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Multicultural Families and Avoiding Over-Optimization of Parenting | Martin Pannier (Dad of 1, Founder/CEO Primo)
Aug. 29, 2024

Multicultural Families and Avoiding Over-Optimization of Parenting | …

Martin Pannier is a French entrepreneur who started the company Primo to help small and medium-sized businesses get their IT work right for new employees. He’s worked as a product leader at iziwork, Gusto and several others. ...

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Money And Mania Are Ruining Kids Sports - And What To Do About It | Linda Flanagan (Mom of 3, Author, Journalist, Coach)
Aug. 22, 2024

Money And Mania Are Ruining Kids Sports - And What To Do About It | L…

Linda Flanagan is a freelance journalist, researcher, and former cross-country and track coach. She is the author of numerous articles on youth sports and the book Take Back The Game - How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids Spo...

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Setting A Good Example For Your Kids | Rob Schutz (Dad of 2, co-founder of Ro and Snagged)
Aug. 15, 2024

Setting A Good Example For Your Kids | Rob Schutz (Dad of 2, co-found…

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...

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The Ultimate Guide to Finance for Parents | Adam Nash (Dad of 4, Daffy, Wealthfront, LinkedIn)
Aug. 8, 2024

The Ultimate Guide to Finance for Parents | Adam Nash (Dad of 4, Daff…

Adam Nash is a long-time Silicon Valley executive, investor and advisor. He was the President and CEO of Wealthfront, a Product executive at Dropbox and LinkedIn, and teaches a course on personal finance for engineers at Stan...

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Bottle Washing Hacks, Solopreneurship and Newborn Babies | Andrew Capland (Dad of 2, Delivering Value, Postscript, Wistia)
Aug. 1, 2024

Bottle Washing Hacks, Solopreneurship and Newborn Babies | Andrew Cap…

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 kid...

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Diaper Changes On Investor Calls | Jordane Giuly (Dad of 2, co-founder Defacto)
July 25, 2024

Diaper Changes On Investor Calls | Jordane Giuly (Dad of 2, co-founde…

Jordane Giuly is a 3x co-founder having started French Fintech unicorn Spendesk and most recently SMB financing company Defacto. As a French entrepreneur he brings an interesting, international perspective to parenting and co...

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It's Not All About Getting The 'A' | Dave Boyce (Dad of 6, 5x founder, board member)
July 18, 2024

It's Not All About Getting The 'A' | Dave Boyce (Dad of 6, 5x founder…

Dave Boyce is a successful five-time exited founder, a GTM expert and owner of the newsletter ProductLedGTM.com. He sits on the board of Forrester and has just completed the final manuscript for his book on GTM strategy which...

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The Science of 'Dad Brain' | Darby Saxbe (Mom of 2, USC Professor & Researcher)
July 11, 2024

The Science of 'Dad Brain' | Darby Saxbe (Mom of 2, USC Professor & R…

Darby Saxbe is a professor at USC and holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology. Her research includes studying the effects of stress hormones in couples and most importantly the changes that the male brain undergoes after becoming ...

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Integration over Balance and What It Means to Hustle with Kids | Eric Bahn (Dad of 2, Hustle Fund)
June 27, 2024

Integration over Balance and What It Means to Hustle with Kids | Eric…

Eric Bahn is the co-founder and a GP at Hustle Fund—a pre-seed venture fund that invests in very early stage founders. He has also been a founder himself as well as a product leader at companies like Intuit and Instagram. Mos...

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A Modern Day Commune | Yousuf Bhaijee & Chris Lloyd (Dads of 3 and 2 kids)
June 20, 2024

A Modern Day Commune | Yousuf Bhaijee & Chris Lloyd (Dads of 3 and 2 …

Yousuf Bhaijee is a Growth Gdvisor and interim Head of Growth to companies like Brightwheel, HP, Evernow and Blackbird. Chris Lloyd is an engineer who most recently worked at AI company, Humane, and also Pinterest, Assembly a...

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Creativity, Artificial Intelligence and Time | Scott Belsky (Dad of 3, Chief Strategy Officer and EVP Emerging Products at Adobe)
June 13, 2024

Creativity, Artificial Intelligence and Time | Scott Belsky (Dad of 3…

Scott Belsky is the Chief Strategy Officer and EVP of Design and Emerging Products at Adobe. He took on this role after being Chief Product Officer for their flagship Creative Cloud products. In 2006 Scott founded a company f...

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Managing Weekends as a Founder & Dad and 'First Team' Parenting | Patrick Thompson (Dad of 1, Clarify)
June 6, 2024

Managing Weekends as a Founder & Dad and 'First Team' Parenting | Pat…

Patrick Thompson is a three-time founder, starting a company right after college and then founding and selling his second company, Iteratively, to Amplitude in 2019. He stayed on as a Director of Product until leaving recentl...

