Patrick Moran is the Head of Growth Marketing at Robinhood, a fintech platform helping to democratize finance. Prior to that he had an illustrious career at Houzz, Spotify, YikYak, Netflix and more. He is a loving husband and the father of two kids (and one Golden Retriever). In today's conversation we discussed:
His childhood moving back and forth from the Philippines to the US
The value system of families in the Philippines
What it's like having a 10+ year gap between his children
How to instill "grit" in your children
Top tips for international travel with your kids
Having aging parents who live very far away
80's parenting vs. today
Parenting frameworks and the power of patience
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Where to find Patrick Moran
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcmoran/
- Finding Market Fit Podcast: https://www.findingmarket.fit/
Where to find Adam Fishman
- Newsletter: startupdadpod.substack.com
- 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:
[1:59] Welcome Patrick
[2:58] Professional background
[4:04] Childhood in the Philippines and the U.S.
[6:54] Value system
[11:20] How did you meet your wife?
[15:46] Life in the Philippines
[16:49] All about his kids
[18:11] What it’s like having a 10+ year gap between his two kids
[21:55] Instilling “grit”
[24:53] Travel tips with kids
[29:04] Raising kids as immigrant parents
[34:32] Cultural identity and aging parents
[40:20] Most surprising thing about being a dad
[42:39] 80’s parenting vs. now
[45:41] Parenting Frameworks
[48:32] Where he and his wife don’t align
[50:31] What did you give up to be a dad?
[52:14] What is a mistake you made as a dad?
[53:43] Follow along with Patrick
[54:39] Rapid fire round and thank you
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Show references:
RobinHood:
https://www.robinhood.com/
Office Space: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/
Inside Out: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2096673/
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
The Philippines: https://www.britannica.com/place/Philippines
Awakenings - Robert DeNiro: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099077/
University of Michigan: https://umich.edu/
Houzz: https://www.houzz.com/
YikYak: https://yikyak.com/
Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/
Costco: https://www.costco.com/
Entourage: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387199/
Golden Retrievers: https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/golden-retriever/
Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556096/
Tiger Woods: https://tigerwoods.com/
Flamin’ Hot Cheetos: https://www.amazon.com/Cheetos-Crunchy-Flamin-Cheese-Flavored/dp/B019KE3616
Melatonin Gummy: https://www.amazon.com/Melatonin-Gummies-Sleep-Aid-Supplement/dp/B0864S2W4Q
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Editing for Startup Dad provided by Tommy Harron.
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