Sam Lessin
GP at Slow Ventures; posts on seed economics, portfolio return math, and how early‑stage investors construct high‑upside portfolios.
Vagal Nerve Stimulation Eases Severe Jet Lag
Tried vagal nerve stim at 3am dealing with 10 hours of jet lag ... and that does seem to work.
Single Email to Claude Builds Full For‑profit Business Instantly
The fact that i can single shot create an entire for profit business with claude via one email request to my bot infra and it works is 🤯🤯
On-Demand Car Podcasts Make Kids Learning Fun
Lessin Boys' Podcast -- i now just make these for my kids on-demand when they want to learn about something in the car, and they are REALLY fun.
Silicon Valley Showdown: Narrative Power Trumps Money
WWE of Silicon Valley — Elon / OpenAI Trial is about Narrative Power, Not Money
More Movement Improves Sleep, Proven by iOS Health Data
I absolutely love the proof from loading all health data from iOS to Claude... If I move more, I sleep better.
Email: The Ideal Interface for Scalable AI Tasks
Chat sucks.. the right interface for AI? my answer is email... I setup a bridge where i can email in to a private domain, ask for anything with an instance that has key data and spin up workers to...
Personal iOS Apps Automate Photo Data for AI Insights
The most useful iOS apps I built for myself? photosource -- it contunuously syncs my camera roll, passes it through vision, geocoding, etc. drops in an PSQL database and gives me feeds like food, locs, purchases, text for AIs to...
SaaS Narrative Ends; Tracing Thought Evolution Since 2017
The death of SaaS narrative -- my big 'viral' call on it was Sept, 2024 -- but what is soo cool about having all my content wired up into claude is tracing the lineage of the thinking back to 2017.
AI Sparks a Meaning Crisis, Not a Labor Crisis
A bunch of people have written me back saying this was the best newsletter I have ever sent (flattering) ... so here it is for those who don't subscribe: AI Is Not a Labor Crisis. It Is a Meaning Crisis.
Solana Incubator's Colosseum Branding: Fight for Freedom
Enter the arena and fight for 3 years to earn your freedom (after taxes), or be a slave forever ... @crabbylions 's colosseum branding for his solana incubator is ... not wrong in 2026 form.
Is OpenAI Facing Its Own MySpace‑Era Decline?
Is OpenAI having a myspace moment now? Did the bite off more than they could chew?
Zero‑Code AI: Build Anything Without Technical Skills
The absolute yolo no f-s given guide to building whatever you want with AI as a non-technical / minimally technical person.
Dreaming of a Personal Waymo for Everyday Travel
I Really Want My Own Private Waymo (yes, that is funny… but I am serious)
Lessin Boys Dominate Dad in Tennis, Ski, Mile
The lessin boys "hat trick" is beat dad at (1) 3 set tennis match (2) a ski race (3) a mile... right now i think all three are tracking to 15/16 yo
Who Will Buy the Money‑Losing AI Company?
The interesting question isn't so much which media platform the AI company acquires ... the question is which important company acquires the money losing AI company? 🪆