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Most venture capital firms are stress testing the technology and hard hitting questions of what "tomorrow" may look like. Here’s their real-time take…
The SLOW Burn - Sam Lessin on thinking outside the box, investing in human potential, and what he has learned building Slow Ventures
The Road Untraveled: VC Perspectives with Brian Hollins
28 minutes 10 seconds
3 years ago
The SLOW Burn - Sam Lessin on thinking outside the box, investing in human potential, and what he has learned building Slow Ventures
Sam Lessin - General Partner at Slow Ventures. He has co-founded two companies, Fin and Drop.io (acquired by Facebook in 2010). Between 2010 and 2014 Sam was a VP of product management at Facebook, where he managed the People, Places, and Things product group and the Identity product group. Sam started his career at Bain and Company and attended Harvard as part of the graduating class of 2005.
Things we cover:
Starting Slow Ventures and working with notable companies early on in their creation such as Birchbox, Venmo, and many more
Sam's unique funding ideology and the importance of building a thesis
The new Human Potential Initiative, in which Slow Ventures invests directly into individuals rather than their businesses
The passion factor that is needed when working with founders and startups
Sam's opinion on investing in friends and working closely with people that you trust and respect
The Road Untraveled: VC Perspectives with Brian Hollins
Most venture capital firms are stress testing the technology and hard hitting questions of what "tomorrow" may look like. Here’s their real-time take…
