The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk · 2025-08-17 · 56 min · 12,429 words

649: Sam Lessin - Type 2 Fun, Voluntary Hardship, Joy as a Competitive Advantage, Long-Term Thinking, & Life Lessons From Dad (Lessin's Lessons)

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Go to Learningleader.com. For show notes of this and all podcasts, go to learningleader.com. Now on to tonight's featured leader. Sam Lesson is the co-founder and general partner at Slow Ventures. Prior to that, he was the founder and CEO of drop.io, which was acquired by his college buddy Mark Zuckerberg.

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