Your Children Should Be Your Best Product

I was unable to give this lightning talk at Business of Software this year but I wanted to share the knowledge anyway.

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Transcript

1. Your Children should be Your Best Product ⚡Lightning Talk⚡ Boston Sept. 2017 Mike Sudyk, co-founder of 3 children
2. Hi, I’m Mike Sudyk. @sudyk My day job(s) My “therapy”
3. I didn’t want to sacrifice my kids on the alter of success, or go mad in the process…sound familiar?
4. …so I started a podcast to crowdsource my fatherhood knowledge. Here is what I learned…
5. I see people push aside the question of what kids need and instead ask what do I want? - Alfie Kohn 1 It’s Not About You
6. Our strategy had been, put all of the activities in front of him and let him figure out what the right dose is. - David Heinemeier Hansson 1 It’s Not About You
7. The moment we take away struggling moments from our kids we’re actually hindering them from learning how to innovate and be better. - Bob Moesta 2Embrace the Struggle
8. Kids are tougher and smarter than we give them credit for, sometimes we need them to need us more than they actually do. - Jeff Casimir 2Embrace the Struggle
9. The second you think of it as balance you see those scales with the two sides…no no no. Everything is always out of whack when you start businesses. - Hiten Shah 3Balance is Fantasy?
10. One of the first questions that I do ask is “what does your spouse think of this?” Because it’s a crazy thing to do and there’s a lot of stress you’re introducing. - David Cancel 3 work family Balance is Fantasy?
11. I think doing a startup when you have a family is stupid and asinine and crazy. You will get in fights and you will have to gut- check your motivations. - Marc Hemeon 4 Have Realistic Expectations
12. The first few months are incredibly hard and they will knock you in your face basically. Then 4 months in your son/ daughter will smile and it will change - Jason Fried 4 Have Realistic Expectations
13. There are parents out there that are looking for some sort of help, support, camaraderie… and technology is the answer to help fill that gap. - Soam Lall 5Seek a Network
14. Question the life “formulas”. Ask yourself, does the life you are building really align with what you want to do or are you just following the normal prescribed path? - Michael Boyink 5Seek a Network
15. Summary 1. It’s Not About You 2. Embrace the Struggle 3. Balance is Fantasy 4. Have Realistic Expectations 5. Seek a Network
16. Thank You! 2centdad.com waypointHQ.com mike@2centdad.com Drop me a line Check out more