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Finding Fun in the Mundane Aspects of Parenting | Ethan Austin (Father of 3, Founder, Outside VC)
May 30, 2024

Finding Fun in the Mundane Aspects of Parenting | Ethan Austin (Fathe…

Ethan Austin is the founder of OutsideVC, where he invests in founders building a more equitable and just financial system. He was the Chief Strategy Officer of Gig Wag, Managing Director of Techstars Denver, and was co-found...

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Does Parenting Have To Be So High Stakes? | Lane Shackleton (father of 3, CPO at Coda)
May 23, 2024

Does Parenting Have To Be So High Stakes? | Lane Shackleton (father o…

Lane Shackleton is the Chief Product Officer of Coda, where he has worked for over 8 years. Prior to that he had a 9+ year career at Google and Youtube as a product manager and leader. He’s a loving husband and the father of ...

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Teaching Dads How To Cook | David Haddad (father of 1, founder of Mr. Branzino)
May 16, 2024

Teaching Dads How To Cook | David Haddad (father of 1, founder of Mr.…

David Haddad is a health-tech founder and product manager turned creator. He's now on a mission to teach Dads how to cook with his new company Mister Branzino and the Meal Machine operating system. He runs a newsletter and th...

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Having Your First Kid At 22 And A Portfolio Management Approach To Parenting | Matt Wensing (father of 4, founder/CEO Summit)
May 9, 2024

Having Your First Kid At 22 And A Portfolio Management Approach To Pa…

Matt Wensing is the founder and CEO of Summit, a no-code platform for building tools and workflow automation. For nearly 20 years he has been a founder and CEO--starting with a company called Riskpulse which became Everstream...

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Male Fertility and the Fleeting Nature of Time | Linus Ekenstam (father of 2, co-founder Sensive)
May 2, 2024

Male Fertility and the Fleeting Nature of Time | Linus Ekenstam (fath…

Linus Ekenstam is a designer and serial entrepreneur who has founded and sold several companies. He has also been a design leader at Typeform, Bamboo Blockchain and Flodesk. He's currently building an AI-powered children's st...

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Work-life Balance Is Overrated | Siqi Chen (father of 2, co-founder/CEO Runway)
April 25, 2024

Work-life Balance Is Overrated | Siqi Chen (father of 2, co-founder/C…

Siqi Chen is co-founder and CEO of Runway, the finance platform you don't hate. He was also the president, chief product officer and CEO of Sandbox VR, the VP of Growth at Postmates and he sold his first company to Zynga in 2...

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Taking Paternity Leave As A Founder | Luke Millar (father of 5, SVP Product & Eng at Medium)
April 18, 2024

Taking Paternity Leave As A Founder | Luke Millar (father of 5, SVP P…

Luke Millar is the SVP of product and engineering at Medium, where you can discover stories, thinking and expertise from writers on just about any topic. He joined there after the company he co-founded was acquired by them in...

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Building an "Indistractable" Household and Forming Healthy Habits | Nir Eyal (father of 1, author of Hooked & Indistractable)
April 11, 2024

Building an "Indistractable" Household and Forming Healthy Habits | N…

Nir Eyal writes, consults and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology and business. He is the best-selling author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attenti...

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Finding More Time vs. More Energy | Immad Akhund (father of 2, co-founder and CEO, Mercury)
April 4, 2024

Finding More Time vs. More Energy | Immad Akhund (father of 2, co-fou…

Immad Akhund is the co-founder and CEO of Mercury, a business banking platform that has raised over $160M in funding and has over 100,000 customers. He has also founded two other companies – Clickpass and Heyzap; the latter o...

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Parental Guilt, Legal Considerations For Parents, and Career Change | David Lat (father of 2, lawyer, writer)
March 28, 2024

Parental Guilt, Legal Considerations For Parents, and Career Change |…

David Lat is a lawyer turned legal writer who created Above The Law and his current, legal newsletter and podcast Original Jurisdiction, which is now his full-time job. Prior to writing he was a practicing attorney and worked...

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How To Actually Build Lasting Memories With Your Kids | Tod Francis (father of 2, Shasta Ventures)
March 21, 2024

How To Actually Build Lasting Memories With Your Kids | Tod Francis (…

Tod Francis is the founder of the world-renowned investment firm Shasta Ventures. He has made early investments in companies like Canva, Tonal, ClassDojo, LiquidSpace, Task Rabbit, Mint and more. About 15 years ago Tod starte...

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Three Generations Under One Roof | Eben Pingree (father of 3, founder at Kinsome)
March 14, 2024

Three Generations Under One Roof | Eben Pingree (father of 3, founder…

Eben Pingree is a serial startup founder who is currently building the startup Kinsome -- a product focused on helping grandkids better connect with their grandparents. He has founded and sold multiple companies over the past...

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