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Exploring the Spectrum of Discipline and Parenting Principles | Mike Smith (father of 1, Footwork, StitchFix, Walmart.com)
Feb. 1, 2024

Exploring the Spectrum of Discipline and Parenting Principles | Mike …

Mike Smith is General Partner and co-founder at Footwork, an early stage venture capital firm. Previously, Mike was President, COO, and interim CFO at Stitch Fix, the online personal styling service where he oversaw operation...

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Exploring the Spectrum of Discipline and Parenting Principles | Mike Smith (father of 1, Footwork, StitchFix, Walmart.com)
Feb. 1, 2024

Exploring the Spectrum of Discipline and Parenting Principles | Mike …

Mike Smith is General Partner and co-founder at Footwork, an early stage venture capital firm. Previously, Mike was President, COO, and interim CFO at Stitch Fix, the online personal styling service where he oversaw operations, styling, client experi...

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How Upbringing Shapes Our Views On Parenting, Technology, and AI | Chris Miller (father of 1, Hubspot)
Jan. 25, 2024

How Upbringing Shapes Our Views On Parenting, Technology, and AI | Ch…

Chris Miller is the VP of Product at Hubspot focused on Growth and AI where he has worked for nearly 8 years. I consider Chris to be one of the most forward thinking leaders on AI, monetization and growth. Prior to Hubspot he...

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How Upbringing Shapes Our Views On Parenting, Technology, and AI | Chris Miller (father of 1, Hubspot)
Jan. 25, 2024

How Upbringing Shapes Our Views On Parenting, Technology, and AI | Ch…

Chris Miller is the VP of Product at Hubspot focused on Growth and AI where he has worked for nearly 8 years. I consider Chris to be one of the most forward thinking leaders on AI, monetization and growth. Prior to Hubspot he built product at compani...

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Becoming An Empty Nester And A Trusted Advisor To Your Kids | Darin Swanson (father of 2, New Relic, Gatsby, Bounti.ai)
Jan. 18, 2024

Becoming An Empty Nester And A Trusted Advisor To Your Kids | Darin S…

Darin Swanson has been a technical advisor to founders and CEOs for the last 7 years at companies like Pipefy, Outreach, Kite, Edify, and Gatsby. Prior to that he was the VP of Engineering for New Relic and led engineering te...

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Becoming An Empty Nester And A Trusted Advisor To Your Kids | Darin Swanson (father of 2, New Relic, Gatsby, Bounti.ai)
Jan. 18, 2024

Becoming An Empty Nester And A Trusted Advisor To Your Kids | Darin S…

Darin Swanson has been a technical advisor to founders and CEOs for the last 7 years at companies like Pipefy, Outreach, Kite, Edify, and Gatsby. Prior to that he was the VP of Engineering for New Relic and led engineering teams there for 6+ years. I...

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Building A Community For Dads And Your Family | Matt Ragland (father of 3, HeyCreator, Podia, ConvertKit)
Jan. 11, 2024

Building A Community For Dads And Your Family | Matt Ragland (father …

Matt Ragland focuses on the intersection of productivity and the creator economy. He started an online community for creative Dads called Digital Dads. Matt was the 5th employee at ConvertKit, ran Creator Success at Podia, an...

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Building A Community For Dads And Your Family | Matt Ragland (father of 3, HeyCreator, Podia, ConvertKit)
Jan. 11, 2024

Building A Community For Dads And Your Family | Matt Ragland (father …

Matt Ragland focuses on the intersection of productivity and the creator economy. He started an online community for creative Dads called Digital Dads. Matt was the 5th employee at ConvertKit, ran Creator Success at Podia, and has built an audience o...

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The Best of Startup Dad for 2023 (Multiple guests)
Dec. 29, 2023

The Best of Startup Dad for 2023 (Multiple guests)

Welcome to the last Startup Dad episode of 2023! It has been one hell of a year. Starting in June I released a show a week for the entire rest of the year; 27 episodes in total. Talking parenthood with dozens of startup dads ...

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The Best of Startup Dad for 2023 (Multiple Guests)
Dec. 29, 2023

The Best of Startup Dad for 2023 (Multiple Guests)

Welcome to the last Startup Dad episode of 2023! It has been one hell of a year. Starting in June I released a show a week for the entire rest of the year; 27 episodes in total. Talking parenthood with dozens of startup dads and a few startup moms bl...

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Favorite Holiday Traditions, The Best Recipes, and The Most Disastrous Holiday Memories As A Parent (Multiple Guests)
Dec. 21, 2023

Favorite Holiday Traditions, The Best Recipes, and The Most Disastrou…

Welcome to another special Holiday Edition of Startup Dad! I went back and talked to many of my guests about their most memorable holiday traditions, the best and most secret family recipes, and most disastrous holiday memori...

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Favorite Holiday Traditions, The Best Recipes, and The Most Disastrous Holiday Memories As A Parent (Multiple Guests)
Dec. 21, 2023

Favorite Holiday Traditions, The Best Recipes, and The Most Disastrou…

Welcome to another special Holiday Edition of Startup Dad! I went back and talked to many of my guests about their most memorable holiday traditions, the best and most secret family recipes, and most disastrous holiday memories as parents. No matter ...

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A Gulf War Refugee, The Power Of Community and Losing A Twin | Lloyed Lobo (father of 3, co-founder Boast.ai, best-selling author)
Dec. 14, 2023

A Gulf War Refugee, The Power Of Community and Losing A Twin | Lloyed…

Lloyed Lobo is the co-founder of Boast.ai and the author of Wall Street Journal best-selling book From Grassroots to Greatness. After escaping the Gulf War as a child and seeing the power of community in helping navigate impo...

