# Robert Österlund

> Robert Österlund is the founder and CEO of Worklio and the author of Payroll Unlocked (2026). He previously founded Xacti and was identified as Inbox.com’s founder in its public announcements. His career spans consumer software, cloud backup and the payroll infrastructure that service providers and software platforms offer under their own brands.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Worklio
- **Organizations:** Worklio, Xacti, Inbox.com
- **Known for:** Founded Xacti in 2002 and built an international software business., Founded and leads Worklio, whose platform reported more than $35 billion in cumulative payroll and tax payments as of July 2026., Authored Payroll Unlocked: The Operator’s Playbook for Running, Scaling, and Monetizing Modern U.S. Payroll (2026).

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Founded Xacti, as recounted in his November 2013 anniversary retrospective.
- **2012** — Celebrated Xacti’s tenth anniversary by bringing nearly 100 staff together for a Mediterranean cruise.
- **2013** — Identified as Inbox.com founder in a company press release; wrote about cloud storage and backup products on his personal blog.
- **2014** — Worklio’s project began; his personal blog also announced PCRx products for Nokia X Android and bitcoin payments.
- **2017** — Worklio LLC established; Österlund is its founder and CEO.
- **2018** — Worklio began live payroll operations.
- **2021** — FrankCrum selected Worklio to supply technology beneath its own portal.
- **2022** — Worklio launched its embedded payroll infrastructure in September.
- **2026** — Published Payroll Unlocked, a 388-page paperback from Worklio Press.

## Achievements

- Founded Xacti in 2002 and built an international software business.
- Founded and leads Worklio, whose platform reported more than $35 billion in cumulative payroll and tax payments as of July 2026.
- Authored Payroll Unlocked: The Operator’s Playbook for Running, Scaling, and Monetizing Modern U.S. Payroll (2026).
- Worklio reports 100% founder and employee ownership and approximately $20 million invested by its founders.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — A July 10 company press release announced Payroll Unlocked; the Worklio blog had already introduced it in June 2026.
- **2026-07** — Worklio reports more than $35 billion in cumulative payroll and taxes paid on the platform as of July 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://robert-osterlund.blogspot.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-%C3%B6sterlund-1a1820

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Last updated: 2026-10-22