exciting new rapid fire/lightning questions!

Where to find Rob Schutz

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robschutz/

X: https://x.com/rob

Where to find Adam Fishman

FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/

In this episode, we cover:

[1:29] Welcome

[1:59] Professional background

[3:45] Rob’s Childhood

[6:39] Rob’s family

[8:15] Starting a company

[10:58] Decision to start a family

[11:57] Music

[12:30] Earliest memory of being a dad

[14:43] Setting a good example for kids

[16:43] Is this perspective how you/partner were raised?

[18:39] What emotions arose when becoming a dad

[23:08] Most surprising things you’ve learned?

[26:20] What does “being present” mean to you?

[30:59] Advice to younger Rob

[33:14] Advice to ignore

[34:23] What book do you gift new dads

[35:04] What book do you read to your kids?

[35:47] Frameworks

[38:52] Balance of parenting

[41:52] How has parenting evolved

[45:13] Aligning as parents

[47:33] Kid’s relationship to technology

[51:51] Mistake as a dad

[53:10] Follow along

[53:56] Rapid fire

Show references:

Ro: https://ro.co/

Snagged: https://www.snagged.com/

20 Growth Fund: https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/20vc-fund/

Bark Box: https://www.barkbox.com/

University of McMaster: https://www.mcmaster.ca/

IBM: https://www.ibm.com/us-en

Isaiah House:https://isaiahhouse.org/

Penn State: https://www.psu.edu/

Cornell:https://www.cornell.edu/

Habitat for Humanity: https://www.habitat.org/

Mega Touch Machine: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/megatouch-video

Crunch Labs:https://www.crunchlabs.com/

Finasteride: https://ro.co/lp/medications/hair-loss/

Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads by Gary Greenberg & Jeannie Hayden: https://www.amazon.com/Be-Prepared-Gary-Greenberg/dp/0743251547

The Book with No Pictures by B. J. Novak: https://www.amazon.com/Book-No-Pictures-B-Novak/dp/0803741715

Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/en/

iPad: https://www.apple.com/ipad/

Cloth diapers: https://www.grovia.com/

Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/

Is It Cake: https://www.netflix.com/title/81333845

Mighty Ducks: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104868/

Goonies: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089218/

Blockbuster: https://www.blockbuster.com/

For sponsorship inquiries email: [email protected].

For Startup Dad Merch: www.startupdadshop.com

Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at http://www.armaziproductions.com/


This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit startupdadpod.substack.com
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