# Sam Lessin

> Sam Lessin is a founding partner at Slow Ventures, a co-founder of Drop.io and Fin, and a former Facebook vice president of product. His work spans private file sharing, digital identity, human-assisted services, early-stage investing, and creator financing. He writes at The Information and co-hosts More or Less with Jessica Lessin, Dave Morin, and Brit Morin.

- **Role:** Founding Partner at Slow Ventures
- **Organizations:** Slow Ventures, Drop.io, Facebook, Fin Exploration Company, The Information, More or Less, 1636 Forum, Lessin Technology Company, Bain & Company
- **Education:** A.B. in Social Studies, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Founded Drop.io, acquired by Facebook in 2010., Led product groups at Facebook covering identity and other product areas., Co-founded Fin, which developed from a human-assisted consumer service into operations analytics.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Graduated from Harvard; worked at Bain & Company before founding Drop.io.
- **2007** — Founded Drop.io, a private file-sharing service.
- **2010** — Facebook acquired Drop.io and Lessin joined Facebook.
- **2010-2014** — Held product leadership roles at Facebook, including vice president of product management.
- **2015** — Co-founded Fin with Andrew Kortina; began scaling Slow Ventures with partners.
- **2015-2019** — Co-founder and co-CEO during Fin Assistant’s consumer-service era.
- **2019** — Fin shifted from consumer assistance toward workplace analytics.
- **2021** — Discussed his role as Fin co-founder and co-CEO in a February interview, after the consumer assistant era.
- **2023** — Began co-hosting More or Less; launched a campaign for Harvard’s Board of Overseers in December.
- **2024** — The alumni campaign evolved into 1636 Forum.
- **2025** — Slow announced a dedicated creator fund of more than $60 million.
- **2026** — Continues investing, writing about AI and venture capital, and co-hosting More or Less.

## Achievements

- Founded Drop.io, acquired by Facebook in 2010.
- Led product groups at Facebook covering identity and other product areas.
- Co-founded Fin, which developed from a human-assisted consumer service into operations analytics.
- Early angel investor in Venmo.
- Founding partner of Slow Ventures.
- Helped develop the creator-investing approach at Slow Ventures.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — His “Nihilism” newsletter discusses negotiated access between AI agents, trust, and a deliberately nonfunctional app built with Aaron Sittig.
- **2026-09** — His investing archive includes September newsletters examining AI businesses and venture investing.
- **2026-01** — Appeared on Lenny’s Podcast to discuss etiquette, introductions, meetings, and trust.
- **2025-02** — Slow announced a dedicated creator fund of more than $60 million.

## Links

- Website: https://www.wlessin.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wlessin
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/lessin
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lessin/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24