Startup Dad

Matt Greenberg is a product and engineering executive and was most recently the CTO at Reforge. He was previously the VP of Engineering at Credit Karma. Matt is a husband and father of three boys and one dog. In this episode we discuss:
Matt's father...

Show Notes

Matt Greenberg is a product and engineering executive and was most recently the CTO at Reforge. He was previously the VP of Engineering at Credit Karma. Matt is a husband and father of three boys and one dog. In this episode we discuss:


  • Matt's father being his hero and the wisdom he gained from him

  • The work required in raising three boys

  • The decision to have a third kid

  • What to do when you get a phone call that your kid has wandered off in the neighborhood

  • An exciting home birth experience involving the fire department

  • The exponential growth of love after having kids

  • Parenting three kids and starting Reforge during the pandemic

  • Having an autistic son and getting him diagnosed

  • Assessments, IEPs, and other support for autistic kids


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Where to find Matt Greenberg


- Twitter (aka X): https://twitter.com/matt_muffin


- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattgreenberg/


 


Where to find Adam Fishman


- Newsletter: https://www.fishmanafnewsletter.com


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


- Twitter (aka X): https://twitter.com/fishmanaf


- Threads: https://www.threads.net/@fishmanaf


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In this episode, we cover:


[1:58] Matt's background


[3:53] Current life/Reforge/Engineering Leaders


[5:44] Matt's childhood


[7:03] Random funny parenting stories


[8:24] Matt's parents


[10:27] Advice from Matt's Dad


[12:44] Matt's partner and how they met


[14:00] All about Matt's kids


[14:26] Their decision to have kids


[17:37] Who is in charge of the dog


[19:16] Earliest memory of Fatherhood and a wild home birth experience


[24:15] His most surprising thing as a Dad


[27:24] Managing three kids during Covid with his partner


[31:24] Autism


[37:20] Advocacy/IEPs/supporting your Autistic child and parenting frameworks


[53:45] Where he's not always 100% aligned with his partner


[58:56] Rapid fire


 


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Show references:


How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish - https://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Kids-Will-Listen/dp/0380811960/


 


The Birth Partner, by Penni Simkin - https://www.amazon.com/Birth-Partner-5th-Childbirth-Companions/dp/1558329102/


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Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at http://www.armaziproductions.com/


Episode art designed by Matt Sutherland at https://www.mspnw.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.