Holiday Chaos and Miracles

Welcome to another special Holiday Edition of Startup Dad! I went back and talked to many of my guests about their most memorable holiday traditions, the best and most secret family recipes, and most disastrous holiday memories as parents. No matter who you are or what you celebrate my hope is that hearing this helps to normalize just how different and hectic everyone's holidays can be.

You'll hear from past guests Alex Cohen, Gaurav Vohra, Nick Soman, Ryan Johnson, Trae and Michelle Stephens, Will Rocklin, George Arison, Matt Greenberg, Ben Williams, Lloyed Lobo, and Tobi Emonts-Holley.

In this episode we discuss:

* Favorite holiday traditions

* Best holiday meals

* Most disastrous holiday moments

* When the post office delivers you a gift from santa

* Latkes and honeybaked ham

* Homemade ornaments from Etsy

* Cancelled flights, endless drives, COVID

* Vomit. So much vomit.

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In this episode, we cover:

[0:00] Hello & intro

[1:00] Favorite holiday traditions

[1:05] Lloyed Lobo - Co-founder Boast.ai, Author

[1:32] Nick Soman - Founder/CEO Decent

[2:43] Trae and Michelle Stephens - Founders Fund, Anduril and OathCare

[3:54] Matt Greenberg, CTO at Handshake

[4:43] Alex Cohen - Sr. Director Product, Carbon Health

[5:08] George Arison - CEO, Grindr 

[7:39] Tobi Emonts-Holley - CEO, Tiphereth

[8:59] Will Rocklin - Product Advisor

[9:39] Ben Williams - PLGeek, fmr VP Product, Snyk

[11:02] Favorite holiday meals/recipes

[11:08] Gaurav Vohra - founding team, Superhuman

[11:53] Alex Cohen on Honeybaked Ham

[12:24] Nick Soman on Latkes

[13:40] Ryan Johnson on Turkey, Gravy and Green Bean Casserole; CPO at CallRail

[14:04] Ben Williams on Pigs in a Blanket

[14:47] Trae and Michelle Stephens on Chocolate Gravy, Buttermilk Pie, Pizelles and Panettone

[17:09] Most disastrous holiday moments

[17:14] Alex Cohen on 24-hour drives

[18:45] Lloyed Lobo on COVID at the Holidays

[19:06] Gaurav Vohra on food poisoning and plane flights

[20:32] Trae and Michelle Stephens on endless flight delays with toddlers and CPR on an airplane

[22:04] Tobi Emonts-Holley on Elsa dresses and vomit

[22:40] Thank you

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Show references:

Roy's Pannetone - https://www.thisisfromroy.com/

Honeybaked Ham - https://www.honeybaked.com/home

Green Bean Casserole - https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/18379/best-green-bean-casserole/

Pizzelle Cookies - https://www.culinaryhill.com/pizzelle-italian-cookies/

Pigs in a Blanket - https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a58344/homemade-pigs-in-a-blanket-recipe/

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