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Sam Lessin

Today my guest is Sam Lesson, partner at Slow Ventures, previous VP of product at Facebook and two-time founder.

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Communication3 steps

Conversation as Ping-Pong (Give-to-Get)

Index toward asking questions, but hit the ball back and forth instead of interrogating or monologuing.

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Influence3 steps

Dress to Signal Effort, Not Expense

Fit beats brand, dress one level up, and ask when you don't know the code.

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Humor as a Calibrated Mastery Signal

A joke landed right up the line proves you own the room; keep a ranked joke file to do it on demand.

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Reading the Invisible Language of the To/CC Line

Recipient order, To vs CC, and reply order all send signals people quietly read.

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Scheduling by Deference

The one asking does the work: let the busier person set the time, and give real options.

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The Business-Meal Deference Protocol

Order middle-to-last, never the priciest dish, always offer to pay, and keep your tip invisible.

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The Forgotten-Name Recovery Playbook

Tactical moves to survive not remembering names or whether you've met someone before.

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The Low-Heart-Rate Abundance Posture

Enter high-stakes rooms calm by treating every meeting as one of many, not your one shot.

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