Startup Dad

Michael Perry is a serial founder and entrepreneur. He is currently the founder and CEO of Maple, an all-in-one app that helps parents get and stay organized. Prior to Maple he founded Live For Fame, Giving and Kit which he led for 6 years before selling to Shopify and then continuing with them for another four years. He was early in the leveraging AI to transform marketing for small businesses. Michael is also a husband and the father of two children. In our conversation today we discussed:

* Remote work as a founder and parent

* His thoughts on Amazon’s return-to-work policies

* The feelings that arose for him when becoming a father

* Advice he’d give his younger self

* Decision-making frameworks to make the best use of his time

* What it means to leverage FOMO to be present and purposeful

* How having kids changed him as a founder and a manager

* The relationship he wants his kids to have with technology

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Where to find Michael Perry

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlperry/

* X: https://twitter.com/michaelperry

* Maple: https://growmaple.com/

Where to find Adam Fishman

* FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/

* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/

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In this episode, we cover:

[1:43] Welcome Michael

[2:33] Professional background

[13:51] Maple

[23:01] How he met partner and their decision to have kids

[28:29] IVF journey

[32:57] Earliest memory of becoming a dad

[36:53] FOMO

[40:37] Amazon’s return to office policy

[46:51] Frameworks

[51:17] Area where you and partner don’t align?

[55:07] Kids' relationship to technology?

[1:02:06] Where to follow along with Michael’s journey

[1:03:18] Lightning round

[1:08:32] Thank you

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Show references:

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/

Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/?ref=lgo

BigCommerce: https://www.bigcommerce.com/

Madison, Maine: https://www.madisonmaine.com/

Santa Barbara, CA: https://santabarbaraca.com/

IVF: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/in-vitro-fertilization/about/pac-20384716

Snoo: https://www.amazon.com/SNOO-Smart-Sleeper-Happiest-Baby/dp/B0716KN18Z

Frozen: https://frozen.disney.com/

Spiderman and his Amazing Friends: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083481/

Star Wars: https://www.starwars.com/

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What is Startup Dad?

Adam Fishman (author of a top business newsletter on Substack with 11K+ subscribers) interviews executives, entrepreneurs, and company leaders in technology companies who are also fathers. They discuss the tough aspects of work, parenting, family, the mistakes made and lessons learned along the way. All episodes at www.startupdadpod.com.