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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.
Unknown Host hosts Startup Dad.
Kevin Maguire is the former Head of Strategy for Consumer Apps at Google and is now the author of The New Fatherhood and creator of the newsletter of the same name , a community read by over 23,000 dads. Before writing t
Ghazi Masood is the Chief Revenue Officer at Replit , where he leads revenue for one of the fastest growing AI coding platforms in the world. He’s also a father of two teenage boys, a husband of nearly 25 years, and a pi
Matt Korn is a Partner at Pierson Ferdinand LLP and the founder of Dad, Esquire , an online community dedicated to supporting fatherhood within the legal profession. He built the community after spending years in Big Law
Zach Jaffe is an M&A professional at Create Music Group , where he focuses on independent record label acquisitions. After years in the LA music industry and startup world, Zach became the first in his friend group to ha
Jamie Kaler is a former Naval Officer turned actor, stand-up comedian and stay-at-home dad. He is best known for his role on TBS's "My Boys" and decades of work across television and commercials, from Friends and Will &
Davis Smith is the Founder and Chairman of Cotopaxi , an outdoor gear brand built around fighting poverty and doing good in the world. Before stepping back as CEO after a decade of leading the company, Davis grew Cotopax
Matt Pasternack is the co-founder and CEO of Once , a science of reading-based software that teaches children ages three to seven how to read. He built the company after watching his wife teach their daughter to read in
David Reich is the Founder and CEO of Fambot , an AI-powered assistant built to help parents manage the overwhelming admin work that comes with modern family life. Previously, David was President at UnitedMasters, a Dire
Richard Petts is a Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean of the College of Sciences and Humanities at Ball State University. He’s also the author of Father Involvement and Gender Equality in the United States , a boo
Ben Norment is the Founder and CEO of Stork Exchange , a company helping parents access high quality baby gear at more affordable prices by working with retailers and manufacturers to resell returned products. He started
Darby Saxbe is a clinical psychologist, professor at USC, and one of the few researchers in the world studying how men’s brains change when they become fathers. She is also the author of Dad Brain: The New Science of Fat
Walter Velazquez Taboada is a consultant and former operations leader at Winning by Design , where he helps executive teams navigate complex decisions and organizational change. Originally from Cuba, Walter has lived acr
Nate Quigley is the co-founder of Chatbooks , the photo book company that helps families preserve their memories from Instagram photos. He started the company after a wave of nostalgia hit as his oldest child approached
Gabe Larsen is the CRO of Atonom , an AI company building always-on AI agents. He has spent his career leading go-to-market teams at high-growth companies, including Kustomer, Meta, and InsideSales.com. He’s also a fathe
Jonathan Stull is the President and COO of Handshake , the career platform connecting students and recent grads with employers that recently made a massive pivot into scaling an AI product. He’s spent the last decade hel
Ashish Kundra is the CEO of Conceptual , a growth agency that helps companies like Cursor, Perplexity, Superhuman, Fenty Beauty, GPTZero, and dozens more. Prior to that, he led growth at DuckDuckGo and founded two other
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 Yor
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 r
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 abou
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
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