Sam Lessin

Co-Host at More or Less Podcast

Sam Lessin

Co-Host at More or Less Podcast

Menlo Park, California

Overview

Sam Lessin is a Partner at Slow Ventures, with prior experience as Vice President of Product Management at Facebook and CEO of Drop.io. He has invested in notable companies like OpenPhone and Identiq, focusing on sectors like Direct-to-Consumer and FinTech. Lessin's career highlights include serving as a key executive at Facebook, leading product management efforts, and successfully co-founding Fin. His current role at Slow Ventures involves investing in innovative startups across various sectors, showcasing his expertise in entrepreneurship and venture capital.

Work Experience

Slow Ventures

Partner
2015 - Current
moar trouble causing... with very early companies.

The Information

Intern
2014
Get coffee, build ikea furniture, write a column, 'Modest Proposals' (theinformation.com)

The Information provides news and articles related to technology and its current trends.

theinformation.com

More or Less Podcast

Co-Host
2023
For 15 years, entrepreneurs and investors the Morins and the Lessins have debated the future of Silicon Valley and tech as the closest of friends. Now six companies, two ventures funds, and more than a decade at Google, Apple and Facebook later, they are opening up the debate. From The Information, Offline Ventures, and Slow Ventures it is More Or Less. Listen via Apple, Spotify, and Youtube http://moreorlesspod.com/

Fin

Co-Founder
2015

Facebook

Vice President, Product Management
2014 - 2014
Run 'People, Places, Things' PG... create some problems, solve others.
Director of Product Management, Identity Product Group
2010 - 2014
Run the Identity product group (in charge of profiles and privacy product among other things)... create some problems, solve others.

Stay N' Alive Productions, LLC is a social media marketing firm that provides clients with measurable profits.

staynalive.com