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Going Full Startup CEO in the Delivery Room | Peter Kazanjy (Dad of 1, Founding Sales, Atrium)
Sept. 4, 2025

Going Full Startup CEO in the Delivery Room | Peter Kazanjy (Dad of 1…

Peter Kazanjy is the best-selling author of Founding Sales and co-founder of Atrium . He’s also a dad to a seven-year-old son, Michael, and husband to Tracy, a designer and entrepreneur. In this episode, Pete reflects on buil...

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Why Having Children Inevitably Ends in Heartache | James Currier (Dad of 4, NFX)
Aug. 28, 2025

Why Having Children Inevitably Ends in Heartache | James Currier (Dad…

James Currier is a serial entrepreneur, founding partner at NFX , and a father of 4 boys. Known for his sharp insights into human behavior and startup dynamics, James brings that same clarity and intention to his parenting. H...

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He Brought His Potty to My Client Meeting | Mike Malloy (Dad of 1, Malloy Industries)
Aug. 21, 2025

He Brought His Potty to My Client Meeting | Mike Malloy (Dad of 1, Ma…

Mike Malloy is the founder of Malloy Industries , a firm that connects scaling entrepreneurs with vetted fractional executives. He's also a Georgetown professor, a husband, and the father of Max, the company's self-declared C...

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Create Your Parent Advisory Board | Mike Leibovich (Dad of 1, Adobe)
Aug. 14, 2025

Create Your Parent Advisory Board | Mike Leibovich (Dad of 1, Adobe)

Michael Leibovich is the Head of Growth at Adobe, but at home, he’s dad to a curious two-and-a-half-year-old and husband to a full-time working partner. With a previous career as a touring musician and a current career in cre...

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Parenting is our Founder Superpower | Neil Vidyarthi & Lauren Dugan (Parents of 2, Feel Good Games)
Aug. 7, 2025

Parenting is our Founder Superpower | Neil Vidyarthi & Lauren Dugan (…

Lauren Dugan and Neil Vidyarthi are the husband-and-wife co-founders of Feel Good Games , creators of Little Magic Stories , an AI storytelling platform designed to spark creativity and independence in kids. They’re also pare...

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Parenting is Deeply Unnatural: Advice from a 6x Founder on Becoming a Dad | Aaron White (Dad of 1, AppyAI, Profitwell, Vendr)
July 31, 2025

Parenting is Deeply Unnatural: Advice from a 6x Founder on Becoming a…

Aaron White , founder of six companies including Appy People, Profitwell, Boundless and Blissfully discusses the intersection of startup life and fatherhood. In this episode, he shares how the challenges of becoming a parent ...

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You Don’t Own Your Kids, You Borrow Them | Olav Sindre Kriken (Dad of 3, Tana)
July 24, 2025

You Don’t Own Your Kids, You Borrow Them | Olav Sindre Kriken (Dad of…

Olav Sindre Kriken is a four-time founder, husband, and father of three who’s currently leading Tana , an AI-powered productivity startup. Originally from a small town in Norway, Olav now lives in Palo Alto, and splits his ti...

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How I Learned To Model Emotional Intelligence | Roger Einstoss (Dad of 2, Braintly)
July 17, 2025

How I Learned To Model Emotional Intelligence | Roger Einstoss (Dad o…

Roger Einstoss is the founder of Braintly, a software development company specializing in helping U.S.-based companies build and scale their engineering teams in Latin America. He's also a husband, father of two young kids, a...

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100th Episode Special: Brother vs Brother on Dad Life | Daniel Fishman (Dad of 1, Redwood Trust)
July 10, 2025

100th Episode Special: Brother vs Brother on Dad Life | Daniel Fishma…

Dan Fishman is a husband, a lawyer, and a relatively new parent. He’s also Adam’s brother, and the very special guest for the 100th episode of Startup Dad. By day, Dan is Associate General Counsel at Redwood Trust, but at hom...

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Why Working Parents Are Assets, Not Liabilities | Alex Egeler (Dad of 4, Empathic Egg)
June 26, 2025

Why Working Parents Are Assets, Not Liabilities | Alex Egeler (Dad of…

Alex Egeler is a former engineering executive turned parent career coach. He’s also a father of four boys, a husband, and a stay-at-home dad who helps other working parents navigate meaningful careers that support, not strain...

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The Portfolio Career That Made Him a Better Parent | Ben Erez (Dad of 1, PM Coach/Product Advisor)
June 19, 2025

The Portfolio Career That Made Him a Better Parent | Ben Erez (Dad of…

Ben Erez is a former founder and product leader turned solopreneur and instructor. He teaches a popular Maven course for aspiring product managers, hosts the podcast Supra Insider, and is a proud girl dad living in Brooklyn. ...

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Me, Me, and We Nights: Keeping Identity as Parents | Jeff Okita & Jamie Lee (Parents of 1, Tilt & JME Labs)
June 12, 2025

Me, Me, and We Nights: Keeping Identity as Parents | Jeff Okita & Jam…

Jamie Lee is the Founder of JME Labs , a consulting business supporting startups and small businesses. Her husband, Jeff Okita , is the VP of Product at Tilt , a leave management platform. Together, they’re raising their 14-m...

