Startup Dad

Mike Duboe is a General Partner at Greylock, one of the most well-known venture firms in Silicon Valley. Prior to that he was a Growth leader at Stitch Fix through their IPO and Tilt which was acquired by AirBnB. He is a husband and the father of two...

Show Notes

Mike Duboe is a General Partner at Greylock, one of the most well-known venture firms in Silicon Valley. Prior to that he was a Growth leader at Stitch Fix through their IPO and Tilt which was acquired by AirBnB. He is a husband and the father of two kids. In this episode we discuss:


  • Cultural influences from his grandparents and parents

  • Getting into alignment on the right time to have kids

  • Having your second kid 2 months into the pandemic!

  • Building resiliency in your family

  • The ongoing challenge of balancing with two working parents

  • Creating constraints to prioritize your time

  • How to make time for your spouse

  • Being the social chair of your marriage

  • What he'd do differently if they had a third kid


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Where to find Mike Duboe


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


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


 


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


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In this episode, we cover:


[1:50] Mike’s Background 


[7:54] Key Differences Between Growth and Venture


[11:15] Mike’s childhood and upbringing  


[14:46] Mike’s wife and kids


[16:58] Aligning on the time to start a family 


[19:36] His earliest fatherhood memories


[21:31] Most surprising part about being a dad 


[24:08] The ongoing challenge of balancing the lives of two working parents


[28:25] Frameworks for parenting 


[30:30] Disagreements on parenting philosophy 


[33:22] Having your second kid at the start of the pandemic


[35:38] Biggest mistakes made as a father 


[37:15] Rapid fire round


[41:41] Parting words


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Show references:


Bill Murray-Lost in translation: https://youtu.be/eNK7N3AwVFQ


Greylock: https://greylock.com/


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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.