{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Startup Dad","title":"Everything Is Trivial After Infant CPR | Ben Norment (Dad of 3, Founder/CEO of Stork Exchange)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e0a4bc03\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3319,"description":"Ben Norment is the Founder and CEO of Stork Exchange, a company helping parents access high quality baby gear at more affordable prices by working with retailers and manufacturers to resell returned products. He started building the company right as he and his wife, Cyndal, were expecting their first child.He’s also a father of three, with kids ages five, four, and seven months. His parenting journey has included the chaos of launching a startup while becoming a dad, moving states, and navigating an incredibly difficult NICU experience with his second child. We discussed:Starting a parenting company as a new dad: How Ben launched Stork Exchange while expecting his first child and became his own target customer.Surviving a traumatic NICU experience: How Ben’s second son’s medical complications and hospital stay changed his view of parenting.Keeping startup stress in perspective: Why performing CPR on his infant son made company problems feel more manageable.Taking a team first approach at home: How Ben and his wife stay aligned, support each other, and avoid being pitted against each other.Letting kids be bored: Why Ben believes boredom builds creativity, independence, and imagination.Choosing analog parenting in a tech heavy world: Why Ben limits screens, avoids outsourcing parenting to AI, and wants childhood to stay hands-on.Where to find Ben NormentLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-norment-83425b50/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stork_exchangeWhere to find Adam FishmanFishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/ X: https://x.com/fishmanafIn this episode, we cover:(00:00) Welcoming Ben Norment, Founder/CEO of Stork Exchange(02:57) How Stork Exchange helps parents save on baby gear(06:04) Starting a company while expecting his first child(10:19) Why nothing fully prepares you for dad life(11:43) Surviving the NICU and infant CPR(16:46) How...","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}