Startup Dad

Robert Wolfe is the co-founder of Zeck a company designed to make managing board meetings easier for everyone. He’s also founded and sold both Crowdrise (to GoFundMe) and Moosejaw Mountaineering (to Wal-Mart). He’s a husband and the father of 2 sons. We discussed:

* The journey from founding Moosejaw to today

* Founding multiple companies with a celebrity and your brother

* Raising a family while building those companies

* The modern-day process for helping your kids apply to college

* How kids can find the right college fit

* Stories about building his companies and raising his families

* What the heck a “fighting room” is used for and why you need one

* How to work really hard without taking yourself too seriously

Where to find Robert Wolfe

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-w-0abaaa273/

Where to find Adam Fishman

* FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com

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

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

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In this episode, we cover:

[1:57] Welcome

[2:41] Zeck

[4:16] The “Fighting room”

[5:48] Moosejaw

[11:24] Ed Norton co-founder

[14:55] Childhood/relationship with brother

[16:22] Met wife

[17:58] Kids

[18:47] Decision to start a family

[19:38] Carving out time to be at his kid’s events

[20:53] University of Michigan

[22:34] College admission process

[26:51] Advice to younger Robert

[28:03] Advice to ignore

[29:44] Empty nester

[30:36] Kid’s relationship to tech/social media

[34:01] Advice to kids/entrepreneurship

[33:52] Follow along

[36:28] Lightning round

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Show references:

Dazed and Confused: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106677/

Zeck: zeck.app

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/

Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/

University of Michigan: https://umich.edu/

Edward Norton: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001570/

North Face: https://www.thenorthface.com/en-us

Patagonia: https://www.patagonia.com/home/

Keego Harbor, Michigan: https://www.keegoharbor.org/

Fight Club: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/

Shauna Robertson: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0732024/

Apatow Productions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apatow_Productions

Judd Apatow: https://www.juddapatow.com/

Elf: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319343/

40 Year Old Virgin: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405422/

Anchorman: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357413/

Seth Rogan: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736622/

Jonah Hill: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1706767/

Steve Carell: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0136797/

Will Ferrell: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002071/

Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/

UNICEF: https://www.unicefusa.org/

American Cancer Society: https://donate.cancer.org/

Michigan State: https://msu.edu/

Panda Express: https://www.pandaexpress.com/

James Earl Jones: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000469/

Be Mighty: https://bemighty.com/

Nvidia: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/

Jaws: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/

Avatar: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/

Star Wars: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/

Monsters INC: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198781/

Godfather: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/

Tyus Edney (UCLA guard): https://uclabruins.com/honors/hall-of-fame/tyus-edney/107

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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.