{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Startup Dad","title":"Peter Kazanjy on Fatherhood, Entrepreneurship, and IVF | Dad of 1, Finding Sales","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3843,"description":"Peter Kazanjy is the best-selling author of Founding Sales and co-founder of Atrium. He’s also a dad to a seven-year-old son, Michael, and husband to Tracy, a designer and entrepreneur.In this episode, Pete reflects on building companies, building capabilities, and building a family. He talks about the grit and perseverance behind their seven-round IVF journey, delivery room chaos, and how he now teaches his son to embrace responsibility, reduce entropy, and take pride in doing things well. We talked about: The road to parenthood: Pete shares his seven-round IVF journey, what he wishes he’d known sooner, and why he champions fertility education.Making time on purpose: Pete breaks down his calendar philosophy and how he builds in quality time, from Muni rides to museum visits.Raising with purpose: He talks about teaching values like grit and responsibility—whether it’s cleaning up after others or training for soccer.Tiger Light parenting: Pete models excellence without pressure, helping his son stick with hard things and celebrate progress.Why sound matters: He reflects on recording audio memories—and how a child’s voice can bring back moments photos can’t.Where to find Peter KazanjyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kazanjy/ X:  https://x.com/kazanjy   Where to find Adam FishmanFishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/ Instagram: https://ww.instagram.com/startupdadpod/ In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introducing Pete Kazanjy(02:13) Pete’s family and personal life(06:20) The IVF journey to parenthood(13:00) Michael’s birth story(17:38) Balancing fatherhood and entrepreneurship(23:53) Instilling values and duty in children(27:02) The importance of grit and a growth mindset(34:53) Capturing memories: the power of audio(37:00) Balancing professional and personal life(41:52) Technology and parenting(55:05) Lightning round: silly stories and smart solutionsShow references:Founding Sales (book by Pete!):...","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}