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Exploring the challenges of transitioning towards selflessness as a parent, adapting parenting strategies with a growing family, and drawing parallels between household management and scaling a startup for effective collaboration with a spouse.

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Brian Rothenberg is a general partner at Defy, an early-stage venture firm. He was the former Head of Growth at Eventbrite and has been a serial marketplace founder; starting a services marketplace that was acquired by TaskRabbit in 2011. He's also a husband and the father of four kids. In today's conversation we discussed:

* Pivoting your plans to follow your future spouse

* How to divide and conquer when you've got four kids

* How the family dynamic changes as it grows from one to four kids

* How to prioritize time with your wife amidst the "controlled chaos" of a large family

* Advice he'd give younger Brian and advice he'd ignore

* The wildcard of the "third child"

* How to give up being self-absorbed and become more selfless as a parent

* Mistakes made as a father and the most surprising aspects of becoming a dad

Listen or watch Startup Dad on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and Overcast.

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Where to find Brian Rothenberg

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