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 and the father of 2 sons. We discussed:

* The journey from founding Moosejaw to today

* Founding multiple companies with a celebrity and your brother

* Raising a family while building those companies

* The modern-day process for helping your kids apply to college

* How kids can find the right college fit

* Stories about building his companies and raising his families

* What the heck a “fighting room” is used for and why you need one

* How to work really hard without taking yourself too seriously

Where to find Robert Wolfe

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-w-0abaaa273/

Where to find Adam Fishman

* FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/

* Instagram: https://ww.instagram.com/startupdadpod/

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In this episode, we cover:

[1:57] Welcome

[2:41] Zeck

[4:16] The “Fighting room”

[5:48] Moosejaw

[11:24] Ed Norton co-founder

[14:55] Childhood/relationship with brother

[16:22] Met wife

[17:58] Kids

[18:47] Decision to start a family

[19:38] Carving out time to be at his kid’s events

[20:53] University of Michigan

[22:34] College admission process

[26:51] Advice to younger Robert

[28:03] Advice to ignore

[29:44] Empty nester

[30:36] Kid’s relationship to tech/social media

[34:01] Advice to kids/entrepreneurship

[33:52] Follow along

[36:28] Lightning round

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Show references:

Dazed and Confused: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106677/

Zeck: zeck.app

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/

Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/

University of Michigan: https://umich.edu/

Edward Norton: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001570/

North Face: https://www.thenorthface.com/en-us

Patagonia: https://www.patagonia.com/home/

Keego Harbor, Michigan: https://www.keegoharbor.org/

Fight Club: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/

Shauna Robertson: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0732024/

Apatow Productions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apatow_Productions

Judd Apatow: https://www.juddapatow.com/

Elf: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319343/

40 Year Old Virgin: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405422/

Anchorman: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357413/

Seth Rogan: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736622/

Jonah Hill: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1706767/

Steve Carell: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0136797/

Will Ferrell: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002071/

Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/

UNICEF: https://www.unicefusa.org/

American Cancer Society: https://donate.cancer.org/

Michigan State: https://msu.edu/

Panda Express: https://www.pandaexpress.com/

James Earl Jones: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000469/

Be Mighty: https://bemighty.com/

Nvidia: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/

Jaws: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/

Avatar: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/

Star Wars: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/

Monsters INC: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198781/

Godfather: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/

Tyus Edney (UCLA guard): https://uclabruins.com/honors/hall-of-fame/tyus-edney/107

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For Startup Dad Merch: www.startupdadshop.com

Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at

http://www.armaziproductions.com/

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 Francisco and Seattle. Prior to Campwing, Greg was the co-founder of Statwing, a statistical analysis product he sold to Qualtrics that became their Stats IQ product. He’s also a husband and the father of 2 daughters. We discussed:

* Why equitable access to summer activities are so important

* The pain of summer camp planning and why it’s broken for parents and kids

* The biggest problems for parents in finding and evaluating camps

* The number one piece of advice he'd share with younger Greg: get your health in order

* The surprising importance of temperament in children

* How you learn about yourself by raising kids

* A fun word game that as a bonding ritual

* His #1 framework for parenting - if they can do it themselves, they should

* The two ways he recharges his batteries as a Dad

Where to find Greg Laughlin

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greglaughlin/

Where to find Adam Fishman

* FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/

* Instagram: https://ww.instagram.com/startupdadpod/

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In this episode, we cover:

[2:05] Welcome

[2:26] Greg’s professional background

[5:11] What is with “wing” in all his startup names

[6:07] His attempt to buy a fourth tier English soccer team

[8:33] Why he feels like he’s won the lottery

[10:31] His Mom’s thoughts on buying the soccer team

[11:06] Greg’s Family now

[13:44] Conversation with his wife around becoming a stay-at-home parent

[16:42] CampWing and what’s broken about summer camp

[29:19] Advice to parents on camp

[33:51] Surprising things he’s learned as a dad

[38:53] Advice to younger Greg

[45:35] Puzzle game vs. books

[49:58] Parenting frameworks

[51:42] Partnership

[54:02] Kid’s relationship with tech

[58:49] What is something you gave up to be a dad?

