{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Startup Dad","title":"What 7 Kids Taught Me About Letting Go | Nate Quigley (Dad of 7, Co-founder/CEO of Chatbooks)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3234,"description":"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 leaving home, only to spend years building a product nobody wanted. Then his wife Vanessa stepped in, suggested they simply print Instagram, and became the accidental co-founder who helped turn the company around.He’s also a father of seven, a grandfather of two, and officially the first Startup Dad guest to also be a Startup Granddad. Nate brings a rare perspective on what it means to build a company while raising a big family and then watching those kids grow into adults with lives of their own. He shares how parenting has taught him to release control, stay curious, and create family rituals that give kids a place to come back to. We discussed:Co-founding with your spouse: How Vanessa’s intervention saved Chatbooks and what it’s been like building a company together for more than a decade.Treating the company like a family farm: Farm families don't talk about work-life balance because work and life are the same thing.Parenting seven very different kids: How Nate’s approach changed from child one to child seven and why one parenting playbook never works for every child.Learning to let go: Why Nate believes the hardest parts of parenting and leadership come from guiding people without trying to control every outcome.Creating family rituals that stick: The traditions that helped Nate keep a household of nine connected.Helping kids navigate technology: How Nate thinks about phones, social media, AI, and using tools that create better conversations instead of just tighter controls.Where to find Nate QuigleyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natequigley/ Where to find Adam FishmanFishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/ X:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/F_yCls74GdKLzmfCUXKoHwqOZKN_mFb5zL7jtAWlzzU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYjMx/Yzg1NmIzMjBiZmE4/ZGFiM2ZjMjQ2Yjcy/OTY2OS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}