All Episodes
Startup Dad — 141 episodes
My Mom Interviews Famous People; Dad Coaches Baseball | Jonathan Stull (Dad of 4, COO of Handshake)
“Stop Making Kids Your Trophy” | Ashish Kundra (Dad of 1, CEO of Conceptual)
AI Is Failing Kids and This Founder Will Fix It | Robert Whitney (Dad of 1, Co-founder/CTO of Stickerbox)
Either the Kids Suck or the Parents Suck | Caleb Avery (Dad of 3, Founder of Tilled)
How to Not Raise Entitled Kids | Sam Yagan (Dad of 3, OkCupid & Match Group)
New Dads: Stop Fighting The Change | Rex Gelb (Dad of 1, Summit Chase)
Family First Is Harder Than It Sounds | Jesse Rendall (Dad of 5, Sweater Ventures)
Parenting Through Projectile Vomit | Mike Rome (Dad of 3, moonwater)
This Working Mom and Stay-At-Home Dad Flipped The Script on Parenting | Amy and Chris Winther (Parents of 3, Square, Stay-at-home Dad)
Startups Are BETTER for Parents Than Big Tech | Jacob Bank (Dad of 3, Founder at Relay.app, ex-Google)
Move the Ball Forward: A COO Dad's Framework | Amit Shah (Dad of 2, Virta Health)
Being a Dad at Two Hypergrowth AI Startups | Lee Robinson (Dad of 1, Cursor)
Stop Being A Boring Dad | Pranav Piyush (Dad of 2, Paramark)
Building Meaningful Connections | Jason Smith (Dad of 2, Klue)
Finding Peace in the Dopamine Desert | Dr. Emilio Galán (Dad of 2, Founder turned Stay-At-Home-Dad)
Homeschooling My Kids Across 21 Countries | Michael Goodbody (Dad of 2, Robinhood)
Founding A Company As A Single Dad | Andrew Song (Dad of 2, Make Sunsets)
What 46 Dads Taught Me About Modern Fatherhood | Best of 2025 (Startup Dad Recap)
The Hidden Benefits of Raising Kids in NYC | Dan Borok (Dad of 2, nvp capital)
10,000 Independent Decisions | Oji Udezue (Dad of 2, Author, Typeform, Calendly, Twitter)
The Mental Workload of Family Life | Allison Daminger (Mom of 1, Author & Sociologist)
12 Parenting Rules and Frameworks | Jamie Nacht (Dad of 2, Co-founder & CEO of Havium)
Modern Parenting Rules with David Simnick CEO of Soapbox | Dad of 1
Parenting in face of Technology with Tech CEO Chet Kittleson at TinCan | Dad of 3
Learning the Hard Way as a Single Parent with Colin Anawaty, CPO | Dad of 2
How to Make Screentime Actually Work for Your Family with Chad Pytel | Dad of 2
Balancing Work and Family as a CEO | Jonathan Jamil, Dad of 2
Staying Present as a Dad and a CEO with Adam Lieb | Dad of 2
Why being a Dad makes Entrepreneurship Easier | Rishabh Jain, Dad of 2
How to Teach your Kids Financial Independence with a Finance Leader | Zach Teutsch, Dad of 2
CEO Jeremy King on Parenting rules, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Ocean Conservation | Dad of 2
Tips to Help your Child Choose a College | Jeff Selingo, Dad of 2
Peter Kazanjy on Fatherhood, Entrepreneurship, and IVF | Dad of 1, Finding Sales
