{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Startup Dad","title":"Finding More Time vs. More Energy | Immad Akhund (father of 2, co-founder and CEO, Mercury)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3272,"description":"Immad Akhund is the co-founder and CEO of Mercury, a business banking platform that has raised over $160M in funding and has over 100,000 customers. He has also founded two other companies – Clickpass and Heyzap; the latter of which was acquired in 2016. Immad is a husband and the father of two kids. In today's conversation we discussed: \n* Starting a family at a very young age (by San Francisco standards)\n* Navigating founding and running several companies, including Mercury\n* The difference between finding more time and finding more energy\n* How to think about skill building with your kids\n* Dealing with disagreements with your spouse\n* The parallels between being the co-founder of a company and the co-founder of a family\nListen now on Apple, Spotify, Overcast and YouTube.\n—\nWhere to find Immad Akhund\n- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iakhund/\n- Twitter: https://twitter.com/immad\n- Curiosity Podcast: https://curiositypodcast.substack.com/\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[1:31] Welcome\n[1:46] Childhood\n[2:44] Where does your extended family live now?\n[3:19] Why keep doing startups?\n[6:52] How did you meet your partner?\n[7:56] Tell me about your kids\n[8:42] Decision to start a family\n[9:51] What does your wife do?\n[10:59] Why did it feel like the right time to start a family?\n[17:13] Earliest memory of being a dad?\n[19:29] Advice for his younger self\n[22:36] What is something you worked on after having kids?\n[23:56] Skill building and teaching kids finance\n[27:46] How has his parenting style evolved?\n[30:29] What is an example of you getting out of balance w/kids\n[31:29] Has being a dad changed how you run companies?\n[34:36] Conflict/managing through disagreements\n[39:10] Kids relationship w/tech\n[42:07] Restore batteries\n[44:08] What is a mistake you made as a dad?\n[46:32]...","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}