Sam Lessin
Co-Host at More or Less Podcast
Sam Lessin
Co-Host at More or Less Podcast
Menlo Park, California
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2015 - Current
moar trouble causing... with very early companies.
Intern
2014
Get coffee, build ikea furniture, write a column, 'Modest Proposals' (theinformation.com)
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/
Co-Founder
2015
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.
CEO
2007 - 2010
built things
Associate Consultant
2005 - 2007
slide-monkey
Education
A.B.
2001 - 2005
Investments
Latest Articles
Announcing Premium Hotel Access
Talks about Travel, Founder Letters and Premium Hotel Access
Creator Financing Is Going Mainstream — The Information
Talks about OpenAI, Anthropic and AI competition
From Theranos to FTX: Silicon Valley’s ‘No Additional Work Required’ Late-Stage VC Culture and What to Do About It — The Information
Talks about OpenAI, Anthropic and business competition
What To Do About Misinformation in the Upcoming Election Cycle? — The Information
Talks about OpenAI, Anthropic and business competition