James Currier - One Tip that Changed the way he Parents | NFX, Dad of 4
Pro Dad Hacks as an Entrepreneur with Mike Malloy | Dad of 1
Tips for Parenting a Toddler with Head of Growth from Adobe | Dad of 1
#1 Parenting Tip for Career Focused Moms and Dads | Parents of 2
Surprises of Fatherhood Advice on Becoming a Dad with Aaron White | Dad of 1
Parenting in Norway vs USA with Founder of Tana Olav Sindrew Kriken | Dad of 3
Parenting with Emotional Intelligence with Co-Founder of Braintly, Roger Einstoss | Dad of 2
Dad Life Brother vs Brother! Who Dads Better?! With Daniel Fishman | Dad of 1
Talking about Depression with Your Children with Alex Egeler | Dad of 4
How to be a Better Girl Dad as a Solopreneur with Ben Erez | Dad of 1
The 4 Best Parenting Styles for Career Focused Parents | Parents of 1
Confronting Chronic Disease as a Stay at Home Parent with David Apple | Dad of 2
Things No One Told You as a Single Dad at a Growth Startup With Alex Medick | Dad of 2
Money and Marriage Struggles as a Cofounder with Jordan Gal | Dad of 3
Things No One Told You About Parenting After Divorce With Sol Kennedy | Dad of 2
Parenting vs Career: You Don't Have to Choose | Nikunj Kothari Dad of 2
How to Navigate Mental Health While Parenting | Brian Holt Dad of 2
Serial Founder and Dad of 2: How to Balance it All
What Every Parent Gets Wrong about Summercamp | Greg Laughlin Dad of 2
Sending Your Kids Off To College with Jeffrey T. Fritz from Microsoft | Dad of 2
I Lost My Job With Twins on the Way with Aaron Francis Co-Founder of Try Hard Studios | Dad of 4
Educating Kids in the Age of A.I. with Jeremy Howard | Dad of 1
Many Chat CEO, Mike Yan on Fatherhood, Parenting, and Unhappy Achiever Paradox
3 Secret Pillars of Raising Teenagers with Eric Colbert | Dad of 9
Tidy Up Your Life | Tyler Moore (Dad of 3, TidyDad, Elementary School Teacher)
Four Companies And Three Kids | Pouyan Salehi (Dad of 3, co-founder Scratchpad, PersistIQ, Lera Labs, StackMob)
Fighting For Better Paternity Leave | Alex Lloyd Hunter (Dad of 1, The Dad Shift)
What It Means To Be A 'Lead Dad' | Paul Sullivan (Dad of 3, NY Times Columnist, Author, Founder)
Your Family Is Your #1 Investor | Cory O'Daniel (Dad of 2, co-founder and CEO, Massdriver)
Founding A Company As A Toddler Dad | Ben Lauzier (Dad of 1, co-founder/CEO, Nurra)
Parenting Your Inner Critic with Matt Martin Co-Founder of Clockwise | Dad of 3
The Best of Startup Dad 2024 - Scott Belsky, Nir Eyal, Tod Francis, Immad Akhund, Siqi Chen & more!
What Time Is Noon? | Chip Leighton (Dad of 2, NY Times Best-selling Author)
Using Work To Teach Kids Important Life Lessons | Ryan Bozarth (Dad of 2, co-founder/CEO Dakota, Coinbase, Square)
Dads and Moms Answer Questions about The Best Books for 2024, Holiday Recipes and More!
