Ten Years In The Making
Welcome to Ten Years Years In The Making - a podcast for operating founders who want to learn how to successfully build and scale a direct-to-consumer e-commerce business.
I’m your host, Adam Robinson, Founder and CEO of Retention.com. Over the past 2.5 years, my company has gone from $0-$14M ARR with 6 people and zero funding. Prior to that, I bootstrapped Robly Email Marketing to an 8 figure exit.
For over 10 years, I’ve been starting, scaling, and selling companies, and through this podcast, I plan to help others do the same.
Join me, as I interview operating Founders of high-growth direct-to-consumer eCommerce companies, mainly in the Shopify Plus ecosystem, about how they got to where they are today, what their endgame is, and how YOU can model their success.
In each interview, we’ll discuss origin stories, bootstrapping vs VC funding, acquisition strategy, deal structure, and how to successfully lead an eCommerce business to a future exit.
For more information, visit https://retention.com/
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 32
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2023
011: 9-Figures eCommerce Exits with Los Silva
Are you an eCommerce founder dreaming of an exit?
Well, today’s guest, Los Silva, is here to tell you that it’s a great time to sell your business.
Take it from Los, a business advisor and establishe…
010: Jolie Skin Co. Revolutionizes How People Shower & Sold $4M in Year One with Ryan Babenzien
After disrupting the billion-dollar men's footwear industry with his premium, Italian-crafted sneaker brand, which was sold to Steve Madden, Ryan Babenzien set out to launch another D2C business.
But…
009: Strategies for Explosive Social Media Growth with Triple Whale’s Tommy Clark
For founders starting or growing a social media presence, making progress can often be paralysis by analysis.
Which platform should you build on? What sort of content should you post? Should you focu…
008: Meal-Replacement Startup Scales to $30M in 4 Years with Matt Cauble
As high-flying tech companies dominate the headlines, Matt Cauble’s approach to startup success took a different approach. He asked a simple question: What do people need?
Matt is the co-founder of S…
007: Marketing, Memes and Making 8-Figure eCommerce Exits with Vigilance Co-Founder, Dennis Hegstad
Whether it’s scaling businesses to $100+ million valuations or growing Twitter accounts to millions of followers, Dennis Hegstad has built life-changing income streams across the eCommerce ecosystem.
…
006: Lalo Baby Gear Brand Turns Parenting Overwhelm into D2C Giant with Michael Wieder
Michael Wieder disrupted a $10B industry not by solving a problem, but by solving a feeling – ”overwhelmed.”
Michael is the Co-Founder of Lalo, a thriving D2C brand that makes modern day baby and tod…
005: How to Win on LinkedIn & Grow a Massive Following with Daniel Murray
If you’re trying to build an online audience, creating content is a must. But how do you make content that cuts through the noise and actually gets noticed?
Right now, there’s a big opportunity to le…
004: All Bliss, No Booze: How Kin Euphorics Scaled a New Category of Adult Beverage with Jen Batchelor
Imagine a drink that had all the benefits of booze without the hangover. Well, it exists, and today I’m talking to the founder.
Jen Batchelor is the CEO (Chief Euphorics Officer) of Kin Euphorics, wh…
003: Dandruff-Fighting Scalp Care Brand Disrupts Antiquated Industry with Robbie Salter
Have you ever heard of a new startup idea and thought to yourself, "why didn't I think of that?"
Most of these "simple ideas" seem obvious when you first come across them, but what you don't see are …
002: Driving $100+ Million in Email Marketing Revenue with Chase Dimond
Chase Dimond is a self-proclaimed Email Marketing Nerd and Co-Founder of Boundless Labs—an eCommerce email marketing agency.
Since launching in 2018, the company has sent over 1 billion emails for th…
001: BlendJet® Turns Household Appliance into a 9-Figure Category King with Ryan Pamplin
Today, I’m talking with Ryan Pamplin, Co-Founder and CEO of BlendJet® — the fastest-growing blender brand in the world.
While Ryan has a long track record of success building startups, this one is co…
000: Ten Years In The Making—a Podcast for eCommerce Founders Who Want to Scale Their Startup!
“An overnight success is ten years in the making.” – Tom Clancy
That quote completely sums up my journey as an entrepreneur. So much so that it’s inspired the title for my new podcast, Ten Years In T…