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Four Companies And Three Kids | Pouyan Salehi (Dad of 3, co-founder Scratchpad, PersistIQ, Lera Labs, StackMob)

Pouyan Salehi is the co-founder and CEO of Scratchpad—a company trying to take the busy work out of sales. He has founded three other companies, including PersistIQ (acquired by Wishpond) and Stackmob (acquired by PayPal). In...

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Feb. 13, 2025

Four Companies And Three Kids | Pouyan Salehi (Dad of 3, co-founder S…

Pouyan Salehi is the co-founder and CEO of Scratchpad—a company trying to take the busy work out of sales. He has founded three other companies, including PersistIQ (acquired by Wishpond) and Stackmob (acquired by PayPal). In...

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Feb. 6, 2025

Fighting For Better Paternity Leave | Alex Lloyd Hunter (Dad of 1, Th…

Alex Lloyd Hunter is co-founder of The Dad Shift—a group of men, dads and co-parents campaigning for better paternity leave in the UK. He has been a founder, a non-profit leader, and an organizer for the Labour Party. In addi...

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Jan. 30, 2025

What It Means To Be A 'Lead Dad' | Paul Sullivan (Dad of 3, NY Times …

Paul Sullivan is the founder of Company of Dads—a community for Lead Dads which he created to provide more support for Dads who are also the primary caregivers at home. He is also the best-selling author of two books: Clutch:...

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Jan. 23, 2025

Your Family Is Your #1 Investor | Cory O'Daniel (Dad of 2, co-founder…

Cory 'O’Daniel is the co-founder and CEO of Massdriver, a platform designed to simplify and streamline the management of cloud infrastructure and DevOps processes. Cory was a software architect and engineer for 20 years leadi...

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Jan. 16, 2025

Founding A Company As A Toddler Dad | Ben Lauzier (Dad of 1, co-found…

Ben Lauzier is the co-founder and CEO of Nurra – an AI-powered health assistant that helps you navigate your healthcare and gives you a health advocate for your complex needs. Prior to that he was the VP of Product at …

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Jan. 9, 2025

Be Gentle On Your Own Self-Criticism | Matt Martin (Dad of 3, co-foun…

Matt Martin is the co-founder and CEO of Clockwise – an amazing product that optimizes your team’s schedules to create more time in everyone’s day. Prior to that he was an engineer and a lawyer. In addition to being an …

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