Startup Dad

Interviews with executives, entrepreneurs, and company leaders in technology companies who are also fathers. Hear the tough aspects of work, parenting, family, the mistakes made and lessons learned along the way. It's heartwarming and hilarious.

By Adam Fishman

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“Honest, vulnerable, funny and often epic tales around the struggles of parenting in the world of startup hussle.”...

“Honest, vulnerable, funny and often epic tales around the struggles of parenting in the world of startup hussle.”

Ben Williams, The Product-Led Geek

Why Is The Bar For Dads So Low? | Richard Petts (Dad of 2, Associate Dean at Ball State University)

Richard Petts literally wrote the book on fatherhood involvement and he joins today to talk about all of it.

Recent posts

I Had To Perform CPR On My Infant | Ben Norment (Dad of 3, Founder/CEO of Stork Exchange)

Ben Norment, founder and CEO of Stork Exchange, joins to talk starting a company as a new Dad and becoming your own target customer, how infant CPR puts…

Jun 11•Adam Fishman

Everything You've Ever Wondered About Dad Bods, Brains and Testosterone | Darby Saxbe (Mom of 2, Author and Professor at USC)

Darby Saxbe joins me for a second time with updates on how the brain changes during fatherhood, new science on testosterone and masculinity, and making…

Jun 4•Adam Fishman

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FBI Negotiation Tactics For Children | Walter Velazquez (Dad of 2)

Walter Velazquez, an architect at Winning By Design, joins me to talk about parenting without a playbook, letting kids find their path and using FBI…

May 28•Adam Fishman

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7 Kids Taught me A Lot About Letting Go | Nate Quigley (Dad of 7, Co-founder/CEO of Chatbooks)

Nate Quigley, who co-founded Chatbooks with his wife, joins me to talk about letting go of control, staying curious and the kind of family rituals that…

May 21•Adam Fishman

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“Kids Expose Wasted Motion” | Gabe Larsen (Dad of 5, CRO of Atonom)

Gabe Larsen, CRO of Autonom and father of 5 boys joins me to talk about how fatherhood sharpens ambition and why the same skills that matter at home…

May 14•Adam Fishman

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"My Mom Interviews Famous People; Dad Coaches Baseball" | Jonathan Stull (Dad of 4, COO of Handshake)

Jonathan Stull, President and COO of Handshake, joins to talk about his four kids, being married to an emmy-winner, chaos of six different schedules …

May 7•Adam Fishman

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“Stop Making Kids Your Trophy” | Ashish Kundra (Dad of 1, CEO of Conceptual)

Ashish Kundra, CEO of Conceptual, joins me to talk about starting a company when his son was one, being married to a pediatrician, why small falls…

Apr 30•Adam Fishman

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"AI Is Failing Our Kids; I'm Going To Fix It" | Robert Whitney (Dad of 1, Co-founder/CTO of Stickerbox)

Robert Whitney, CTO and co-founder of Stickerbox and former Anthropic Engineering Manager on why AI products are failing kids and what he’s doing about…

Apr 23•Adam Fishman

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Parent Friendships Are Impossible | Caleb Avery (Dad of 3, Founder of Tilled)

Caleb Avery, founder and CEO of Tilled, joins me to talk about regrets on failed paternity leave, why making friends as a parent is impossible, and…

Apr 16•Adam Fishman

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Former Founder & CEO on how to avoid raising entitled kids

Sam Yagan, founder of OKCupid and former CEO of Match Group joins to talk about raising kind, grounded kids while navigating success, wealth and…

Apr 9•Adam Fishman

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Dads: Stop Fighting The Change | Rex Gelb (Dad of 1, Founder of Summit Chase)

Rex Gelb, founder/CEO of Summit Chase talks about why he thinks it’s a good idea to “give up” after you have a kid, creating household systems to reduce…

Apr 2•Adam Fishman

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Family First Is Harder Than It Sounds | Jesse Randall (Dad of 5, Founder/CEO of Sweater)

Sweater founder and CEO Jesse Randall joins me to talk moving your family to a new country, the cost of a career-first mentality, better communication…

Mar 26•Adam Fishman

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