Gaurav Vohra is the Head of Growth at Superhuman, where he created the fastest email experience ever with his brother as part of the founding team nearly 9 years ago. Gaurav is the child of immigrant parents and decided not to follow in their footsteps at a young age. He is a husband and a father of one toddler!

 

In this episode we discuss:

The influence of immigrant parents on his own work ethic and values

Not following in your parents footsteps

The challenge and reward of starting a family when each parent has a demanding career

Starting a company with a sibling and balancing each other out

Frameworks for days! Vertical Responsibility Management and Delete - Automate - Delegate

Division of labor in their household using these frameworks

Developing a system for getting great childcare

Rapid fire!

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Where to find Gaurav Vohra:

- Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/gauravvohra1

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

 

Where to find Adam Fishman

- Newsletter: https://startupdadpod.substack.com/

- Newsletter: https://www.fishmanafnewsletter.com

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

- Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/fishmanaf

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

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In this episode, we cover:

[1:49] Welcome Gaurav!

[2:14] Professional background

[6:25] Personal background/brother co-founder

[11:42] Pressure from his parents

[13:59] Family life

[15:03] Partner’s career

[17:05] Decision to start a family

[18:45] Full vertical responsibility management

[23:45] Expectations align/verticals

[25:05] Earliest memory of being a dad

[27:27] Most surprising part of being a dad

[31:14] Frameworks for raising your kids

[38:31] Systematically getting great childcare

[44:52] Areas where you don’t align

[48:13] Mistake made as as a Dad

[51:55] Parental leave as a founding team member

[56:07] Follow Gaurav

[56:45] Rapid fire round

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Show references:

Chevy Bolt - https://www.chevrolet.com/electric/bolt-ev

How To Have A Baby - By Natalie Meddings - https://www.amazon.com/How-Have-Baby-Mother-Gathered-Guidance/dp/1527207366

Adjustable Height Kitchen Step-stool - https://www.amazon.com/SDADI-Adjustable-Kitchen-Learning-Mothers/dp/B07YJLHXPQ

KiwiCo - https://www.kiwico.com/

Lovevery - https://lovevery.com/products/the-play-kits

Thomas The Tank Engine - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_the_Tank_Engine

Winston Churchill - https://winstonchurchill.org/

Superhuman - https://superhuman.com/

Oliver Wyman - https://www.oliverwyman.com/index.html

Command & Conquer - https://www.ea.com/games/command-and-conquer

Rapportive - https://rapportive.en.softonic.com/web-apps

The Emperor's New Groove - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120917/

Aristocats - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065421/

Fair Play by Eve Rodsky - https://www.amazon.com/Fair-Play-Game-Changing-Solution-When/dp/0525541934

The Seven Principles For Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman PHD - https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Principles-Making-Marriage-Work/dp/0553447718

Upchoose - https://www.upchoose.com/

Parenting By Design - Lyndall Schreiner - https://www.lyndallschreiner.com/parenting-by-design

Lyndall Schreiner's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndallschreiner/

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

Episode art designed by Matt Sutherland at https://www.mspnw.com/