What Sam Lessin thinks about investing
American investor and writer; general partner at Slow Ventures, former vice president of product at Facebook, and co-founder of Drop.io and Fin.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Sam Lessin has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingAn investor who ends up competing over a seed deal is a bad capitalist limiting their returns.
Their wordsSo if you find yourself in a competition over a seed deal, IMHO you are a bad capitalist / limiting your returns