Sam Lessin
PersonHeard in 1 episode across 1 show since Oct 2026
Sam Lessin is a technology entrepreneur, investor, and partner at Slow Ventures. He is a former vice president of product at Facebook and a co-founder of Drop.io and Fin, and is known for investing in early-stage technology companies.
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What Sam Lessin has said on podcasts
10 statements
Prediction markets can disseminate information about the world.
“there should be a market in everything because that's actually how you can pump information through the world, understand what's going on”
Open the episode · We asked 3 VCs: would you invest in Elizabeth Holmes’ next startup? | E2353Listen at 6:06
Sam’s fund experiences approximately a 1% fraud rate.
“I think we probably run about a 1% oops, it was fraud rate at our fund.”
Open the episode · We asked 3 VCs: would you invest in Elizabeth Holmes’ next startup? | E2353Listen at 30:48
Due-diligence intensity should scale with investment check size.
“I think it scales with the size of check”
Open the episode · We asked 3 VCs: would you invest in Elizabeth Holmes’ next startup? | E2353Listen at 31:50
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1 episode featuring Sam Lessin, newest first
