Jordane Giuly is a 3x co-founder having started French Fintech unicorn Spendesk and most recently SMB financing company Defacto. As a French entrepreneur he brings an interesting, international perspective to parenting and company building. He’s a loving husband and the father of two kids. In our conversation today we discussed:

* Comparing California cuisine to French cuisine

* The differences in parenting support between France and the U.S.

* Deciding how many kids to have

* Raising kids internationally while starting a company

* Paternity leave for startup founders

* Doing diaper changes while talking to investors

* Watching your own parents become grandparents

* How becoming a Dad has influenced his leadership style

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Where to find Jordane Giuly

* Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordane-giuly/

* X: https://x.com/jordanegiuly

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

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In this episode, we cover:

[1:28] Welcome

[1:55] Jordane’s professional life

[3:46] How does CA cuisine compare to France?

[4:41] Jordane’s childhood

[6:44] His sister as a co-founder

[7:33] Support structures in France for parents

[10:32] Startup founder support system

[12:28] His family now

[15:19] Starting a company & raising a kid at the same time

[16:38] Changing diapers during investing calls

[18:41] His wife’s career

[19:54] Amount of kids discussion

[20:49] Earliest memory of becoming a dad

[22:37] Having a “super hairy kid"

[24:25] Most surprising thing about being a dad

[26:09] Young grandparents

[26:32] Advice for younger Jordane and what to ignore

[29:30] Fav book to read to his kids?

[30:45] Parenting frameworks

[32:45] Grandparents for childcare

[32:53] How has Jordane’s parenting style changed from one to two kids?

[35:30] Has being a dad changed his leadership style?

[37:47] What do Jordane and his wife not agree on?

[39:47] Relationship he wants his kids to have with tech?

[40:55] Recharge batteries

[41:54] Will he be running in the streets during the Olympics?

[42:43] Mistakes made as a dad

[43:37] What did he give up to become a dad?

[44:01] Where to follow along

[44:36] Rapid fire

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Show references:

Spendesk: https://www.spendesk.com/

DeFacto:https://www.getdefacto.com/

Stanford: https://www.stanford.edu/

Open Classrooms: https://openclassrooms.com/en/

Daft Punk: https://www.daftpunk.com/

Queen: https://queenonline.com/

Where the Wild Things Are: https://www.amazon.com/Where-Wild-Things-Maurice-Sendak/dp/0064431789Paris Olympics: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024

Seine River: https://www.britannica.com/place/Seine-River

Birkenstocks:https://www.birkenstock.com/us

Stupid rabbit show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_(French_TV_series)

Star Wars: https://www.starwars.com/

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