{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Startup Dad","title":"Founding A Company As A Toddler Dad | Ben Lauzier (Dad of 1, co-founder/CEO, Nurra)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3084,"description":"Ben Lauzier is the co-founder and CEO of Nurra – an AI-powered health assistant that helps you navigate your healthcare and gives you a health advocate for your complex needs. Prior to that he was the VP of Product at Thumbtack and a long-time product leader at Lyft, where we first met. In addition to being an incredible founder he’s also a husband and the father of one daughter. We discussed:\n* Leaning into fatherhood when your spouse has health challenges\n* How his wife’s health issues led him to start his company\n* Differences in parenting between France and the U.S.\n* What it’s like to start a company with a two year old\n* Advice for Dads on balancing self-care with fatherhood\n* Remembering that change is constant in parenting\n* Hopes for the future of technology with his daughter\n\nWhere to find Ben Lauzier\n* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminlauzier/\n* X: https://x.com/bnjii\n\nWhere to find Adam Fishman\n* FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com\n* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/\n* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/\n_\nIn this episode, we cover:\n[1:44] Welcome\n[2:10] Professional journey\n[5:23] Childhood\n[7:11] How did you meet your wife?\n[8:10] Decision to start a family\n[9:44] Earliest memory of becoming a dad\n[11:31] Navigating the US healthcare system\n[14:49] Starting a company with a 2 year old\n[17:02] Emotions that came up when daughter was born\n[17:54] Surprising discoveries since becoming a dad\n[20:05] Advice for younger Ben\n[24:33] Advice to ignore\n[26:36] Favorite book to read to daughter\n[28:04] Differences in parenting between US and France\n[31:23] Family ground rules\n[33:03] Parallels between becoming a dad and Management style\n[35:45] Area where you don’t align with spouse\n[37:12] Kid’s relationship to technology\n[38:48] Recharge batteries\n[39:35] Automations in household\n[40:43] Mistake as a dad\n[42:08] Hustle culture\n[43:49] Follow along\n[44:46] Lightning round\n[50:36] Thank you\n\n—\nShow...","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}