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A Gulf War Refugee, The Power Of Community and Losing A Twin | Lloyed Lobo (father of 3, co-founder Boast.ai, best-selling author)
Dec. 14, 2023

A Gulf War Refugee, The Power Of Community and Losing A Twin | Lloyed…

Lloyed Lobo is the co-founder of Boast.ai and the author of Wall Street Journal best-selling book From Grassroots to Greatness. After escaping the Gulf War as a child and seeing the power of community in helping navigate impossible situations he ende...

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Startup Dad Holiday Gifting Episode - The Best and Worst Parenting Purchases Ever, Best And Worst Gifts For Your Spouse, and The Best Gifts Ever Received
Dec. 7, 2023

Startup Dad Holiday Gifting Episode - The Best and Worst Parenting Pu…

Welcome to a special Holiday Edition of Startup Dad! As parents we all need to go easy on ourselves at this time of the year. To bring a little holiday cheer to your lives I went back through 2023's roster of guests and highl...

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Startup Dad Holiday Gifting Episode - The Best and Worst Parenting Purchases Ever, Best And Worst Gifts For Your Spouse, and The Best Gifts Ever Received
Dec. 7, 2023

Startup Dad Holiday Gifting Episode - The Best and Worst Parenting Pu…

Welcome to a special Holiday Edition of Startup Dad! As parents we all need to go easy on ourselves at this time of the year. To bring a little holiday cheer to your lives I went back through 2023's roster of guests and highlighted their best and wor...

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Surviving Cancer, Stepping Back From The Workforce And Then Working For Your CEO Spouse | Eric and Sara Mauskopf (parents of 3, Winnie, Google, YouTube)
Nov. 30, 2023

Surviving Cancer, Stepping Back From The Workforce And Then Working F…

In this special Startup Dad (and Mom) episode I interviewed husband and wife team Eric and Sara Mauskopf. Sara is the co-founder and CEO of Winnie, a platform that helps parents find much needed childcare and helps childcare ...

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Surviving Cancer, Stepping Back From The Workforce And Then Working For Your CEO Spouse | Eric and Sara Mauskopf (parents of 3, Winnie, Google, YouTube)
Nov. 30, 2023

Surviving Cancer, Stepping Back From The Workforce And Then Working F…

In this special Startup Dad (and Mom) episode I interviewed husband and wife team Eric and Sara Mauskopf. Sara is the co-founder and CEO of Winnie, a platform that helps parents find much needed childcare and helps childcare providers find parents an...

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Creating A Culture That Prioritizes Family | Guy Yalif (father of 2, co-founder/CEO of Intellimize)
Nov. 16, 2023

Creating A Culture That Prioritizes Family | Guy Yalif (father of 2, …

Guy Yalif is the co-founder and CEO of Intellimize, a platform that helps optimize web experiences through testing, personalization and AI. He has been an ad tech and product leader at companies like Brightroll, Twitter and Y...

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Creating A Culture That Prioritizes Family | Guy Yalif (father of 2, co-founder/CEO of Intellimize)
Nov. 16, 2023

Creating A Culture That Prioritizes Family | Guy Yalif (father of 2, …

Guy Yalif is the co-founder and CEO of Intellimize, a platform that helps optimize web experiences through testing, personalization and AI. He has been an ad tech and product leader at companies like Brightroll, Twitter and Yahoo. He is a husband and...

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Battlefields, Boardrooms and Fatherhood - a Special Veterans Day Edition | Jake Wood (father of 2, Marine Veteran and CEO of Groundswell)
Nov. 9, 2023

Battlefields, Boardrooms and Fatherhood - a Special Veterans Day Edit…

Jake Wood is a decorated Marine Veteran, the founder of Team Rubicon, and currently the founder and CEO of Groundswell. Jake served in both Iraq and Afghanistan as a Marine sniper, was the subject of the book "Charlie Mike" a...

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Battlefields, Boardrooms and Fatherhood - a Special Veterans Day Edition | Jake Wood (father of 2, Marine Veteran and CEO)
Nov. 9, 2023

Battlefields, Boardrooms and Fatherhood - a Special Veterans Day Edit…

Jake Wood is a decorated Marine Veteran, the founder of Team Rubicon, and currently the founder and CEO of Groundswell. Jake served in both Iraq and Afghanistan as a Marine sniper, was the subject of the book "Charlie Mike" and also wrote a memoir ca...

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Amazing Parenting Frameworks for You and your Partner | Gaurav Vohra (father of 1, co-founder Superhuman)
Nov. 2, 2023

Amazing Parenting Frameworks for You and your Partner | Gaurav Vohra …

Gaurav Vohra is the Head of Growth at Superhuman, where he created the fastest email experience ever with his brother as part of the founding team nearly 9 years ago. Gaurav is the child of immigrant parents and decided not t...

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Amazing Parenting Frameworks For You and Your Partner | Gaurav Vohra (father of 1, founding team at Superhuman)
Nov. 2, 2023

Amazing Parenting Frameworks For You and Your Partner | Gaurav Vohra …

Gaurav Vohra is the Head of Growth at Superhuman, where he created the fastest email experience ever with his brother as part of the founding team nearly 9 years ago. Gaurav is the child of immigrant parents and decided not to follow in their footste...

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