Fostering A Love Of Cooking In Your Kids | Martin Glover (Dad of 1, Founder of Dad What Cooks)
The Ultimate Guide To Children's Books | Bianca Schulze (Mom of 3, Author, Children's Book Review)
Helping Kids Discover Passions Without Pushing Too Hard | Carlo Navarro (Dad of 5, Fractional Exec)
Turning Divorce, Alcoholism And Violence Into Dadversity | Nathan Jefferson (Dad of 2, Founder of Dadversity)
Teaching Your Kids Cultural Empathy And Understanding | Phil Carter (Dad of 2, Growth Advisor)
Fighting Off The 'Should Gremlins' | Rob Taylor (Dad of 4, Coach, Founder of Dads in Business)
Leveraging FOMO to be Present and Purposeful | Michael Perry (Dad of 2, Founder and CEO, Maple)
Don’t Wait Until It’s Convenient | Sean Ellis (Dad of 2, Author, Advisor, Founder, Growth Phenom)
The Historical Changes Happening To Fatherhood Right Now | Dan Doty (Dad of 3, Fatherhood Unlocked)
How To Stop Freaking Out | Carla Naumburg, PhD (Mom of 2, Best-selling Author of 5 books)
What's So Great About The 'Pee Pee Tee Pee' (and other important advice) | Kyle Lacy (Dad of 2, Jellyfish)
Safety & Security On The Internet As Parents | Kevin Hanaford (Dad of 2, Discord, Cruise, Microsoft)
Multicultural Families and Avoiding Over-Optimization of Parenting | Martin Pannier (Dad of 1, Founder/CEO Primo)
Money And Mania Are Ruining Kids Sports - And What To Do About It | Linda Flanagan (Mom of 3, Author, Journalist, Coach)
Setting A Good Example For Your Kids | Rob Schutz (Dad of 2, co-founder of Ro and Snagged)
The Ultimate Guide to Finance for Parents | Adam Nash (Dad of 4, Daffy, Wealthfront, LinkedIn)
Bottle Washing Hacks, Solopreneurship and Newborn Babies | Andrew Capland (Dad of 2, Delivering Value, Postscript, Wistia)
Diaper Changes On Investor Calls | Jordane Giuly (Dad of 2, co-founder Defacto)
It's Not All About Getting The 'A' | Dave Boyce (Dad of 6, 5x founder, board member)
The Science of 'Dad Brain' | Darby Saxbe (Mom of 2, USC Professor & Researcher)
Integration over Balance and What It Means to Hustle with Kids | Eric Bahn (Dad of 2, Hustle Fund)
A Modern Day Commune | Yousuf Bhaijee & Chris Lloyd (Dads of 3 and 2 kids)
Creativity, Artificial Intelligence and Time | Scott Belsky (Dad of 3, Chief Strategy Officer and EVP Emerging Products at Adobe)
Managing Weekends as a Founder & Dad and 'First Team' Parenting | Patrick Thompson (Dad of 1, co-founder of Clarify)
Finding Fun in the Mundane Aspects of Parenting | Ethan Austin (Father of 3, Founder, Outside VC)
Does Parenting Have To Be So High Stakes? | Lane Shackleton (father of 3, CPO at Coda)
Teaching Dads How To Cook | David Haddad (father of 1, founder of Mr. Branzino)
Having Your First Kid At 22 And A Portfolio Management Approach To Parenting | Matt Wensing (father of 4, founder/CEO Summit)
Male Fertility and the Fleeting Nature of Time | Linus Ekenstam (father of 2, co-founder Sensive)
Work-life Balance Is Overrated | Siqi Chen (father of 2, co-founder/CEO Runway)
Taking Paternity Leave As A Founder | Luke Millar (father of 5, SVP Product & Eng at Medium)
Building an "Indistractable" Household and Forming Healthy Habits | Nir Eyal (father of 1, author of Hooked & Indistractable)
Finding More Time vs. More Energy | Immad Akhund (father of 2, co-founder and CEO, Mercury)
Parental Guilt, Legal Considerations For Parents, and Career Change | David Lat (father of 2, lawyer, writer)
How To Actually Build Lasting Memories With Your Kids | Tod Francis (father of 2, Shasta Ventures)
Three Generations Under One Roof | Eben Pingree (father of 3, founder at Kinsome)
Autism, The Fallacy Of Control And Putting In The Reps | Stew Bradley (father of 2, NFL, El Cap Holdings)
Parenting Strategies For Raising Four Kids | Brian Rothenberg (father of 4, Defy, Eventbrite)
Bringing Up Bebe, Simplicity Parenting and Lessons from Growing Up on a Ranch | Tye DeGrange (father of 2, founder of Round Barn Labs)
Astrophysics, Saving the Planet and Raising Three Kids | Casey Handmer (father of 3, founder of Terraform Industries)
