Listen "Startup or Family? Understanding Priorities and Paternal Leave — with Matheus Riolfi of Tint"
Episode Synopsis
Matheus is the founder of Tint. They’re doing some cool stuff with embedded insurance products and are backed by Y Combinator and QED. They have a fully-remote global team.This week, Matheus takes us to a crucial time when his business was in the midst of fundraising. His daughter was just about to be born. And, at the same time, there were just 4 months of runway left. To add to the stress, his co-founder was also expecting his first child. Both wanted paternity leave. And both wanted to keep their business afloat.So they had to make a choice — what comes first?This was Matheus’ breakthrough moment.His business was very much a part of him. But it could never come before his child and wife. Join the discussion as we talk aboutHow hard it was for Matheus to have this breakthroughWhat has changed for Matheus since he had this realisationWhy he would never do things differently if he had the chance todayMatheus took a calculated risk and went on paternity leave. But the learnings he took from that risk were much more powerful! More from James: Connect with James on LinkedIn or at peer-effect.com
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