Sam Dunn

Sam Dunn

I'm a startup founder and design-minded product leader, based in Boston.

Previously, I co-founded Robin, which powers scheduling for thousands of offices.

Recently, I was the CEO & Co-founder of Rally, buyer enablement and product demo video tools.

Since 2008, I've started and built companies with my twin brother, Zach.

@sdunnLinkedIn/resume

Work

Rally2023 – 2026

CEO & Co-founder. Buyer enablement and product demo video tools.

Robin2014 – Present

Co-founder, CEO 2014–2022. Workplace platform powering thousands of offices.

One Mighty Roar2008 – 2014

Co-founder. Bootstrapped digital agency, scaled to a $2.1m run rate.

Projects

Either2009 – Present

A "would you rather" game on web, iOS, and Android with over 300 million responses.

Build Internet2008 – 2014

A popular web design and development blog with tutorials and templates.

Press

Robin raises $30M to expand its office reservation software
Robin picks up $20 million Series B to optimize the office
Robin makes the office smarter with $7 million in new funding
Robin, enabling sensor-powered smart offices, raises $1.4 million

Writing & Interviews

How to write cold emails & sound human

A styleguide for sales emails people actually reply to: plain language, short messages, small asks.

The best person in the room

Three interview questions that surface what a candidate is uniquely great at — and what they want to become.

The accidental arrival of the cubicle

How a visionary office design was cost-cut into the cubicle everyone loves to hate.

INTERVIEW — How to attract talent with a culture of transparency

On building culture at Robin: hire self-motivated people, share information openly, reward outcomes over tenure.