{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Startup Dad","title":"Did I F*ck Up Already?” My First 24 Hours as a Dad | Zach Jaffe (Dad of 1, Create Music Group)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4571,"description":"Zach Jaffe is an M&A professional at Create Music Group, where he focuses on independent record label acquisitions. After years in the LA music industry and startup world, Zach became the first in his friend group to have a child, which meant navigating early fatherhood without much of a roadmap or many people around him who could truly relate.\n\nHe’s also a dad to one three-year-old daughter and brings a candid, funny, and deeply thoughtful perspective on parenting, work, attention, and what really matters when life gets chaotic. We discussed:\nThe first six months are brutal: Why Zach believes the early stage of parenting is harder than most dads expect and why more honest conversations are needed.\nBeing first in your friend group to have kids: How Zach navigated isolation, shifting friendships, and a totally new version of availability.\nParenting through real emergencies: What Zach learned from driving through a storm with a baby and evacuating during the Pasadena and Altadena fires.\nParenting with ADHD: The systems Zach uses to manage distraction, hyperfocus, reminders, and the everyday chaos of family life.\nProtecting attention at home: Why Zach is intentional about slow media, screen time, and keeping dopamine loops away from his daughter.\nParenting makes you better at work: How fatherhood made Zach calmer, more empathetic, and more solution-oriented as a colleague and manager.\n\nWhere to find Zach Jaffe\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-scott-jaffe/ \nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachscottjaffe/ \nWhere to find Adam Fishman\nFishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com \nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/ \nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/ \nX: https://x.com/fishmanaf\nIn this episode, we cover:\n(00:00) Welcoming Zach Jaffe, Create Music Group\n(02:39) The first terrifying moments of becoming a dad\n(04:13) Why the first months of parenting are brutally hard\n(08:41) Losing your old social life after becoming a...","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}