Sam Lessin
Partner at Slow Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K β $3M checks Β· typically $1.5M
About
Sam Lessin is a partner at Slow Ventures who also writes as a columnist at The Information and co-hosts the More or Less podcast. Earlier in his career he was VP of product at Facebook, and he founded two companies, Drop.io and Fin. His writing focuses on technology, investing, social media, AI, and culture, including a long-running series of "Modest Proposals" essays and his recurring "State of VC" analyses. He is currently spending significant time on efforts to reform Harvard.
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this rings true and is important to understand / internalize https://t.co/UhASo0s8dm
Aug 2, 2026 Β· β₯ 19 Β· β 2
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... and amazing analysis on heat... "temperature has near-zero effect on your pace (r = β0.01) and a clear effect on your heart rate (r = +0.24). You hold ~7:37/mi whether it's 64Β°F or 80Β°F, and pay roughly +2 beats per mile of cardiac cost per +1Β°F of feels-like" https://t.co/4prQOu2SzK
Aug 1, 2026 Β· β₯ 4 Β· β 1
sam lessin π΄ββ οΈ @lessin
The 2026 AI way to analyze it when you blow up your left calf in mile 10... (of planned 16)... https://t.co/EsU3bVdgFw
Aug 1, 2026 Β· β₯ 11
Invests in
ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechSaaSSector Agnostic
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Founded Drop.io. Founded Fin.
- Communities
- Co-hosts the More or Less podcast with Jessica Lessin, Dave Morin, and Brit Morin. Hosted an etiquette finishing school for YC founders at the Four Seasons in San Francisco through Slow Ventures.
- Hobbies
- Climbed Orizaba, the third-highest peak in North America, with friends Aaron and Dan. Enjoys skiing.
- Family
- Is married; his wife Jessica Lessin runs The Information.
- More
- Is currently spending a lot of time trying to reform Harvard.
From Sam's own website β common ground for a warm intro.
Investments
Investor
SpaceX
Per the investor's own website.
Colleagues at Slow Ventures
Network1
Investors connected to Sam in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.