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This Founder Started A Company To Save His Son's Life | David Apple (Dad of 2, Shark Tooth Biotech)
June 5, 2025

This Founder Started A Company To Save His Son's Life | David Apple (…

David Apple is the Founder of Shark Tooth Biotech , a company focused on developing treatments for CMT 1A, a rare genetic disease affecting his oldest son. Previously an executive at Typeform, Notion, and Zingtree, David step...

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Juggling Startup Life and Single Parenting | Alex Medick (Dad of 2, TensorWave)
May 29, 2025

Juggling Startup Life and Single Parenting | Alex Medick (Dad of 2, T…

Alex Medick is the Director of Marketing at TensorWave , an AI infrastructure company. Prior to this role, he served as the President and Chief Marketing Officer of Inside.com. He’s also a single dad to two kids, a son and a ...

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Marriage, Money, and Managing the Startup Rollercoaster | Jordan Gal (Dad of 3, Rosie)
May 22, 2025

Marriage, Money, and Managing the Startup Rollercoaster | Jordan Gal …

Jordan Gal is the CEO of Rosie , an AI answering service for small businesses. He’s also a five-time founder, husband, and dad to three daughters. Born in Israel and raised in an immigrant entrepreneur household, Jordan share...

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Navigating Divorce and Co-parenting Relationships | Sol Kennedy (Dad of 2, founder BestInterest)
May 15, 2025

Navigating Divorce and Co-parenting Relationships | Sol Kennedy (Dad …

Sol Kennedyi is the founder of BestInterest which helps co-parents navigate the messiness of that complex relationship. He is a serial founder who has built and sold multiple companies and has been the head of product at Drop...

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You Can Be Ambitious And A Great Dad | Nikunj Kothari (Dad of 2, Khosla, Opendoor, LinkedIn)
May 8, 2025

You Can Be Ambitious And A Great Dad | Nikunj Kothari (Dad of 2, Khos…

Nikunj Kothari is a former investor with Khosla Ventures and a product and growth leader from companies like Opendoor, Shyp, and LinkedIn. He’s now out on his own advising, investing and spending time as a husband and a fathe...

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Parenting Products Are Anxiety-As-A- Service | Brian Holt (Dad of 2, Neon, Snowflake, Stripe, MSFT)
May 1, 2025

Parenting Products Are Anxiety-As-A- Service | Brian Holt (Dad of 2, …

Brian Holt is Staff Product Manager at Neon and has been a VP of Product and product leader at companies like SQLite Cloud, Snowflake, Stripe and Microsoft. He was also an engineer at both Netflix and Reddit where he was one ...

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Building Three Companies Alongside Your Family | Robert Wolfe (Dad of 2, founder - Zeck, Crowdrise, Moosejaw)
April 24, 2025

Building Three Companies Alongside Your Family | Robert Wolfe (Dad of…

Robert Wolfe is the co-founder of Zeck a company designed to make managing board meetings easier for everyone. He’s also founded and sold both Crowdrise (to GoFundMe) and Moosejaw Mountaineering (to Wal-Mart). He’s a husband ...

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Fixing The Mess Of Summer Camp Planning | Greg Laughlin (Dad of 2, founder of Campwing)
April 17, 2025

Fixing The Mess Of Summer Camp Planning | Greg Laughlin (Dad of 2, fo…

Greg Laughlin is the founder of Campwing, a product designed to take the headache out of summer camp planning. Parents use detailed filters to search through every summer camp in their area in cities like Los Angeles, San Fra...

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Sending Your Kids Off To College | Jeff Fritz (Dad of 2, Microsoft)
April 3, 2025

Sending Your Kids Off To College | Jeff Fritz (Dad of 2, Microsoft)

Jeff Fritz is principal program manager at Microsoft where he leads production for one oftheir largest developer events. He’s also active in the developer community as a live-coding Twitch streamer, Youtuber, and podcast host...

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Getting Laid Off On Paternity Leave With Two Sets Of Twins | Aaron Francis (Dad of 4, Try Hard Studios)
March 27, 2025

Getting Laid Off On Paternity Leave With Two Sets Of Twins | Aaron Fr…

Aaron Francis is the co-founder of Try Hard Studios, a company he started with Steve Tenuto that makes amazing videos for developers and teaches companies how to do it too. He started Try Hard Studios after being laid off fro...

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Educating Your Kids In A Technology-First World | Jeremy Howard (Dad of 1, Fast.ai, Fastmail, Kaggle)
March 20, 2025

Educating Your Kids In A Technology-First World | Jeremy Howard (Dad …

Jeremy Howard is a leader in the data science and AI communities. Along with his partner, Dr. Rachel Thomas, he is the co-founder of Fast.ai - a research lab studying how to make deep learning more accessible and widely appli...

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The Unhappy Achiever Paradox | Mike Yan (Dad of 1, Co-founder/CEO, Manychat)
March 13, 2025

The Unhappy Achiever Paradox | Mike Yan (Dad of 1, Co-founder/CEO, Ma…

Mike Yan is the co-founder and CEO of Manychat, a chat automation tool for social platforms with over 250 employees, 1 million customers and growing 2x year over year. With his team, Mike has built the fastest growing platfor...

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