[1:00:22] Recharge batteries with golf and piano

[1:02:32] Mistakes as a Dad

[1:04:34] Startup hustle culture

[1:09:22] Lightning round

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Show references:

CampWing: https://campwing.com/

Qualtrics: https://www.qualtrics.com/

Center for Effective Philanthropy: https://cep.org/

Rochdale Soccer Club: https://rochdaleafc.co.uk/Ted Lasso: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10986410/

Arrested Development: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367279/

Radiohead: https://www.radiohead.com/

Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/

Emily Oster: https://economics.brown.edu/people/emily-oster

Winnie: https://winnie.com/

Sara & Eric Mauskopf’s Episode:

The Gardener and the Carpenter: What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children

by Alison Gopnik: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gardener-and-the-carpenter-alison-gopnik/1122824922

I Am a Bunny by Ole Risom, Richard Scarry (Illustrator): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-am-a-bunny-ole-risom/1100058404

Detective Beans: and the Case of the Missing Hat by Li Chen: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/detective-beans-li-chen/1144786389

Jonathan Haidt: https://jonathanhaidt.com/

Black Mirror: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085059/

Miracle blanket: https://miraclebabyusa.com/

Disneyland: https://disneyland.disney.go.com/

Paw Patrol: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3121722/

My Neighbor Totoro: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096283/

Nutella: https://www.nutella.com/

Monty Python and the Holy Grail: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/

27 Dresses: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988595/

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For Startup Dad Merch: www.startupdadshop.com

Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at

http://www.armaziproductions.com/

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. He’s a lifelong developer who got his start working on the family’s Commodore 64. In addition to his work as program manager and developer he’s a husband and the father of two daughters. We discussed:

* Making the most of your time with your kids when they’re young

* Preparing your kids and yourself for the big changes that come with high school and college

* What it’s like when your kids leave the house for the first time

* The modern day college admissions process

* Helping your kids establish good decision-making frameworks from a young age

* Supporting your kids extracurricular activities unconditionally

* Creating trust through consistent support

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Where to find Jeff Fritz

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreytfritz/

* Twitch: https://twitch.tv/csharpfritz

* Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfvJirlbRTN-bU9sMWMb_ZQ

Where to find Adam Fishman

* FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/

* Instagram: https://ww.instagram.com/startupdadpod/

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In this episode, we cover:

[1:49] Welcome

[2:34] Professional background

[6:18] Live streaming

[7:55] AI tooling in his work

[12:33] Childhood

[15:20] “Seasonal” empty-nester

[17:47] Daughters thoughts on dad being on Twitch

[21:18] Empty-nester deep dive

[25:39] Advice for parents approaching empty nesting

[29:40] College admissions process

[34:43] Align with college-age kids/family

[39:53] Kids making adult decisions

[42:23] Kid’s interest in tech

[45:12] Kids wanting to be in tech

[50:21] Follow Jeff

[51:28] Lightning round

[1:01:20] Thank you

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Show references:

Jeff’s Website: https://jeffreyfritz.com/

Source Code on Github: https://github.com/csharpfritz

Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/

Commodore 64: https://www.commodore.ca/commodore-products/commodore-64-the-best-selling-computer-in-history/

Copilot: https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/X7EeM9ig1Wv9k9ayG9KZM

Visual Studio: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/

Penn State: https://www.psu.edu/

Eagles: https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/

TwitchCon: https://www.twitchcon.com/

LSU: https://www.lsu.edu/

Kansas State: https://www.k-state.edu/

West Virginia University: https://www.wvu.edu/

Yale: https://www.yale.edu/

Harvard: https://www.harvard.edu/

UCLA: https://www.ucla.edu/

USC: https://usc.edu/

University of Miami: https://welcome.miami.edu/

Thanksgiving Macy’s Day Parade: https://www.macys.com/s/parade/

Fortnite: https://www.fortnite.com/?lang=en-US

Rocky: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075148/

Princess Diaries: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247638/

University of Michigan: https://umich.edu/

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