Brian Holt is Staff Product Manager at Neon and has been a VP of Product and product leader at companies like SQLite Cloud, Snowflake, Stripe and Microsoft. He was also an engineer at both Netflix and Reddit where he was one of the earliest employees. He’s a husband and the father of one son and brand new daughter. We discussed:
* Preparing for the arrival of your 2nd kid
* The importance of being a “whole person” and why that makes you a better parent and partner
* Living a nomadic lifestyle with a toddler and the importance of routine
* The overwhelming amount of conflicting parenting advice
* The “third person” support system
* His deep and unending love for the Snoo
* The magic of magnetic snap baby clothes
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Where to find Brian Holt
* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/btholt/
* X: https://x.com/holtbt
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:
[2:05] Welcome
[2:41] Brian’s Professional background
[3:42] Childhood
[7:08] Family now
[8:05] Advice to those choosing travel or having children
[9:42] Preparing older children for new siblings
[15:07] Nomadic living
[20:52] Most surprising things as a dad
[22:49] Advice to younger Brian and what to ignore
[26:55] Balance
[30:49] Anything Brian gave up to have kids
[33:05] Favorite book to read to his son
[34:12] Partnership
[37:05] Kid’s relationship with tech
[41:40] Mistake as a dad
[42:51] Repressed memories
[45:12] Recharge batteries
[49:20] Follow along
[49:59] Lightning round
[1:02:45] Thank you
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Show references:
Neon: https://neon.tech/
SQLite Cloud: https://sqlitecloud.io/
Snowflake: https://www.snowflake.com/en/
Stripe: https://stripe.com/
Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/
Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/?rdt=54182
Snoo: https://www.happiestbaby.com/products/snoo-smart-bassinet
Magnetic Me: https://magneticme.com/
Helena, Montana: https://www.helenamt.gov/Home
Salt Lake City, Utah: https://www.visitsaltlake.com/
Disneyland: https://disneyland.disney.go.com
Home Alone: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099785/
Ikon Pass: https://www.ikonpass.com/
Kit Fisto: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Kit_FistoStar Wars Phantom Menace: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120915/
ChatGPT: chatgpt.com
ABCs of Star Wars: https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-ABC-Scholastic/dp/0545227380
Star Wars colors: https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Colors-Board-Books/dp/0545609194
1 - 2 -3 - Magic: https://www.123magic.com/
Gameboy:https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Game-Boy/Game-Boy-627031.html
Nintendo 64: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-64-nintendo-switch-online-switch/
IBM: https://www.ibm.com
Sacramento A’s: https://www.mlb.com/athletics/sacramento
iPad: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-ipad
Utah Jazz: https://www.nba.com/jazz
Kings: https://www.nba.com/kings
Paw Patrol Show: https://www.pawpatrollive.com
Owlet: https://owletcare.com
AirPod: https://www.apple.com/airpods
Barney: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144701
Paw Patrol: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3121722
YouTube Kids: https://www.youtubekids.com
Sonic The Hedgehog: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3794354
Super Mario: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6718170
Tron Legacy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104001
Tommy Boy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114694
Happy Gilmore: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116483
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