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Watching your kids first experiences and quality v. quantity time | Darius Contractor (father of 2, CGO at Otter.ai, Growth and Product Leader)

 
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Darius Contractor is the Chief Growth Officer at Otter.ai. Prior to that he was Chief Product and Technology Officer at Vendr, a Growth and Product leader at Airtable and Facebook, and an Engineering leader at Dropbox. He is also a fantastic angel investor and advisor, a husband and the father of two kids. In this episode we discuss:

  • His parents influence on his career

  • His earliest memories of being a Dad

  • Freak out moments

  • Watching your kids experience the world for the first time

  • Frameworks for parenting

  • Sacrifices you make when becoming a parent

  • Acknowledging your mistakes

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Where to find Darius Contractor

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

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

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:

[1:24] Darius’ introduction and professional background

[2:46] His personal background

[4:05] His parent’s influence on his life

[5:30] Info on his family

[6:50] Decision to start a family

[9:53] Parenting during the Pandemic

[12:41] Earliest memory of being a Dad

[15:06] A freak out moment

[17:22] Most surprising part of being a Dad

[21:40] Watching your kids experience the world the first time

[24:22] Parenting frameworks

[30:25] Disagreements with your partner

[34:16] Successes!

[35:31] Sacrifices made in becoming a parent

[39:12] Mistakes as a Dad

[42:17] Hustle culture vs. Parenting

[46:57] Rapid fire round

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Show references:

Doona Stroller: https://www.doona.com/en-us/car-seat-stroller/discover-doona

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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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