Eben Pingree is a serial startup founder who is currently building the startup Kinsome -- a product focused on helping grandkids better connect with their grandparents. He has founded and sold multiple companies over the past 10 years. He's also a husband and the father of three kids. In today's conversation we discussed:
Growing up in the same house (or apartment) you were raised in
What it's like living in a multi-generational building with your parents and siblings
The importance of proximity of family
Eben's earliest memories of fatherhood
Building multiple companies with a young family
Parenting advice he'd give his younger self (and whether he'd listen to it)
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Where to find Eben Pingree
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eben-pingree-1711647/
- Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/EbenPingree
- Kinsome: https://kinsome.com/
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In this episode, we cover:
[2:05] Welcome
[2:35] Professional background
[5:42] Do you have a strong relationship with your Grandparents?
[7:53] Childhood
[10:20] Who first had kids among siblings/parenting advice
[11:24] How did you meet your wife/what does she do/decision to start a family
[14:52] Earliest memory of being a dad
[16:04] Having 1st kid while scaling company
[17:44] Genesis for starting company
[22:23] Advice for younger Eben
[24:06] Advice Eben ignored
[25:26] Frameworks
[26:49] Living under the same roof as parents
[30:27] Areas you align/don’t align with partner
[32:20] Kid’s relationship to technology
[34:09] What did you give up to be a dad?
[35:11] A mistake you made as a dad?
[37:01] Startup hustle culture vs. family life
[40:02] How do you charge your batteries?
[42:35] Any urgency to change childhood apartment
[45:02] Follow along
[45:46] Rapid fire round
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Show references:
Tuck Business School: https://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/
Fidelity: https://www.fidelity.com
Session M: https://www.mastercardservices.com/en/sessionm/what-we-do/why-were-different
Bruce Springsteen: https://brucespringsteen.net/
Dave Eggers: https://daveeggers.net/dave-eggers
McSweeney’s: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/
EverTrue: https://www.evertrue.com/
iPad: https://www.apple.com/ipad/
Stand By Me: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092005/
Robin Hood: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070608/
Princess Bride: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/
Celtics: https://www.nba.com/celtics/
Washington Post Article on Chickens: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/03/02/feature/the-silicon-valley-elites-latest-status-symbol-chickens/
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Three Generations Under One Roof | Eben Pingree (father of 3, founder at Kinsome)