{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Startup Dad","title":"Newborns, standup comedy and a new definition of fatherhood | Will Rocklin (new father of 1, Google, Square, Safara)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3694,"description":"Will Rocklin is a product advisor, the former Head of Product at Safara and former product leader at Square and Google. He is also an aspiring standup comic, having performed in New York and Los Angeles. He now helps climate tech startups go from zero to one. When he's not doing that he's busy gentrifying Los Angeles as a new father.In this episode we discuss:* A hilarious story about how he met his wife* How compatible product management is with standup comedy* His parents thoughts on his comedy aspirations* How they chose their son's name* The good and bad of IVF* How marriage is a growth driver for self actualization* His love of babywearing* Will's evolved definition of what it means to be a husband and a father* Parental leave policies and what they did after their son was born* Frameworks for simplifying your life after your kid enters* Parenting books, Google searches and ChatGPT* Sacrifices and mistakes made as a Dad so far* A rapid fire round including why Will is PRO minivan!Listen, watch and subscribe: Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Overcast and Google.—Where to find Will Rocklin- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wrocklin/- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/willrocklinWhere to find Adam Fishman- Newsletter: startupdadpod.substack.com- Newsletter: fishmanafnewsletter.com- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/- Twitter (aka X): https://twitter.com/fishmanaf- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/—In this episode, we cover:[2:03] Welcome and introductions[2:21] Will’s professional background[4:08] Will’s childhood and his parents career[5:30] Standup comedy[9:28] Parent’s opinions of his standup[11:28] Standup and Product Management[14:09] How he met his partner[16:33] Choosing his son’s name and his Mom’s reaction[19:33] IVF[22:42] Marriage as a growth driver for self actualization[25:15] Their decision to start a family[27:06] Earliest memories of being a dad[28:26] Prepping for delivery[30:57] Most surprising thing about being 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}