Sam Lessin
GP slow ventures, Intern The Information.
Menlo Park, California
Invests in
Sectors:
Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$3,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00
Skills
Education
- HU
Lists including Sam
Investments
Authentic Insurance
Total Funding: $6M
RecruitBot
Total Funding: $11M
Pogo
Total Funding: $12M
Hang
Total Funding: $16M
Switchboard
Total Funding: $50M
Pollen Mobile
Total Funding:
OpenPhone
Total Funding: $56M
Formation
Total Funding: $5M
Identiq
Total Funding: $100M
Whist
Total Funding: $3.8M
Work Experience
2015
Partner
2015
moar trouble causing... with very early companies.
2014
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/
2015
Co-Founder
2015
2010 - 2014
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.
2007 - 2010
CEO
2007 - 2010
built things
2005 - 2007
Associate Consultant
2005 - 2007
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