Michael Perry is a serial founder and entrepreneur. He is currently the founder and CEO of Maple, an all-in-one app that helps parents get and stay organized. Prior to Maple he founded Live For Fame, Giving and Kit which he led for 6 years before selling to Shopify and then continuing with them for another four years. He was early in the leveraging AI to transform marketing for small businesses. Michael is also a husband and the father of two children. In our conversation today we discussed:

* Remote work as a founder and parent

* His thoughts on Amazon’s return-to-work policies

* The feelings that arose for him when becoming a father

* Advice he’d give his younger self

* Decision-making frameworks to make the best use of his time

* What it means to leverage FOMO to be present and purposeful

* How having kids changed him as a founder and a manager

* The relationship he wants his kids to have with technology

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Where to find Michael Perry

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

* X: https://twitter.com/michaelperry

* Maple: https://growmaple.com/

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

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In this episode, we cover:

[1:43 ] Welcome Michael

[2:33 ] Professional background

[13:51 ] Maple

[23:01 ] How he met partner and their decision to have kids

[28:29 ] IVF journey

[32:57 ] Earliest memory of becoming a dad

[36:53 ] FOMO

[40:37 ] Amazon’s return to office policy

[46:51 ] Frameworks

[51:17 ] Area where you and partner don’t align?

[55:07 ] Kids' relationship to technology?

[1:02:06 ] Where to follow along with Michael’s journey

[1:03:18 ] Lightning round

[1:08:32 ] Thank you

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Show references:

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/

Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/?ref=lgo

BigCommerce: https://www.bigcommerce.com/

Madison, Maine: https://www.madisonmaine.com/

Santa Barbara, CA: https://santabarbaraca.com/

IVF: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/in-vitro-fertilization/about/pac-20384716

Snoo: https://www.amazon.com/SNOO-Smart-Sleeper-Happiest-Baby/dp/B0716KN18Z

Frozen: https://frozen.disney.com/

Spiderman and his Amazing Friends: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083481/

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

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