Robyn AndersonCEO, Jam Ai · AI Implementation & Business Development Leader

A lil backstory

27 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this candid monologue, Robyn Anderson recounts how, at age 23, she entered a startup with a man she met at the gym. She focused on sales while he promised to handle all financial matters. Their company quickly scaled to about $3 million in annual revenue and a staff of 22, driven largely by her sales talent. However, the partnership unraveled when the partner sexually harassed a friend at a Christmas party and was later discovered to have failed to remit payroll taxes for three years. The IRS intervened, and because Robyn had no access to the company’s financial records, she was effectively sidelined. The experience taught her that she could run the business herself and underscored the importance of financial oversight and choosing trustworthy partners.

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Put a finger down if when you were 23, you went into business with some guy that you met at the gym and you knew he was hitting on you, but you felt like maybe he'll get the idea and take you seriously if you just go forward and start this business together with him. And then you run the business, you end up making $3 million a year because you're really good at sales. And he says, don't worry about the finances. This is my third company and I'll do all that. You just keep selling. So you keep selling, you hire 22 people, you crush crushing it, you're having so much fun, and then he sexually harasses your friend at a Christmas party, and then you find out that he's actually been not paying payroll tax for 3 years, and the IRS comes and says you have to go with them, but then they kick you out because they realize that you don't have access to any of the financials, and then you realize you could do it all and do it better without a business partner.