A Brutal Business Failure: The Day I Fired 33 Employees

This is the story of a brutal business failure: the day I fired 33 employees in a single meeting. In this brutally honest interview, serial entrepreneur Adam Robinson shares the painful lesson he learned about the vanity metric of headcount and the dangers of scaling too quickly. This conversation is a must-watch for any founder who feels the pressure to grow fast. You'll learn Adam's new philosophy of "less people and more revenue," why he believes your intuition is a horrible way to validate a business, and his #1 rule for new founders: "put off everything as long as humanly possible" to conserve cash. Check out the company: https://retention.com

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🕒 CHAPTERS

00:00 - The Day I Fired 33 Employees

04:22 - My First Startup: The "Smile and Dial" Growth Strategy

10:00 - The Mistake: Ramping Up Hiring on a Bad Bet

17:09 - The Firing: "If You're In This Room, You're Fired"

21:59 - The Lesson: "Less People and More Revenue is the Goal"

39:52 - My #1 Rule for New Founders: Put Off Everything

45:32 - Why Great People Are 10x Better Than Great Systems

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