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Startup Dad

Adam Fishman (author of a top business newsletter on Substack with 11K+ 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. All episodes at www.startupdadpod.com.

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61:09

AI Is Failing Kids and This Founder Will Fix It |...

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2026/04/23

Robert Whitney is the Co-Founder and CTO of Hapiko, the company that invented Stickerbox, an AI powered product helping kids create and play in more imaginative ways. Before starting Stickerbox, he helped scale New York Times Games, Grailed and spent time at Anthropic thinking deeply about the future of AI and how it will shape the next generation.He’s also a co-parent to a four-and-a-half-year-old son in New York City. In this conversation, Robert shares how fatherhood changed the way he

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62:30

Either the Kids Suck or the Parents Suck | Caleb...

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2026/04/16

Caleb Avery is the Founder and CEO of Tilled. He started his first company at 19 and has spent the last seven years building Tilled while raising three kids with his wife, Kelsey.In this episode, Caleb shares what it really looks like to build a startup and a family at the same time. We talk about the trade-offs founders need to be honest about, his regrets around paternity leave with his first child, and why bedtime became his most important non-negotiable as a dad.We also get into the

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53:21

How to Not Raise Entitled Kids | Sam Yagan (Dad of 3,...

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2026/04/09

Sam Yagan is the founder of OKCupid and former CEO of Match Group. He’s also an investor, board member, married to a CEO, and a dad of three kids ages 12 to 18.In this episode, Sam shares how he and his wife think about raising kind, grounded kids while navigating success, wealth, and ambition. We talk about family values, philanthropy, work-life integration, the pressure kids can feel from high-achieving parents, and why Sam believes “normal” is overrated.We also get into the systems that

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48:36

New Dads: Stop Fighting The Change | Rex Gelb (Dad of...

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2026/04/02

Rex Gelb is the Founder/CEO of Summit Chase, a paid media agency serving B2B, SaaS, and professional services companies. Before starting Summit Chase, Rex spent more than 11 years at HubSpot, where he became the company’s Head of Paid Media. He’s also a husband and dad to a daughter who recently turned one. In this episode, Rex shares what it was like for both him and his wife to quit their jobs within 24 hours of each other right after parental leave, why that leap made sense for their

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62:21

Family First Is Harder Than It Sounds | Jesse Rendall...

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2026/03/26

Jesse Randall is the founder and CEO of Sweater, a company making venture investing accessible to anyone with a smartphone. He is also a husband and father of five kids, ranging from 7 to 17 years old. In this conversation, Jesse shares how he thinks about balancing ambition, marriage, and fatherhood without losing sight of what matters most. He talks about moving his family to Puerto Rico, why putting career above everything else can leave you miserable, and why dads need to be strong,

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69:54

Parenting Through Projectile Vomit | Mike Rome (Dad...

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2026/03/19

Mike Rome is the founder of moonwater, a performance marketing studio that helps startups grow, and a longtime operator in growth stage tech where he previously served as a CMO and growth leader. Before starting his own firm, he spent a decade inside venture-backed companies building teams and learning the craft of marketing. Mike and his wife Kate are parents of three boys and built their life around entrepreneurship, resilience, and perspective after navigating their son’s heart condition

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65:08

This Working Mom and Stay-At-Home Dad Flipped The...

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2026/03/12

Amy Winther is the Head of Product Design for Core Products at Square and the writer behind Motherboard, a Substack sharing honest stories about senior women in big tech. Chris Winther is a former financial planner turned stay-at-home dad and the primary parent for their three kids.They’ve built a family setup that flips the traditional script. Amy’s the full-time working parent and Chris runs the home. And what’s wild is how fast it came together. One brutal childcare moment, their third

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67:37

Startups Are BETTER for Parents Than Big Tech | Jacob...

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2026/03/05

Jacob Bank is the Founder and CEO of Relay.app, a profitable, fast-growing startup that helps teams build AI agents to automate their work. Previously, Jacob founded Timeful, which was acquired by Google, where he spent six years before leaving to start Relay when his first daughter was just six months old.He and his wife Sonia, a pediatrician at UCSF, now have three young kids and have intentionally designed both their company and their family life around flexibility, autonomy, and depth

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58:34

Move the Ball Forward: A COO Dad's Framework | Amit...

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2026/02/26

Amit Shah is the COO of Virta Health, a company on a mission to reverse Type 2 diabetes, and a dad to two young children. As a high-level executive and father, Amit has navigated the challenge of balancing his demanding career with raising a family. In this conversation, he shares his approach to intentional parenting, the value of shared family principles, and how he prioritizes both work and home life in his fast-paced world. We discussed:The power of partnership: How Amit and his wife,

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60:21

Being a Dad at Two Hypergrowth AI Startups | Lee...

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2026/02/19

Lee Robinson is the VP of Developer Education at Cursor, one of the fastest-growing AI developer tools in the world. Before Cursor, he spent five years at Vercel helping define how modern developers learn and build on the web.He’s also a husband and a dad to a young daughter, with a second daughter on the way. When I first invited Lee on the show, he had a five-month-old baby and felt like he was deep in the trenches of new parenthood. Nearly a year later, we finally sat down to talk about

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58:01

Stop Being A Boring Dad | Pranav Piyush (Dad of 2,...

