It's Not All About Getting The 'A' | Dave Boyce (Dad of 6, 5x founder, board member)

Dave Boyce is a successful five-time exited founder, a GTM expert and owner of the newsletter ProductLedGTM.com. He sits on the board of Forrester and has just completed the final manuscript for his book on GTM strategy which comes out in 2025. He’s a loving husband and the father of six kids, ages 16 to 28. In our conversation today we discussed:

• How to raise a family of incredibly successful kids

• Competition in the family when you’ve got PhD students, applied math majors, ML scientists and accomplished athletes

• The importance of play-based childhood

• The value of hard work

• How to reframe achievement so it’s not about getting the ‘A’

• The importance of noticing your kids differences

• Being home when you’re home

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, Overcast and YouTube.

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Where to find Dave Boyce

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boycedave/

• Newsletter: productledgtm.com

Where to find Adam Fishman

• FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/

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In this episode, we cover:

[1:37] Welcome

[2:11] Professional background

[3:20] Childhood

[6:22] Dave’s family

[10:12] Wife’s decision to go back to work

[12:12] Play-based childhood

[14:49] Instilling the value of hard work

[17:02] Most surprising thing you discovered as a dad

[19:14] Advice for younger Dave

[20:50] Manufacturing unprogrammed time

[22:39] Advice to ignore

[24:01] Defining achievement

[26:23] How has being a dad changed you professionally?

[29:39] An area where you and partner don’t align

[31:12] Establishing roles

[32:25] Being home when you’re home

[34:32] Something you gave up to be a dad?

[36:57] Fav music experience with a kid?

[38:38] Recharge batteries

[40:38] Mistake you made as a dad

[42:47] More challenging things as a dad/large family

[45:56] Follow along

[47:23] Rapid fire

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Show references:

Forrester: https://www.forrester.com/

Oklahoma State University: https://go.okstate.edu/

Nike: https://www.nike.com/

Cheaper by the Dozen: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349205/

Punk Rock Bowling: https://punkrockbowling.com/

Madness: https://www.madness.co.uk/

Fenway Park: https://www.mlb.com/redsox/ballpark

Oracle: https://www.oracle.com/

Fundly: https://fundly.com/

Dough cutter: https://www.amazon.com/Scraper-Stainless-Polished-Measuring-Multipurpose/dp/B01D1GE1KE

iPad: https://www.apple.com/

Teletubbies: https://us.teletubbies.com/
Swiss Family Robinson: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054357/

Dumb and Dumber: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109686/

Tommy Boy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114694/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Nacho Libre: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457510/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Napoleon Dynamite: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374900/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_6_nm_2_in_0_q_napol

Planes, Trains and Automobiles: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093748/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

GMC Yukon XL: https://www.gmc.com/suvs/yukon

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Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at http://www.armaziproductions.com/