Navigating Cultural Identity and Aging Parents | Patrick Moran (father of 2, Robinhood, Spotify, Netflix)
Exploring the Spectrum of Discipline and Parenting Principles | Mike Smith (father of 1, Footwork, StitchFix, Walmart.com)
How Upbringing Shapes Our Views On Parenting, Technology, and AI | Chris Miller (father of 1, Hubspot)
Becoming An Empty Nester And A Trusted Advisor To Your Kids | Darin Swanson (father of 2, New Relic, Gatsby, Bounti.ai)
Building A Community For Dads And Your Family | Matt Ragland (father of 3, HeyCreator, Podia, ConvertKit)
The Best of Startup Dad for 2023 (Multiple guests)
Favorite Holiday Traditions, The Best Recipes, and The Most Disastrous Holiday Memories As A Parent (Multiple Guests)
A Gulf War Refugee, The Power Of Community and Losing A Twin | Lloyed Lobo (father of 3, co-founder Boast.ai, best-selling author)
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
Surviving Cancer, Stepping Back From The Workforce And Then Working For Your CEO Spouse | Eric and Sara Mauskopf (parents of 3, Winnie, Google, YouTube)
Creating A Culture That Prioritizes Family | Guy Yalif (father of 2, co-founder/CEO of Intellimize)
Battlefields, Boardrooms and Fatherhood - a Special Veterans Day Edition | Jake Wood (father of 2, Marine Veteran and CEO of Groundswell)
Amazing Parenting Frameworks for You and your Partner | Gaurav Vohra (father of 1, co-founder Superhuman)
What It Takes to Raise SIX Kids and be a CEO | Tobi Emonts-Holley (father of 6, CEO of Tiphereth)
Surrogacy, Raising Twiblings, and Navigating Fatherhood as a Gay Man | George Arison (father of 2, CEO of Grindr)
Balancing Career Ambition With Your Prime Parenting Years | Casey Woo (father of 3, founder of Operators Guild)
Two married company founders on starting companies and family | Trae Stephens & Dr. Michelle Stephens (parents of 2, Founders Fund, Anduril, and Oath Care)
Fostering creativity, managing ADHD and internet celebrity with the “3rd coolest Dad” in America | Aaron Huey (father of 2, National Geographic photographer, serial creative entrepreneur)
Newborns, standup comedy and a new definition of fatherhood | Will Rocklin (new father of 1, Google, Square, Safara)
Raising responsible teenagers, how to let kids make their own decisions, and who is on your parenting team | Tom Willerer (father of 2, COO at Reforge)
Fostering interests in your children, maintaining friendships and pandemic tradeoffs | Ryan Johnson (father of 2, CPO at CallRail)
Emotional intelligence, navigating race and fatherhood in the UK | Ben Williams (father of 2, advisor at PLGeek.com)
Balance, being the default parent to teenagers and being married to a parenting PhD | Josh Herzig-Marx and Carla Naumburg (parents of 2, Tech Exec and Best-selling Parenting Author)
Amazing frameworks for raising three boys | Matt Greenberg (father of 3, fmr CTO at Reforge)
Feeling ready for kids and being social chair of your marriage | Mike Duboe (father of 2, GP at Greylock)
Watching your kids first experiences and quality vs. quantity time | Darius Contractor (father of 2, CGO at Otter.ai, Growth and Product Leader)
Coping with the loss of a child and protecting your time | Brian Balfour (father of 2, CEO and founder Reforge, venture partner)
Consistency in parenting and having teenagers | Fareed Mosavat (father of 2, CDO at Reforge, Product Leader)
Starting a family while broke, how to navigate divorce with young kids | Buster Benson (father of 2, PM at Medium, Author, Founder)
Raising kids without a support network, surprising aspects of being a new dad, frameworks for parenting | Alex Cohen (father of 2, Carbon Health, Spendoso, Angel Investor)
The importance of role models, raising a child with special needs, advocating for your kids | Adam Grenier (father of 3, Eventbrite, Masterclass, Uber)
Building a company and family, the responsibility cloak, mistakes and setting irrevocable guidelines | Nick Soman (father of 2, Decent, Gusto, Amazon)
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