Tag: Startup Families

Facing his daughter’s near-death sparked life in George Brooks’ business

By Tommy Felts / January 27, 2016

Nine years ago, Avalie was born. My first kiddo. She had already had a number of procedures in the womb to address the cyst growing in her chest and neck. An emergency C-section eight weeks early brought her into a world of tubes, ventilators, needles and an entire staff of amazing nurses and doctors trying…

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Startup Families: Teenage tech tribulations are a lesson in patience

By Tommy Felts / December 3, 2015

Running a tech startup and working on a new innovation can prove to be challenging for anyone. But running a tech company with millenials in your home can be pure torture when that technology is on a teen’s favorite appendage: a smartphone. I’ve spent the early days of building my company, Video Fizz, at our…

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Startup families: You’re not perfect

By Tommy Felts / September 24, 2015

I’m not perfect. At being a father or running a startup. I’m 33 with two kids ages 7 and 5. I remember when they were younger. I would work until 3 a.m. on something I thought was extremely valuable at the time. My daughter would wake me up at 7 a.m., tugging on the sheets, “Daddy,…

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Startup families: 3 similarities between my new baby and business

By Tommy Felts / September 2, 2015

Starting a company is hard. Having a baby is hard. Doing both at the same time is kind of insane. But one major advantage of living in the Midwest is that founders have the ability to do both. In the coming months other founders will share their stories, experiences, and advice for having the best…

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