Feeling Ready For Kids And Being Social Chair Of Your Marriage | Mike Duboe (father Of 2, GP At Greylock) Startup Dad podcast

Feeling ready for kids and being social chair of your marriage | Mike Duboe (father of 2, GP at Greylock)

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Mike Duboe is a General Partner at Greylock, one of the most well-known venture firms in Silicon Valley. Prior to that he was a Growth leader at Stitch Fix through their IPO and Tilt which was acquired by AirBnB. He is a husband and the father of two kids. In this episode we discuss:

Cultural influences from his grandparents and parents
Getting into alignment on the right time to have kids
Having your second kid 2 months into the pandemic!
Building resiliency in your family
The ongoing challenge of balancing with two working parents
Creating constraints to prioritize your time
How to make time for your spouse
Being the social chair of your marriage
What he'd do differently if they had a third kid

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In this episode, we cover:

[1:50] Mike’s Background

[7:54] Key Differences Between Growth and Venture

[11:15] Mike’s childhood and upbringing

[14:46] Mike’s wife and kids

[16:58] Aligning on the time to start a family

[19:36] His earliest fatherhood memories

[21:31] Most surprising part about being a dad

[24:08] The ongoing challenge of balancing the lives of two working parents

[28:25] Frameworks for parenting

[30:30] Disagreements on parenting philosophy

[33:22] Having your second kid at the start of the pandemic

[35:38] Biggest mistakes made as a father

[37:15] Rapid fire round

[41:41] Parting words

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Show references:

Bill Murray-Lost in translation: https://youtu.be/eNK7N3AwVFQ

Greylock: https://greylock.com/

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