Sam Lessin

Sam Lessin, partner at Slow Ventures, a former VP of Product at Facebook, and a two-time founder.

Sam Lessin has been a guest on 6 podcasts across 7 episodes, most recently Lenny's Podcast in January 2026. Each show is judged on its own.

Appearances

Lenny's Podcast
How to show up in any room with a low heart rate: Silicon Valley’s missing etiquette playbook | Sam Lessin · Jan 2026

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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC)
20VC: Slow Ventures' Sam Lessin on How VC Forces Certain Companies To Exist and Makes It Difficult To Finance Others, Why Cities Won't Let Scooter Companies Be Profitable and Why Dapps Are A Concern and Where Emphasis Should Be Placed In Crypto · Feb 2019

20VC: Sam Lessin on Why Bots Will Change Business & The Internet Has Mostly Failed · May 2016

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This Week in Startups
Slow Ventures' Creators Fund and Helion Energy's Fusion Reactors | 2084 · Feb 2025

Why Sam Lessin is using the VC model to invest in individuals + Jason funds a startup on air | E1328 · Nov 2021

E1046: News Roundtable! TechCrunch's Alex Wilhelm & Slow Ventures' Sam Lessin on COVID's potential privacy risk, private/public investor outlooks, remote work challenges & at-risk early-stage investors · Apr 2020

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The Logan Bartlett Show

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The Cognitive Revolution

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Upstream with Erik Torenberg
E31: Sam Lessin on Why We’re Heading into a New Era of Venture · Nov 2023

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Others on Lenny's Podcast

Others on The Twenty Minute VC (20VC)

Others on This Week in Startups

Others on The Logan Bartlett Show

Others on The Cognitive Revolution

Others on Upstream with Erik Torenberg