Startup Dad

Raising Teenagers, Making Movies & Founding Companies | (Eric Colbert, Jay Chandrasekhar, Eli Szasz; Dads of 9 kids, VouchVault, SuperTroopers)

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Eric Colbert, Jay Chandrasekhar and Eli Szasz are the co-founders of VouchVault, a new platform that helps you get trusted recommendations for products and services you need. Eric and Eli have worked together for years at creative agency, Spark6. Jay is a comedian, writer and actor best known for his movies Super Troopers and Beerfest. Collectively they’re the dads of 9 different kids along with being loving and supportive husbands (or so they told me). We discussed:

* How they all met and decided to start VouchVault

* How their new company helps busy parents

* Getting into trouble as young kids

* Raising teenagers and Eric’s “three pillars” of success

* How their relationships have changed as their kids have gotten older

* Advice they’d give the younger versions of themselves

* A raging debate on minivans

Where to find Eric Colbert, Jay Chandrasekhar and Eli Szasz

Eric

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-colbert-9900a65/

Jay

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

* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaychandrasekhar/

Eli

* https://www.linkedin.com/in/elijahszasz/

Website: www.vouchvault.com

Where to find Adam Fishman

* FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com

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

* Instagram: https://ww.instagram.com/startupdadpod/

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In this episode, we cover:

[2:09] Welcome

[2:49] How did you meet & decide to partner

[4:14] Mission of VouchVault

[9:26] Worst experience of a review

[13:08] What were you like as kids?

[16:59] Ages of children

[22:19] Teenage years/ pillars

[29:17] How has your relationship with your kids changed as they got older?

[33:25] Jay’s movies

[37:44] Earliest memory of becoming a dad

[40:49] Doing things differently the second time around

[42:35] Kid’s relationship to tech

[49:37] Partnership

[55:12] Follow along

[56:27] Lightning round

[1:10:28] Thank you

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Show references:

VouchVault: https://www.vouchvault.com/

Spark6: https://www.spark6.com/

Broken Lizard: https://brokenlizard.com/

Super Troopers 1: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247745/

Super Troopers 2: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0859635/

Beer Fest: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486551/

Community: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1439629/

Arrested Development: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367279/

New Girl: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1826940/

Shantaram: A Novel by Gregory David Roberts: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shantaram-gregory-david-roberts/1100338449

Blackbirds: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3818366/

Walk the Line: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358273/

MacGruber: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470023/

Citizen Kane: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/

Generation Kill: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995832/

Fast Times at Ridgemont High: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083929/

University of Utah: https://www.utah.edu/Colgate: https://www.colgate.edu/

University of Michigan: https://umich.edu/

St. Andrews: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/

Tim Urban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-urban-56927430/

American Pie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163651/

Tidying Up with Marie Kondo: https://www.netflix.com/title/80209379

Wefunder: https://wefunder.com/

Magnetiles: https://www.magnatiles.com/products/

CocoMelon: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12427840/

Baby Einstein: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9808494/

Dora The Explorer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235917/

Spongebob Squarepants: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206512/

Toy Story: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114709/

Moana: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3521164/

ACDC Highway to Hell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_to_Hell_(song)

Star Wars: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/

Back To The Future: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088763/

First Blood: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083944/

Terminator 2: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103064/

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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/



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