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From Wall Street Burnout to $25M ARR: Adam Robinson on Building Retention.com | Investing on Purpose
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In this episode of Investing on Purpose, JP Newman sits down with Adam Robinson, founder of Retention.com, for one of the most transparent conversations we’ve ever recorded.
Adam went from Wall Street credit swap trader to bootstrapping his startup from $0 to $25M ARR — all while battling identity crises, personal reinvention, and brutal product failures. If you’re stuck, pivoting, or feeling the grind of entrepreneurship, Adam’s raw wisdom will feel like a mirror.
He breaks down: • Why most startups fail and what to do when you’re stuck • The trap of building something no one talks about • His philosophies on purpose, storytelling, and radical authenticity • How Retention.com solved a real problem no one else could • What it really means to build with meaning
This conversation is real, unfiltered, and full of hard-earned insight.
Connect with Adam https://www.linkedin.com/in/retentionadam/
Connect with Investing on Purpose https://www.instagram.com/investingonpurpose/
👇 CHAPTERS: 00:00 – The Power of Word-of-Mouth Products 02:00 – From Wall Street to Purpose-Driven Founder 05:05 – The High-Stakes Culture of Trading 09:45 – Losing It All to Find Himself 14:50 – The Entrepreneurial Seed: From Lehman to Vimeo Loft 16:00 – Discovering Purpose Through “Delivering Happiness” 18:15 – A Spiritual Awakening Through Entrepreneurship 21:30 – Building Workplaces People Love 23:00 – From Partying to Purpose 26:30 – The First Startup & Hacking Constant Contact 31:45 – The Harsh Truth: Product Market Fit or Bust 35:00 – From Stagnation to Spark: Retention.com’s Birth 39:45 – The Secret to Going Viral on LinkedIn 47:30 – Embracing the Human Spark in the Age of AI 54:00 – Advice for Founders: The Painful Path to Breakthrough
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