How Our Immigrant Fathers Shaped Us as Second Generation Founders

On this episode of Founders & Empanadas, I sat down with my cousin, Steven Eidelman. We both grew up with entrepreneurial fathers who emigrated from the former Soviet Union, and their journeys had a huge impact on how we approach our own work as second-generation founders.
Steven is the co-founder of Modern Animal and previously started Whistle. Together, we reflect on what we’ve learned from our dads-their grit, their drive, and the risks they took coming to the U.S. with almost nothing. We’ll talk about how those lessons have shaped our own entrepreneurial paths and the balance we’ve had to find between bold action and calculated risk, as well as between our personal and work lives.