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2026/02/12

Pranav Piyush is the co-founder and CEO of Paramark, a marketing analytics company, and a dad to two young children. On his entrepreneurial journey, Pranav has faced health challenges, raised kids without a local support network, and balanced family life with the demands of running a startup. In this conversation, he shared his parenting philosophy alongside his founder wisdom. We discussed:The hero at home: How Pranav’s wife, Charu, has played a key role in supporting his entrepreneurial

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65:41

Building Meaningful Connections | Jason Smith (Dad of...

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2026/02/05

Jason Smith is the Co-Founder and CEO of Klue, an AI-powered competitive intelligence platform. He’s a five-time startup founder, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and a father of two daughters. But his most transformative experience wasn’t raising capital or scaling companies. It was stepping away from it all to travel the world with his wife and kids.When his daughters were just 8 and 9, Jason and his wife quit their jobs, pulled the kids out of school, and spent a full year

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65:57

Finding Peace in the Dopamine Desert | Dr. Emilio...

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2026/01/29

Dr. Emilio Galán is a former medical student, entrepreneur, and now a full-time stay-at-home dad. He took a drastic turn in his career, moving from building a successful AI-driven company to focusing on family life after stepping away from the startup world. Dr. Galán shares how he navigated autoimmune health challenges, the difficult decision to leave his medical career behind, and the challenges of being a stay-at-home parent to his young children. We discussed:The pivot from

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67:38

Homeschooling My Kids Across 21 Countries | Michael...

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2026/01/22

Michael Goodbody is the former Global Head of Marketing & Communications at Robinhood, CMO at Dave, and VP Marketing at Credit Karma. A year ago, he resigned from his executive job at Robinhood to homeschool his children while traveling to 21 countries in just nine months.Michael, a British expat married to a German partner, shares what it was like stepping away from a demanding executive career to prioritize global experiences with his family and a deep connection with his kids. We

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52:36

Founding A Company As A Single Dad | Andrew Song (Dad...

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2026/01/15

Andrew Song is the co-founder of Make Sunsets, a climate startup working to slow global warming by deploying reflective aerosols in the stratosphere. A longtime startup operator, Andrew has spent his career taking contrarian paths, from early work in AI to now building one of the most debated climate interventions in the world. At Make Sunsets, he focuses on translating complex science into practical action, raising capital through unconventional channels, and pushing forward a

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56:40

What 46 Dads Taught Me About Modern Fatherhood | Best...

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2026/01/08

This special episode looks back at the most powerful moments from Startup Dad in 2025. Host Adam Fishman reflects on a year of raw, honest conversations with 46 founders, operators, and leaders who are also Dads (and sometimes, Moms) navigating the chaos of startup life while raising families.From redefining balance and sharing mental load to leading through crises and building parenting systems that actually work, this episode captures the hard-earned wisdom from a community trying to do

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48:59

The Hidden Benefits of Raising Kids in NYC | Dan...

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2025/12/18

Daniel Borok is a Managing Partner at nvp capital, an early-stage venture firm investing in founders building the next generation of vertical AI companies. With a focus on B2B applications, Dan spends his days meeting visionary entrepreneurs, making high-conviction bets at the pre-seed and seed stages, and helping early teams build durable companies. Before nvp, he held operating and investing roles across finance and tech, giving him a sharp eye for both product-market fit and founder

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54:37

10,000 Independent Decisions | Oji Udezue (Dad of 2,...

Startup Dad ·

2025/12/11

Oji Udezue is an AI Product Expert at ProductMind, and a veteran product leader with more than 25 years of experience across Typeform, Twitter, Calendly, Atlassian, Bridgewater, and Microsoft. He’s known for his deep thinking on product craft, leadership, and the future of work. He’s also the co-author (with his wife, Ezinne Udezue) of Building Rocket Ships, a guide for builders and operators navigating high-stakes decision-making in fast-moving environments.In this episode, we explore

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91:34

The Mental Workload of Family Life | Allison Daminger...

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2025/12/04

Allison Daminger is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she specializes in gender, family dynamics, and social inequality. She’s also the author of What’s on Her Mind: The Mental Workload of Family Life, which explores the often invisible cognitive labor that drives the daily operations of households.In this episode, we talk about the concept of cognitive labor, how it’s defined, why it’s disproportionately placed on women in heterosexual

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65:29

12 Parenting Rules and Frameworks | Jamie Nacht (Dad...

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2025/11/20

Jamie Nacht is the co-founder and CEO of Havium, a company he built from the ground up with his wife and co-founder, Cristin. Together, they’re raising two young kids while juggling the nonstop realities of startup life, marriage, and modern parenting, all as a fully integrated team.In this episode, Jamie shares his honest and often hilarious take on building a company with your spouse, creating parenting systems that actually work, and why sometimes the best way to help your kid process

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