Tech Founder Adam Robinson Killed in Florida Learjet Crash
Tech founder Adam Robinson and eight others died when a Learjet 60 crashed near Palm Beach, Florida, on a flight from Austin to the Bahamas.
POLICY WIRE — Palm Beach, USA — Tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson, 45, died Sunday when his private Learjet 60 crashed near Greenacres, Florida.
The aircraft, en route from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas, went down in Palm Beach County, killing all nine occupants, including two pilots.
Among the deceased were Robinson’s wife, Helen Sharp, their two young children, the family nanny, two close friends, and the two cockpit crew.
Robinson, a former Wall Street professional turned serial tech founder, built companies such as Retention.com and RB2B and championed a bootstrapping approach for startups.
His death has prompted tributes from colleagues in Aspen, Austin and across the online entrepreneur community.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)
