Patrick Thompson is a three-time founder, starting a company right after college and then founding and selling his second company, Iteratively, to Amplitude in 2019. He stayed on as a Director of Product until leaving recently to co-found his third company, Clarify, a next generation CRM platform. He’s a loving husband and the father of one kid. In today's conversation we discussed: * How to manage a young family with starting a company * The differences between his last startup when he wasn’t yet a parent and this one * Having the conversation with your partner about getting back to building * Investing in your relationship with your partner * The concept of “first team” and applying that at work and home * Rituals for quality time with your kids * Recharging his batteries as both a parent and founder * Top tips for airplane travel with an infant * A potty training disaster story — Where to find Patrick Thompson * Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickt010/ * X: https://twitter.com/patrickt010 Where to find Adam Fishman * FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/ — In this episode, we cover: [1:36] Welcome [1:48] Shout out to his co-founder Austin [2:18] Why start a company while having a toddler? [3:26] How has being a dad changed your company-building approach? [5:11] Childhood [7:44] Athletics compared to startups [10:16] How did you meet your wife? [11:40] Decision to start a family [12:52] Decision to leave Amplitude and start a company [16:45] Investing in your relationship with your partner [18:58] Applying “first team” at home [20:05] Taking an 18 month old on an airplane and top toddler travel tips [22:42] Earliest memory of becoming a dad [24:48] Most surprising aspect of fatherhood [25:55] Mistake you made as a dad [28:30] Advice for pre-kid era Patrick [30:15] Advice to ignore [31:32] Rituals in a busy life [33:19] How to manage weekends as a founder [34:20] Frameworks for parenting [36:34] An area Patrick and his wife don’t agree on in parenting [38:46] Relationship Patrick wants his son to have with technology [40:51] What he’s given up to become a dad [42:18] How to recharge your batteries [43:32] Family favorite trip [44:59] Follow along Patrick’s journey [45:45] Rapid Fire [51:41] Thank you — Show references: Amplitude: https://amplitude.com/ Clarify: https://www.clarify.io/ Boy Scouts: https://www.scouting.org/ Atlassian: https://www.atlassian.com/ Siqi Chen’s on Startup Dad: youtube.com/watch?v=I2Nm5Mkj0s0 Immad Akhund’s on Startup Dad: youtube.com/watch?v=FR2ws9UKJ2k — For sponsorship inquiries email: [email protected]. For Startup Dad Merch: www.startupdadshop.com  Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at http://www.armaziproductions.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit startupdadpod.substack.com