Greg Laughlin is the founder of Campwing, a product designed to take the headache out of summer camp planning. Parents use detailed filters to search through every summer camp in their area in cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. Prior to Campwing, Greg was the co-founder of Statwing, a statistical analysis product he sold to Qualtrics that became their Stats IQ product. He’s also a husband and the father of 2 daughters. We discussed:

* Why equitable access to summer activities are so important

* The pain of summer camp planning and why it’s broken for parents and kids

* The biggest problems for parents in finding and evaluating camps

* The number one piece of advice he'd share with younger Greg: get your health in order

* The surprising importance of temperament in children

* How you learn about yourself by raising kids

* A fun word game that as a bonding ritual

* His #1 framework for parenting - if they can do it themselves, they should

* The two ways he recharges his batteries as a Dad

Where to find Greg Laughlin

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

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:

[2:05] Welcome

[2:26] Greg’s professional background

[5:11] What is with “wing” in all his startup names

[6:07] His attempt to buy a fourth tier English soccer team

[8:33] Why he feels like he’s won the lottery

[10:31] His Mom’s thoughts on buying the soccer team

[11:06] Greg’s Family now

[13:44] Conversation with his wife around becoming a stay-at-home parent

[16:42] CampWing and what’s broken about summer camp

[29:19] Advice to parents on camp

[33:51] Surprising things he’s learned as a dad

[38:53] Advice to younger Greg

[45:35] Puzzle game vs. books

[49:58] Parenting frameworks

[51:42] Partnership

[54:02] Kid’s relationship with tech

[58:49] What is something you gave up to be a dad?

[1:00:22] Recharge batteries with golf and piano

[1:02:32] Mistakes as a Dad

[1:04:34] Startup hustle culture

[1:09:22] Lightning round

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Show references:

CampWing: https://campwing.com/

Qualtrics: https://www.qualtrics.com/

Center for Effective Philanthropy: https://cep.org/

Rochdale Soccer Club: https://rochdaleafc.co.uk/Ted Lasso: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10986410/

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

Radiohead: https://www.radiohead.com/

Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/

Emily Oster: https://economics.brown.edu/people/emily-oster

Winnie: https://winnie.com/

Sara & Eric Mauskopf’s Episode:

The Gardener and the Carpenter: What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children

by Alison Gopnik: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gardener-and-the-carpenter-alison-gopnik/1122824922

I Am a Bunny by Ole Risom, Richard Scarry (Illustrator): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-am-a-bunny-ole-risom/1100058404

Detective Beans: and the Case of the Missing Hat by Li Chen: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/detective-beans-li-chen/1144786389

Jonathan Haidt: https://jonathanhaidt.com/

Black Mirror: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085059/

Miracle blanket: https://miraclebabyusa.com/

Disneyland: https://disneyland.disney.go.com/

Paw Patrol: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3121722/

My Neighbor Totoro: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096283/

Nutella: https://www.nutella.com/

Monty Python and the Holy Grail: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/

27 Dresses: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988595/

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